9/1/2023 0 Comments Symphytum and helleborus![]() In one clone the reserpine level was found to be 2- 3 times that of field grown roots, which is quite encouraging. present the first report of reserpine production in quantifiable amounts from the Agrobacterium rhizogenes-generated transgenic hairy roots of Rauwolfia serpentine, whose root-extracts have been used for centuries in Ayurvedic medicine. The potential of Agrobacterium rhizogenes-mediated genetic transformation for the synthesis of phytomolecules of high pharmaceutical value is well established. ![]() Cichorium intybus is known for its anti-cancerous and anti-hepatotoxic properties and their successful transfer to pots with 60% survival percentage is a step forward towards its ex situ conservation. describe a method for in vitro shoot organogenesis of Cichorium intybus using shoot tips as explants. This study is first such report on this plant and illustrates the usefulness of additives for mass propagation and germplasm conservation. Picrorhiza scrophulariiflora Pennell and describe in detail its micropropagation. take-up an important highly valued endangered medicinal plant of Indo-China Himalayas viz. The SI comprises of 13 research articles related to different areas of plant biotechnology. In fact Sir Lawrence, a British Settlement Commissioner in his book, ‘The Valley of Kashmir’ (1895) refers to this point as, “when I have made inquiries as to various herbs which I have seen in the valley and on hillsides, I am always told that they are hot and good for cold humours, cold and good for hot humours, dry and beneficial to damp humours, damp and beneficial to dry humours.” In this Special Issue (SI) on Himalayan MAPS, an attempt has been made to present various issues pertaining to conservation, documentation, biotechnological applications and medicinal uses of plants of Himalayan region. ![]() Over the centuries people have depended on these medicinal plants for treating daily ailments like cough, colds, indigestion, ulcers, sore eyes etc. In addition there is a famous reference in Valmiki’s Ramayana, a religious scripture of Hindus, about the existence of rare medicinal plant Sanjivani (Selaginella bryopteris) in Himalayas, which saved the life of Lakshmana (brother of the Hindu god Lord Rama). The Suśruta Saṃhitā and the Charaka Saṃhitā are two important works on this traditional system of medicine. ![]() Ayurveda, a system of traditional medicine native to the Indian subcontinent, originated in and developed from these hymns. Atharvaveda contains 114 hymns or formulations for the treatment of diseases. The ancient religious scripture of Hindus, Atharvaveda is the earliest celebrated treatise mentioning the use of medicinal plants of the region. The range consists of three coextensive sub-ranges, with the northernmost, and highest, known as the Great or Inner Himalayas. The main Himalaya range runs west to east, from the Indus river valley to the Brahmaputra river valley, forming an arc 2,400 km long, which varies in width from 400 km in the western Kashmir-Xinjiang region to 150 km in the eastern Tibet-Arunachal Pradesh region. One such vast unexplored region and a biodiversity hot spot, lies between two great ancient civilizations of India and China and is famous as “The Great Himalayan Region”. “Man, ever desirous of knowledge, has already explored many things, but more and greater still remains concealed perhaps reserved for far distant generations, who shall prosecute the examination of their Creator’s work in remote countries, and make many discoveries for the pleasure and convenience of life” (Linnaeus, 1754). ![]()
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