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Chloroplasts are the major site for the production of various sugars and sugar alcohols

Does enzyme activity of CO 2 fixing enzymes regulate salinity tolerance in crop plants

Salt stress is one of the major constrains that limits crop productivity worldwide

Sphaeranthus indicus Linn. inflorescences juices are given in liver and gastric disorders

Mesua ferrea flowers are astringent and stomachiac

Rosa alba Linn. (rose the healer of heart )has medicinal properties also.

Studies On Biomass Utilization In A Rural India And Its Impact On The Environment

Bombax ceiba Linn young fruits are used in chronic inflammation and ulceration of the bladder and kidneys.

Valeriana jatamansi Jones syn. V. wallichii DC with analgesic action is important herb of traditional medicine.

Cassia fistula Linn. powder or decoction of the bark is administered in leprosy, jaundice, syphilis and heart diseases in folk medicine.

Bambusa arundinacea (Retz) Willd. (Bamboo) is good for rheumatism

Woodfordia fruticosa (L.)Kurz. flowers have medicinal value.

Jatropha a Lucrative alternative for developing world

Jatropha as folk medicine

Plants of desert have medicinal value.

Terminalia arjuna (Roxb.) Wight & Arn.= T. cuneata Roth is important medicinal plant from Indian system of Ayurvedic medicine

Operculina turpethum (Linn.) Silva Manso syn. Ipomoea turpethum R. Br. from Himalyays is used in bronchitis, obesity,

Cyanodon dactylon (Linn.) Pers. (Whole grass. ) has medicinal properties too.

Carthamus tinctorius Linn.a diuretic, expectorant is used in folk medicine

Vanda tessellata (Roxb.) Hook ex Don (=V.roxburghii R.BR.) is used in nervous diseases and rheumatism in folk medicine.

Phyllanthus emblica Linn. has aphrodisiac, retentive and diuretic actions

Paris polyphylla Smith.Rhizome possesses antihelmintic properties

Scientist warns against global rush into biofuel cultivation, However for developing countries story is different

Trigonella Foenun-grecum Linn. is used for indigestion in traditional medicine

Blue dye plant neel of British India times Indigofera tinctoria Linn. has medicinal properties also.

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