ABSTRACT
In the present study, the preliminary phytochemical and physicochemical studies including fluorescence and thin layer chromatographic analyses of the leaves of Carallia brachiata (Lour.) Merr. (Rhizophoraceae), an Indian medicinal plant used traditionally in the treatment of a variety of human disorders, were carried out with an objective to standardize the plant/plant part (leaves) to be used either as crude drug or in the form of herbal medicine, considering the quality and safety requirements of herbal drugs as per pharmacopoeial standards and/or WHO guidelines.
ABSTRACT
The main objective of this article is to document and represent the medicinal herb used for the preparation of Apong by the Mising tribal community. North-East India is inhabited by many indigenous tribes and as a part of their socio-cultural life, most of these tribes prepare their own household liquors, mostly using rice grains as the substrate. Each of the tribes also prepares their own unique starter cultures to carry out fermentation, and each type is a mixture of different parts of various plant species. There are 39 plants documented here which possess distinct medicinal values. The paper reflects the rich ethno medicinal values of the herbs. The informations are collected by the active field survey in three villages of Sibsagar district in Assam, and through the available local literature. This review will help to researchers and scholars to investigate the proper bio-molecules and its’ accessible pharmacological responses. The further scrutiny and evaluation of the safety parameters of each component of the herb used in Apong may be investigate to develop a pharmacologically potent lead molecule.