ETHNO-MEDICINAL FLORA OF THE SHAKAMBHARI CONSERVATION RESERVE: DOCUMENTATION OF TRADITIONAL PLANT USES IN THE JHUNJHUNU AND SIKAR DISTRICTS OF RAJASTHAN
AbstractHerbal medicine and their application have always been the basis forman`s curiosity from the time immemorial. Averrhoa carambola is one of the best Indian cooling medicine. It is believed to be responsible for its sweet or sour taste, of which most of the members are traditional it reported remedies to disease in rural India. However, proper justification and validation of their traditional practice are lacking. Averrhoa carambola traditionally known as “kamrakh” and commonly known as star fruit because of its peculiar shape. It was widely in Ayurveda preparations of its fruits and leaves are used to pacify impaired kapha, pitta, skin diseases, pruritis, worm infestations, diarrhea, vomiting, hemorrhoids, intermittent fever, over-perspiration and general debility. The medicinal properties of Averhoa carambola includes anti-inflammatory, analgesic, hypotensive, anthelmintic, antioxidant, anti-ulcer, hypocholesterolemic, hypolipidimic, antimicrobial and antitumor activities. Hence we in tented to explore a comprehensive account of pharmacognostical and phytochemical updated profile.
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Priyanka * and Suman Lata Tripathi
P. G. Department of Botany, Govt. Dungar College, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India.
priyankakolsiya1998@gmail.com
11 August 2026
25 August 2026
27 August 2026
10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.IJP.13(9).950-56
01 September 2026
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