Everything you need to know about cultivating medicinal plants. Learn about how to cultivate:- 1. Aconite 2. Jatamansi 3. Liquorice 4. Picrorrhiza 5. Rauwolfia 6. Safed Musali 7. Saussurea 8. Shatavari 9. Giloe 10. Artemisia. Contents: How to Cultivate Aconite? How to Cultivate Jatamansi? How to Cultivate Liquorice? How to Cultivate Picrorrhiza? How to Cultivate Rauwolfia? How to Cultivate Safed [...]
In this article we will discuss about the metabolic engineering of alkaloid biosynthesis and phenylpropanoids. Alkaloid Biosynthesis: Metabolic engineering of Alkaloid, belongs to the broad category of secondary metabolism. These nitrogenous compounds are used as active principle to combat various diseases. More than 10,000 alkaloids have been isolated and their structures elucidated. They have very important functions in plants and [...]
The following points highlight the top eight medicinal plants that are chiefly found in India. The plant are: 1. Sarpagandha 2. Opium Poppy 3. Belladona 4. Datura 5. Quinine 6. Ashvagandha 7. Ocimum 8. Ephedra. 1. Sarpagandha or Serpentine: Botanical Name: Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth.ex Kurz. Family: Apocynaceae 1. It is a small shrub with long leaves, white or pinkish [...]