Medicinal Repository and Propagation Aspects of Grasses

Nahid Fatima; Satya Narain; Prabhat Kumar; Rahul .

doi:10.36808/if/2025/v151i6/170784

Medicinal Repository and Propagation Aspects of Grasses

Authors

Nahid Fatima Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
Satya Narain Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
Prabhat Kumar Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
Rahul . Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2025/v151i6/170784

Keywords:

Grasses, Medicinal, Traditional, Poaceae, Propagation.

Abstract

Grasses play a very significant role in humans and animals life due to its biogeographical presence, ecological as well as socio-economic importance. They include cereals like wheat, rice, maize and some millets like jowar, ragi, and bajra. Some species are used as a remedy for many diseases. The use of grasses for medicinal purpose is widely discussed in ancient literature, but it is incredible that Its efficacy and special uses are unknown to us. The research on traditional use of grasses is limited. It is important to increase knowledge about medicinal properties of grasses to enhance its value in people's lives.

References

Ahmad F., Khan M., Ahmad M., Zafar M., Mahmood T., Jabeen A. and Marwat S.K. (2010). Ethnomedical uses of grasses in salt range region of northern Pakistan. J. Med. Pl. Res., 4(5): 362-369.

Bhatt G.P. (1993). SkandhaPuranam (with English translation).20 Vols. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited, New Delhi, India.

Bor N. (1960). Grasses of Burma, Ceylon, and India, Pergamon Press, New York.

Clayton W.D. and Renvoize S.A. (1989). Genera Graminum. Grasses of the world. HMSO, London.

Fatima N., Narain S., Renu, Kumar S. and Kaur J. (2019). Grasses: As Boon and Some Depreciated Taxa of Uttar Pradesh. Environment and Ecology, 37(3A): 863—867.

Harris P. and Fincher G.B. (2009). Distribution, fine structure and function of (1,3;1,4)-β-glucans in the grasses and other taxa, in Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Biology of 1–3 Beta Glucans and Related Polysaccharides, eds A. Bacic, G. B.

Fincher, and B. A. Stone (Burlington, MA: Elsevier Academic Press), 621–654.

Hooker J.D. (1896-97). The Flora of British India vol. 3. L. Reeve & Co., London.

Jain S.K. (1995). Ethnobotany – Its scope and various sub disciplines A Manual of Ethnobotany, 2nd ed: 1-8, Scientific Publishers, Jodhpur.

Joshi K.L. (2004). Atharvaveda Samhita (with Sanskrit text, English translation according to W. D. Whitney and Sayanacharya Bhashya). Parimal Publications, New Delhi, India.

Kabeer A.A.K. and Nair V.J. (2009). Flora of Tamil Nadu – Grasses. BSI, Kolkata.

Kirtikar K.R. and Basu B.D. (1918). Indian medicinal plants. 4th vol. International book distributors book sellers and publishes, Dehradun, India.

Mall T.P. and Tripathi S.C. (2015). Millets-the nutrimental potent ethno-medicinal grasses: a review–World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research. 5(2): 495-520.

Mitra S. and Mukherjee S.K. (2005). Ethnobotanical uses of grasses by the tribal of West Dinajpur District. West Bengal. Ind. J. Trad. Knowledge, 4(4): 396- 402.

Oudtshoorn, F. van. (1999). Guide to the grasses of southern Africa. Briza publication, Pretoria.

Prasanna P.V., Chowdary S.D., Arumugam S., Vivek C.P., Chorghe A., Kar S. and Prasad K. (2020). Poaceae (Gramineae) except Bambusoideae. In: Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (eds) Flowering Plants of India: An Annotated Checklist (Monocotyledons), Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata, pp. 313–442.

Saha A., Hoque A., Mallick S.K. and Panda S. (2014). Medicinal Uses of Grasses by the Tribal People in West Bengal - An Overview. International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 3(3): 63-70.

Sanderson H., Johnson D.J., Reitsma T., Brain R.A., Wilson C.J. and Solomon K.R. (2004). Ranking and prioritization of environmental risks of pharmaceuticals in surface waters. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol, 39(2): 158-83.

Soreng R.J., Peterson P.M., Romaschenko K., Davise G., Teisher J.K., Clark L.G., Barberá P., Gillespie L.J. and Zuloaga F.O. (2017). A worldwide phylogenetic classification of the Poaceae (Gramineae) II: an update and a comparison of two 2015 classifications. J. Syst. Evol., 55: 259-290.