A Botanical Inventory in Myanmar (2). Medicinal Plants in Natma Taung National Park, Chin State

Abstract

As a part of the botanical inventory program, the authors conducted a survey of natural resources in order to find out a potential substitute for traditional herbal medicines in Natma Taung National Park, Chin State, west-central Myanmar. We collected a dozen of species, and among them Panax pseudoginseng Wall. (Araliaceae), Bupleurum candollei Wall. ex DC. (Umbelliferae), Gentiana sino-ornata Balf. f. (Gentianaceae) and Zingiber officinale Roscoe (Zingiberaceae) were analyzed with thin layer chromatography and high performance liquid chromatography analysis. By the analyses on four species the presence of components was proved and their contents were determined. Here, we present results of chemical analysis on four species and detailed descriptions of two particularly noteworthy species are given as local crude drugs.