Bonai Forest Division is rich in flora and faunal species. The fertile forest-dominated areas provide a good platform for growing wild mushrooms. The locals collect them for food, medicine, and economic purposes. Addressing the economic value of wild mushrooms will provide a plat...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2022/v16i1294
In forest-dominated areas, the local communities depend on forests for their food, medicine, and livelihood. Seasonal livelihoods are observed mostly in these areas. Wild edible mushrooms are a seasonal source of livelihood and food for tribal communities. Keeping the importance...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2022/v15i430246
Aim: An attempt has been made to document the ethnobotanical values of the fruits of G. xanthochymus in and around the Similipal Biosphere Reserve (SBR) forest and evaluate the nutritional, phytochemical and antimicrobial potential of fruit extracts of G....
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/25244
Sunlight is a scarce resource for plants growing on forest floors, yet climbers could scale trees and bushes to reach the light. Climbers are vital because they help to lower temperature and keep the forest cooler on a hot season. They provide food, shelter and many more to the w...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2023/v18i4351
Hooded grasshopper belongs to the order Orthoptera and the family Acrididae. It is native to India and Sri Lanka. The hooded grasshopper, Teratodes monticollis, was described as Gryllus monticollis by English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1832. The distribution of this species...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2023/v18i4347
Food is becoming more and more scarce due to several negative factors. People only focus on the readily available foods in their vicinity that are limited and well-known. Unexplored foods from the forest are out of our food baskets due to a metallic lifestyle that creates a lot o...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2023/v18i2338
Aim: To document the common medicinal plants used by the local tribal communities of mining areas of Barsuan Range, Bonai Forest Division, Odisha, India Background: From ancient times, medicinal plants are playing vital role in human health care systems. Nowadays, medicinal plant...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2021/v13i330186
Aims: The demand for nutraceutical and their products are increasing in modern era throughout the world. The prime sources of nutraceutical are floral & faunal wealth including microbial diversity. Among them, wild mushroom play a vital role and provide food for local communi...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i730252
Rourkela Forest Division presents a sub-tropical climatic condition with high humidity and rainfall after the onset of the monsoon. Lepidopterans are a group of insects that are potent pollinators and protectors of different terrestrial ecosystems. Among all the Lepidopterans, mo...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2024/v20i1380
Moths are a group of insects belonging to Class Insecta and Order Lepidoptera. Butterflies are also coming under the Order Lepidoptera and moths can be mistaken as butterflies. Moths and their caterpillars are important food for many species of amphibians, small mammals (such as...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2022/v15i330238
Geriatric diseases pose a significant global challenge. The overreliance on allopathic medications has led to the neglect of traditional medicinal plants and their potential side effects. The present study aims to improve the use of local medicinal plants in managing geriatric di...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2025/v40i62261
Jaydeep Kumar Sahu, Avinash R Nichat, Jyoti Chauhan, Balkar Singh, Shivakumar P, Rajkumari Supriya Devi, Sanjeet Kumar & Emdad Hossain·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2025
Jaundice remains a significant public health concern, particularly in developing and underdeveloped countries where access to healthcare is limited. The present study aims to document the ethnomedicinal use or natural remedies of medicinal plants for jaundice treatment among trib...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2025/v40i82280
Costus speciosus L. is a tuberous plant commonly available in wetlands and near water bodies throughout Odisha state and used as food and medicinal purposes. The tribal communities of the state used the rhizome to cure joint pain, skin infections and consume as nutraceutical. The...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i1030284