
Beyond Bioinformatics

Title

A database for medicinal and aromatic plants of JK (Jammu and Kashmir) in India

Authors

Akbar Masood* and Mujtaba Shafi

Affiliation

Bioinformatics centre, The University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India 190006

E-mail*

akbar@bioinfoku.org; * Corresponding author

Article Type

Database

Date

received September 26, 2005; revised October 6, 2005; accepted October 6, 2005; published online October 7, 2005

Abstract

High throughput screening of small molecules for a given drug target is achieved using plant materials of medicinal value. Therefore, it is important to document the availability and location of such medicinal plants in the form of a database. Here, we describe a web database containing information (botanical name, common name, local name, botany, chemistry, folklore medicinal use and medicinal uses) about the medicinal and aromatic plants available in JK (Jammu and Kashmir). The database is available for free in public domain.

Availability

http://www.bioinfoku.org/db/medsearch.php

Keywords

medicinal; aromatic; plants; Jammu and Kashmir; India; botanical name; common name; folklore

Citation

Masood & Shafi, Bioinformation 1(2): 56-57 (2005)

Edited by

P. Kangueane

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics Publishing Group

Publisher

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License

This is an open-access article, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, for non-commercial purposes, provided the original author and source are credited.