Researchers from the University of Science and Technology Meghalaya have thrown new light on how invisible soil allies — arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi — could be the key to conserving the state’s rich diversity of medicinal plants, many of which are now threatened by habitat loss, overharvesting, and climate change.
A new species of fruit-bearing tree with medicinal and ethnobotanical significance has been discovered in the Assam’s Baksa district, close to the Manas National Park and Tiger Reserve. Named Garcinia kusumae, the species is a member of the Clusiaceae family and adds to the growing list of biodiversity treasures found in Northeast India.
In a major breakthrough for plant-based medicine, researchers from Assam have uncovered potent neuroprotective and anticancer properties in Curcuma caesia Roxb., commonly known as black turmeric—a medicinal rhizome native to Northeast India and long revered in traditional healing practices.
Forget steel braces and surgical interventions—Khasi bone healers have a different prescription. Their treatments revolve around herbal pastes, plant bandages, splints made of bamboo, and age-old massage techniques that coax fractured bones back into place.
Tura, Feb 28: National Medicinal Plant Board-ni dakchakanichi Tura-ni Social Forestry Division, dingtangmancha ‘Medicinal Plants’ ba samna jakkalgipa bolrangni bidingo Workshop aro Seminar-ko Sukrobar...
