Latha Somasundaram
Department of Pharmacognosy, Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, IndiaPublications
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Research Article
Unveiling the Ethnopharmacological and Phytopharmacological Potential of Litsea salicifolia (Lauraceae)
Author(s): Nidhya Govindarajan64028*, Latha Somasundaram64030, Chamundeeswari Duraipandian64031 and Alan Mathew Punnose64032
One of the biggest genus in the Lauraceae family is Litsea. It is common in sultry and sub-tropical locations including Southerneast Asia, Japan, South part of China and Taiwan as well as in large quantities in the Western Ghats of Bangladesh, Myanmar, Bhutan, Nepal, Vietnam and India. In India it is distributed in north eastern region especially in Assam, Meghalaya, and Nagaland. In the traditional medicine, Litsea species is being used since at least 600 AD. The tribal peoples who lived in the north east part of India are having the practice of using two Litsea species namely Litsea cubebaand Litsea salicifolia. Litsea sal icifolia commonly known as Dighloti by the Assami’s and various parts of the plant like fruits, fresh leaves, wood, stem bark has been used for the treatment of bone fracture and as antimicrobial, a.. Read More»
DOI: 10.31858/0975-8453.14.11.710-715
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