http://pucir.inflibnet.ac.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/180 Associate Professor, kulikawn, Aizawl 2026-04-30T14:28:18Z http://pucir.inflibnet.ac.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/973 Title: Essential Minerals Content in the Ethnozoological Products Used in the Folklore Medicines by the Tangkhul Tribe of Manipur, India Authors: Rajan, Jay Prakash Abstract: Manipur lies in the north-eastern region of India under the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot having a rich variety of flora and fauna. Tangkhul tribes are main habitant of the Ukhrul district of Manipur and popular for using the products of animal fauna as traditional medicines for curing many human diseases. No study has been carried out so far on the essential minerals level of the ethnozoological products used in the traditional medicines by the Tangkhul Naga tribe of Manipur. The objective of the study is to determine the essential minerals content in the thirteen (13) selected ethno zoological products namely, Periplaneta americana, Pheretima pusthusma, Heterometrus bengalenesis, Cybister tripunctatus, Sclopendra gigantea, Hoplobatrachus tigerinus, Tylototriton verrucosus, Python molurus(Skin part), Python molurus(fat portion), Upupa epops, Cervus unicolor, Sus domesticus, and Melursus ursinus and correlate with their uses in the indigenous folklore medicines by the Tangkhul Naga tribe of Manipur. Ethnozoological products were collected using semi-structural questionnaires from the local medicinal practitioners as well as from the old men and women. Essential major and minor minerals content were evaluated for the first time using ICP-OES (Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry), one of the most powerful techniques for its quick multi elemental analysis capability and high sensitivity to detect and characterize the minerals. The result of the study revealed that four major minerals namely Calcium (Ca), Potassium (K), Sulphur (S) and Magnesium (Mg) and trace minerals like Iron (Fe), Zinc (Zn), Copper (Cu), Manganese (Mn), Cobalt (Co), Selenium (Se) and Vanadium (V) detected in mg/Kg unit were present in varying concentrations in the ethno-zoological products with high and notable concentration of Ca, K, Fe and Zn. The results of the present study support the therapeutic usage of these ethnozoological products in the folklore practices for curing various human diseases by Tangkhul Naga Community of Manipur. 2023-10-06T00:00:00Z http://pucir.inflibnet.ac.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/972 Title: Zn, Cu, Mn and Fe Content in Commercial Organic and Non-Organic Vegetables and Meat Foodstuffs of Sikkim and Darjeeling of India Authors: Rajan, Jay Prakash Abstract: Sikkim and Darjeeling Himalayan Regions are famous for organic farming. Vegetables and meats food stuffs are an important source of metals like Cu, Zn, Mn and Fe which have very important biological roles as they participate in many proteins structure and functions. The concentration of these elements in vegetables and meat food samples of Gangtok and Darjeeling were studied using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS). Among the meat samples, concentration of Zn in the Mutton of both Gangtok (61.59 mg/kg) and Darjeeling (56.53 mg/kg) were above maximum permissible limit (MPL) of 50 mg/kg. Beef (58.63 mg/kg) from Darjeeling was also found to be above MPL. Cu in Chicken samples both from Gangtok and Darjeeling regions exceeded the MPL of 1mg/kg. Though there is no MPL set for Mn and Fe for meat samples, it can be referred from the present study that both the leafy vegetables and meat foodstuffs can be good source of Mn and Fe respectively. The results of this study supply valuable information about the metals contents in commercial organic vegetables and conventionally grown vegetables as well as meat foodstuffs commonly available in Gangtok and Darjeeling area. This is the first database of the chemical elements of the organic vegetables and conventionally grown vegetables as well as meat foodstuffs commonly available in Gangtok and Darjeeling Himalayan regions of India. 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z http://pucir.inflibnet.ac.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/970 Title: Trace elements content in the selected medicinal plants traditionally used for curing skin diseases by the natives of Mizoram, India Authors: Rajan, Jay Prakash Abstract: Objective: To determine the trace elements content in the selected medicinal plants, namely, Eryngium foetidum L., Mimosa pudica L., Polygonum plebeium, and Prunus cerasoides D. Don traditionally used by the natives of the Mizoram, one of the north eastern states in India as their folklore medicines for curing skin diseases like eczema, leg and fingers infection, swelling and wound. Methods: A 3 MeV proton beam of proton induced X-ray emission technique, one of the most powerful techniques for its quick multi elemental trace analysis capability and high sensitivity was used to detect and characterized for trace elements. Results: The studies revealed that six trace elements, namely, Fe, Zn, Cu, Mn, V, and Co detected in mg/L unit were present in varying concentrations in the selected medicinal plants with high and notable concentration of Fe, Zn, Mn and appreciable amount of the Cu, Co and V in all the plants. Conclusions: The results of the present study support the therapeutic usage of these medicinal plants in the traditional practices for curing skin diseases since they are found to contain appreciable amount of the Fe, Zn, Cu, Mn, V and Co. 2014-06-08T00:00:00Z http://pucir.inflibnet.ac.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/969 Title: Therapeutical and Nutraceutical Roles of Cyanobacterial Tetrapyrrole Chromophore: Recent Advances and Future Implications Authors: Rajan, Jay Prakash Abstract: Cyanobacteria have attracted the attention of researchers because of their promising role as primary and secondary metabolites in functional food and drug design. Due to an ever-increasing awareness of health and the use of natural products to avoid the onset of many chronic and lifestyle metabolic diseases, the global demand for the use of natural drugs and food additives has increased in the last few decades. There are several reports about the highly valuable cyanobacterial products such as carotenoids, vitamins, minerals, polysaccharides, and phycobiliproteins showing antioxidant, anti-cancerous, anti-inflammatory, hypoglycemic, and antimicrobial properties. Recently, it has been shown that allophycocyanin increases longevity and reduces the paralysis effect at least in Caenorhabditis elegans. Additionally, other pigments such as phycoerythrin and phycocyanin show antioxidative properties. Because of their high solubility in water and zero side effects, some of the cyanobacterial tetrapyrrole derivatives, i.e., pigments, facilitate an innovative and alternative way for the beverage and food industries in place of synthetic coloring agents at the commercial level. Thus, not only are the tetrapyrrole derivatives essential constituents for the synthesis of most of the basic physiological biomolecules, such as hemoglobin, chlorophyll, and cobalamin, but also have the potential to be used for the synthesis of synthetic compounds used in the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries. In the present review, we focused on the different aspects of tetrapyrrole rings in the drug design and food industries and addressed its remaining limitations to be used as natural nutrient supplements and therapeutic agents. 2022-06-22T00:00:00Z