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{"title":"Traditional cultivation and management practices of agarwood (Aquilaria malaccensis) in Golaghat district of Assam","authors":"","doi":"10.56042/ijtk.v22i4.7202","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56042/ijtk.v22i4.7202","url":null,"abstract":"A few plant species of the Thymelaeceae family are highly valuable and demanding because it contains resinous oil in their stem, branches, and roots. Agarwood (Aquilaria malaccensis) is one of them, which is found primarily in Assam and adjoining region of North Eastern parts of India as well as in other countries of South and South East India. In Assam, the plant is profusely cultivated in Golaghat, Jorhat and Sivasagar districts. Naturally, stem of the older plant is infected by fungal consortia via the holes made by stem borer. The blackish infection appears inside the stem along the line of the borer tunnel and valuable resinous oil can be extracted through water distillation from the black, infected wood. The agar oil has great demand in international market and is used in manufacturing perfume, incense stick, fragrant smoke, and pharmaceuticals industry. Since ancient time, people of this region have been cultivating Aquilaria with the methods adopted from traditional knowledge and found better success of infection and oil yield. Documentation of this traditional knowledge of Aquilaria malaccensis is of significant importance for promoting its cultivation among the people of this region before the knowledge is lost forever. The knowledge will also be useful for developing scientific method of commercial cultivation of this perennial tree. In this paper, we are discussing the traditional method of cultivation of Aquilaria malaccensis including seedling preparation, cultivation, intercropping and management practices. Agar is propagated through seeds for growing healthy seedlings; and cultivation practices of the plant are of utmost concern for harvesting valuable oil. Extensive field survey has been conducted at Golaghat district of Assam, India to document the method of cultivation and management practices of the plant. The results obtained from the field study were analyzed and interpreted for understanding the importance of this traditional cultivation practice.","PeriodicalId":56294,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge","volume":"114 17","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139003587","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Traditional medicine of three regions of Russia and the use of information technologies to investigate it","authors":"","doi":"10.56042/ijtk.v22i4.7250","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56042/ijtk.v22i4.7250","url":null,"abstract":"The paper presents experience of investigating the traditional medicine for the three regions of Russia – Buryatia, Kalmykia and Tuva — that has been kind of folk tradition here for centuries. This is Tibetan medicine that is the cultural and historical heir of the Indian medical tradition using some elements of the Chinese medicine. The paper gives information on the problem of objectifying and automating the Tibetan diagnostic methods (inspection, palpation, questioning) using information technologies. This research has been carried out in two directions: objectification and automation of pulse diagnostics by the development of the Computer Pulse Diagnostic System and the development of the Expert Diagnostic System for questioning and inspection of a patient. On the basis of the assessments of the experts (specialists in pulse diagnostics) and mathematically detected diagnostic signs of pulse waves, statistical models of normal and pathological pulses (pulses of «hot» and «cold» diseases) have been developed. A catalogue of pulses is being compiled. This catalogue consists of classes of computer recorded pulse signals that correspond to Tibetan nosology. The expanded and differentiated catalog of pulses and the pulse wave pattern recognition program designed to compare measured pulses and reference pulses will make the basis for combining the diagnostic results by three diagnostic methods, which will lead to the creation of an Integral Computer Diagnostic System designed for diagnosing diseases and providing recommendations for health correction in accordance with the traditions of Tibetan medicine.","PeriodicalId":56294,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge","volume":"17 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139005290","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Folk medicinal plants in forest fringe villages of tribal’s hill districts of Nagaland, India","authors":"","doi":"10.56042/ijtk.v22i4.7201","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56042/ijtk.v22i4.7201","url":null,"abstract":"In forest fringe villages, folk medicines play a pivotal role in human health care management. The aim of present study was to document the plants employed in the folk medicines by ethnic groups inhabiting forest fringe villages of Nagaland. Field survey was conducted for over two years in 32 forest fringe villages of Nagaland. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews and quantitatively analyzed by statistical tools i.e., Use-value, Relative frequency of citation and Informant consensus factor to identify promising plants for future studies. This research documented 96 medicinal plants employed in the treatment of 59 ailments of human being. The quantitative analysis of the data indicates that some species have relatively high ―use value (UV)‖ and ―relative frequency of citation (Rfc)‖, these are: Azadirachta indica A. Juss., Phyllanthus emblica L. with 0.67 as UV and 3.6 as Rfc. Maximum consensus among informants was observed for the treatment of tooth and gum ailment and under this category Solanum aculeatissimum Moench was frequently cited by informants. Those plants which receive high relative frequency of citation values may serve as potential source for pharmacological studies, especially Azadirachta indica A. Juss. (used as insect repellent), Phyllanthus emblica L. (used in abdominal pain and indigestion), Alstonia scholaris (L.) R.Br. (in flatulence), Aloe vera Mill. (in constipation), Canna indica L. (in genital infection), Gmelina arborea Roxb. ex Sm. (prevent miscarriage), Parkia timoriana (DC.) Merr. (in bleeding piles), Carica papaya (DC.) Merr. (cure ringworm), Solanum aculeatissimum Moench (in foot and toe infection), Thalictrum foliolosum DC. (for vomiting and indigestion), Mentha spicata L. (in stomach ache), Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton (incough and cold), Zingiber officinale Roscoe (in cough and cold) and Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Delarbre (in skin infection).","PeriodicalId":56294,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge","volume":"132 47","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139004288","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Development and production of cowpea inoculated with Bradyrhizobium strains in a traditional cultivation system in Southwestern Amazonia","authors":"","doi":"10.56042/ijtk.v22i4.7237","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56042/ijtk.v22i4.7237","url":null,"abstract":"Traditional cowpea cultivars are conserved in the Juruá Valley (Acre) by farmers who adopt a \"beach\" production system, in lowland areas on the banks of the Juruá River and tributaries. Cowpea inoculation is a sustainable and low-cost technique that has provided an increase in the growth and productivity of the crop, but that has not yet been tested in this production system. The objective of this work was to evaluate the development and production of cowpea inoculated with Bradyrhizobium strains in a traditional cultivation system in Southwestern Amazonia. A randomized block design with three replications and four treatments was used: seeds inoculated with strains BR 1808, BR 3262, and BR 3267, and a control without inoculation. Inoculation provided an increase in the majority of the studied variables. The productivity obtained in the treatments with BR 3262 and BR 1808 was superior to the other treatments. The strain BR 3262 showed higher levels of total chlorophyll and nitrogen. Inoculation with Bradyrhizobium proved to be a promising technology for the cultivation of cowpea beans in lowland soils of the Juruá River.","PeriodicalId":56294,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge","volume":"27 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139004921","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"High potential biological stains from the traditional dyes of Manipur, India","authors":"","doi":"10.56042/ijtk.v22i4.7243","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56042/ijtk.v22i4.7243","url":null,"abstract":"Cytogenetics depends to a large extent on the biological stains and advancement of the microscopic devices. Most important and oldest biological stain is carmine, an animal extract. The application of natural dyes for staining of various biological tissues from an alternative source will decrease the expense for purchasing the synthetic dye and reduce their effects on human and environment. The plant derivative dyes were screened for biological staining in the present study. Two of the most popular traditional vegetative dyes in Manipur are extracted from Bixa orellana (local name Ureirom, UR) and Strobilanthes cusia (local name KUM, KU). The water extracts of two the plants were taken to study for the stainability of nuclear on root tip cells of Allium ascalonicum L. to test the feasibility of the dyes as the biological stains. The different stages of mitosis cell division in A. ascalonicum were stained with the dyes of KU and UR and compared with the standard stain acetocarmine. The UR stain is nonspecific as it stains whole cytoplasm as well as the nuclear parts. The KU stained the nuclear parts more precisely than UR and was as good as acetocarmine. The nuclear stainability of KU or UR is significant in the sense that these are natural products with no allergic response as that of carmine and it is time tested (particularly in Manipur). Hence, KU and UR are promising candidates for cytological/biological application in future that will be cost effective and environmental friendly. In future these two could be used as food colourant for human consumption.","PeriodicalId":56294,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge","volume":"27 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139006086","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Spectrum of vaginal lactic acid bacteria in indigenous and cross bred cows of India","authors":"","doi":"10.56042/ijtk.v22i4.7203","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56042/ijtk.v22i4.7203","url":null,"abstract":"Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are beneficial microorganisms present in the bovine vagina. Documentation of LAB community in the vagina of indigenous and cross bred dairy cows of India is important to further establish its probiotic potential. The aim of this study was to isolate and identify the spectrum of LAB by phenotypic and genotypic methods. A total of 24 LAB were isolated from the vagina of 110 apparently healthy indigenous and cross bred cows. The LAB isolates belonged to the genus Lactobacillus, Bacillus, Enterococcus and Weisella and were further speciated based on their grouping with respective reference sequences available in the GenBank, on phylogenetic analysis. The species diversity of bovine vaginal LAB identified in this study was Lactobacillus agilis (17%), Lactobacillus mucosae (8%), Lactobacillus plantarum (21%), Lactobacillus fermentum (17%), Lactobacillus pentosus (4%), Weisella cibaria (8%), Bacillus coagulans (4%), Bacillus cereus (4%), Enterococcus faecium (13%) and Enterococcus asini (4%). The overall spectrum and relative abundance of the bovine vaginal LAB reported in this study provides critical information for the formulation of uterine probiotics for the prevention/treatment of bovine clinical endometritis.","PeriodicalId":56294,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge","volume":"131 s216","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139006261","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Horse gram (Macrotyloma uniflorum) a traditional food medicine protects the kidney from the cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity in albino rats","authors":"","doi":"10.56042/ijtk.v22i4.7198","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56042/ijtk.v22i4.7198","url":null,"abstract":"The nutritional seeds from Macrotyloma uniflorum (MU) were studied for their unexplored beneficial effect in kidney diseases. Thus, the present study was designed to investigate the MU seed for its nephroprotective efficacy against cisplatininduced nephrotoxicity in an animal model. The nephroprotective potential for the Macrotyloma uniflorum seed extract (MUSE) was evaluated in albino rats (250 and 500 mg/kg; p.o.) for 10 days. At the end of the study, the nephroprotective effect was assessed based on the levels of various biochemical parameters of serum, urine, and kidney tissue. The GC-MS analyses of extract confirmed the antioxidant phytochemical constituents responsible for the nephroprotective activity. The MUSE treatment at 250 and 500 mg/kg p.o. showed a significant reduction in the levels of blood urea nitrogen (p<0.05), serum creatinine (p<0.01), serum urea (p<0.001), restore the urine volume (p<0.01), and urine creatinine (p<0.01) as compared to the negative control (cisplatin-injected rats). Subsequently, the abnormal conditions of creatinine clearance (p<0.05) and serum albumin (p<0.05) were restored to normal. For respective doses of 250 and 500 mg/kg p.o, the superoxide dismutase activity increased (p<0.05) to 82.91 and 98.8 U/g whilst the glutathione level significantly increased (p<0.01) to 36.24 and 46.17 µg/mg. Similarly, the catalase activity was significantly improved (p<0.001) to 485.9 and 573.5 µM/g with a significant reduction (p<0.001) in the level of the malondialdehyde to 84.56 and 68.56 nM/mg, respectively for low and high doses. The histopathology of kidney tissues confirmed the pronounced nephroprotection effect of MUSE against the cisplatin-induced injuries like tubular necrosis, hyaline cast, and vascular congestions. The major constituents found in GC-MS were inositol, ethyl alpha-d-glucopyranoside, n- hexadecanoic acid, 9, 12-octadecadienoic aci, 3-betastigmast-5-en-3-ol, Vitamin E, and stigmasterol. The results indicate the promising nephroprotective potential of Macrotyloma uniflorum seeds in nephrotoxicity induced rats, and the efficacy was comparable with vitamin E.","PeriodicalId":56294,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge","volume":"197 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139003472","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The effect of Nigella sativa on serum levels of insulin-like growth factor and its binding proteins in postmenopausal women with low bone density: A triple-blind randomized controlled trial","authors":"","doi":"10.56042/ijtk.v22i4.7205","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56042/ijtk.v22i4.7205","url":null,"abstract":"Animal studies have shown that Nigella sativa (NS) seed oil can increase Insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) serum levels. This study aimed to investigate the effect of oral capsule NS on serum levels of IGF-1 and its binding proteins (IGFBP-1, IGFBP-3) in postmenopausal women with bone loss density. Sixty postmenopausal women of 50 to 65 years with bone loss density randomly received a soft capsule of NS oil 1000 mg or placebo once daily for six months with a 1:1 allocation ratio. DEXA method was used to measure bone density. Serum concentrations of IGF-1, IGFBP-1 and-3, ALT, AST, ALP, Cr, and urea were measured at baseline and after the intervention. There were no significant differences in serum levels of IGF1, IGFBP-1, urea, Cr, ALT, AST, and ALP between the two groups at the end of six months. However, a significant increase has been shown in IGFBP-3 between groups after the intervention (Adjusted mean difference: 95% CI: 1.65: 0.36 to 2.97; p=0.013). We observed a significant increase in IGFBP-3 serum levels without any side effects. Additional research with an increased number of participants may be needed for further clarification of its beneficial anabolic effects on the GH system.","PeriodicalId":56294,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge","volume":"28 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139003971","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Investigation of the effects of changes in formulation and cooking times on the quality parameters in the production of goji berry leather","authors":"","doi":"10.56042/ijtk.v22i4.7234","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56042/ijtk.v22i4.7234","url":null,"abstract":"Goji berry (Lycium barbarum L.) is described as a food with several health benefits. This valuable fruit has been processed into fruit leather, which is one of the important traditional products. This study allowed us to determine the effect of changing formulations (starch and flour) and cooking times (10, 15, and 20 min) on quality criteria during goji berry leather production. The goji berry leather samples exhibited the following characteristics: pH values ranging from 4.96 to 4.99, titration acidity values spanning from 2.97% to 3.23%, dry matter content within the range of 84.78% to 87.69%, ash content between 3.12%, and 4.27%, water activity (aw) values ranging from 0.37 to 0.38, protein content between 14.71%, and 15.66%, HMF content varying from 17.33 mg/kg to 34.51 mg/kg, total phenolic content ranging from 7.14 µg GAE/g to 7.89 µg GAE/g, total sugar content falling between 61.18%, and 63.89%, reducing sugar content within the range of 60.13% to 61.89%, sucrose content ranging from 0.91% to 2.25%, thickness values ranging from 0.74 mm to 0.89 mm, hardness values varying between 17.09, and 33.27, stickiness values within the range of 4.10 to 23.34, cohesiveness values from 0.85 to 1.00, elasticity values ranging from 0.88 to 0.97, chewability values spanning from 12.85 to 30.85, L * values ranging from 27.27 to 32.66, a * values between 8.62, and 10.32, b * values varying from 7.06 to 8.59, C* values within the range of 11.15 to 12.81, and H° values falling between 39.31, and 41.13. Following the sensory evaluation of leather samples, it was determined that the color score ranged from 3.80 to 4.27, the smell score fell between 3.53 and 4.00, the taste score varied from 2.93 to 4.00, the mouthfeel score ranged from 2.93 to 3.93, and the general acceptability score was found to be within the range of 3.27 to 4.20. It was determined that cooking time and additional additives affect some quality values of the goji berry leather.","PeriodicalId":56294,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge","volume":"49 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139005102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"IoT based Siddha diagnosis for human health monitoring","authors":"","doi":"10.56042/ijtk.v22i4.7195","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56042/ijtk.v22i4.7195","url":null,"abstract":"In Siddha, the process of diagnosis is completely related to physical and clinical metrics of the human body. The art of diagnosing and the prognosis are conveyed by the siddhars by using silk or twine thread, which is an ancient technique followed till now to diagnose diseases in human. This paper proposes an IoT based automated device to detect the disease using siddha methodologies. The aim is to design a novel non-invasive device to identify human health problems using the carpus (wrist) circummetric sign. This device is developed and integrated on the basis of IoT platform for real time usage. It determines the wrist circummetric sign, condition of person health to be measured automatically using IR sensor, color sensor, actuators. Here, we inbuilt the embedded IoT system for validating the accurate results for better performance and display the output results in mobile through MQTT dashboard. This developed human health monitoring device can be used for diagnosing human physiological based parameters related to siddha which is termed as Manikadainool. Results proved that this device can predict the wrist parameters for Manikadainool in accurate and efficient manner.","PeriodicalId":56294,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge","volume":"32 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139006655","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}