MPdb: Melghat Plant Data Bank
Melghat Plant Data Bank (MPdb) is curated database from Published Reports / Bulatins / Books / Article / Reviews etc. While searching and mining each plant records we recorded the Melghat's Flora's Serial No., Name of Plant, Synonym, Plant Category, Plant Common Name, Plant Family, Description, Plant Location (in Melghat), Plant's Current Status, Classification, Medicinal Use / Activity, Plant's Active Compounds, and cross References.
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| Plant Category | Total Plants | Medicinal Plants |
|---|---|---|
| AQUATIC | 4 | 3 |
| BAMBOO | 2 | 2 |
| CLIMBERS | 74 | 61 |
| GRASSES | 152 | 18 |
| HERBS | 495 | 301 |
| ORCHID | 25 | 13 |
| SHRUBS | 136 | 122 |
| TREE | 140 | 140 |
| TOTAL NUMBER OF PLANT RECORDS IN MPdb : | 1028 (~130 Plant Families!) | |
| TOTAL NUMBER OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN MPdb : | 660 RECORDS |
While individually searching, mining literature for each medicinal plant record especially Medicinal Use / Activity category we consider different medicinal books, published reviews, articles and online available medicinal plant databases. Further all medicinal plants categorized into diseases / properties wise verses plant categories accordingly.
Melghat Plant Data Bank (MPdb) also contains the possible ETHNOMEDICAL and PHYTOCHEMICAL information.
RED LIST CATEGORY PLANTS IN MPdb
VULNERABLE (VU) : 4 LEAST CONCERN (LC) : 87 UNCOMMON : 50 PRIORITY ONE : 1 RARE : 64
ENDEMIC : 40 NEAR THREATENED : 1 INDIGENOUS : 1 CRITICALLY ENDANGERED : 3 COMMON : 105
VULNERABLE (VU) : 4 LEAST CONCERN (LC) : 87 UNCOMMON : 50 PRIORITY ONE : 1 RARE : 64
ENDEMIC : 40 NEAR THREATENED : 1 INDIGENOUS : 1 CRITICALLY ENDANGERED : 3 COMMON : 105
If you use our resource, please cite the following research article:
- NITIN M ATRE, PURNA N SHRIMALI, AND DINESH D KHEDKAR; MPdb: Melghat Plant databank, Bioinformation (2022), 18(12): 1119-1121. [PDF] [PMID: 37701503] [PMCID: PMC10492909]RELATED PUBLICATION(S):
- NITIN M ATRE, AND DINESH D KHEDKAR; HERBAL REMEDIES FOR RESPIRATORY AILMENTS FROM MELGHAT REGION: A REVIEW WITH RELEVANCE TO COVID-19 SYMPTOMS, JOURNAL OF HERBAL MEDICINE (2023), 100744. [VIEW]
- NITIN M ATRE, RITIKA AGGARWAL, AND DINESH D KHEDKAR; REVIEW ON HERBAL REMEDIES FOR DYSENTERY AND DIARRHEA FROM THE MELGHAT REGION OF MAHARASHTRA STATE, INDIA, EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL PLANTS (2022), 33(12): 48-72. [PDF]
- NITIN M ATRE, AND DINESH D KHEDKAR; MEDICINAL FLORA OF MELGHAT FOR BRONCHITIS: A REVIEW, JOURNAL OF PHARMACOGNOSY AND PHYTOCHEMISTRY (2022), 11(6): 139-145. [PDF]
- NITIN M ATRE AND DINESH D KHEDKAR; A REVIEW ON HERBAL REMEDIES FOR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS (STIs) FROM MELGHAT REGION OF MAHARASHTRA STATE, INDIA, EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL PLANTS (2020), 31(14): 1-17. [PDF]
- DINESH D KHEDKAR AND NITIN M ATRE; MEDICINAL FLORA OF MELGHAT FOR ASTHMA: A REVIEW, JOURNAL OF PHARMACOGNOSY AND PHYTOCHEMISTRY (2019), 8(2): 2091-2095. [PDF]
- NITIN M ATRE AND DINESH D KHEDKAR; DIGITIZATION AND BIOPROSPECTING MEDICINAL PLANT KNOWLEDGE FROM MELGHAT (MS) REGION USING BIODIVERSITY INFORMATICS. Ph.D. THESIS (2019), SANT GADGE BABA AMRAVATI UNIVERSITY, AMRAVATI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA.
- NITIN M ATRE, RITIKA AGGARWAL, AND DINESH D KHEDKAR; REVIEW ON HERBAL REMEDIES FOR DYSENTERY AND DIARRHEA FROM THE MELGHAT REGION OF MAHARASHTRA STATE, INDIA, EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL PLANTS (2022), 33(12): 48-72. [PDF]
- NITIN M ATRE, AND DINESH D KHEDKAR; MEDICINAL FLORA OF MELGHAT FOR BRONCHITIS: A REVIEW, JOURNAL OF PHARMACOGNOSY AND PHYTOCHEMISTRY (2022), 11(6): 139-145. [PDF]
- NITIN M ATRE AND DINESH D KHEDKAR; A REVIEW ON HERBAL REMEDIES FOR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS (STIs) FROM MELGHAT REGION OF MAHARASHTRA STATE, INDIA, EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL PLANTS (2020), 31(14): 1-17. [PDF]
- DINESH D KHEDKAR AND NITIN M ATRE; MEDICINAL FLORA OF MELGHAT FOR ASTHMA: A REVIEW, JOURNAL OF PHARMACOGNOSY AND PHYTOCHEMISTRY (2019), 8(2): 2091-2095. [PDF]
- NITIN M ATRE AND DINESH D KHEDKAR; DIGITIZATION AND BIOPROSPECTING MEDICINAL PLANT KNOWLEDGE FROM MELGHAT (MS) REGION USING BIODIVERSITY INFORMATICS. Ph.D. THESIS (2019), SANT GADGE BABA AMRAVATI UNIVERSITY, AMRAVATI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA.
