Nagaland–Assam researchers find anticancer promise in Meghalaya forest plant

Kohima, Nov 10: A research team from Nagaland University, the state’s only Central university, has partnered with an Assam-based private university to conduct the first comprehensive scientific study on Goniothalamus simonsii , an endangered and endemic medicinal plant found in the forests of Meghalaya.

Traditionally used by indigenous communities to treat gastrointestinal ailments, throat irritation, typhoid fever, and malaria, the plant has never before been scientifically or pharmacologically studied for its potential medicinal properties.

The Research was led by Dr Mayur Mausoom Phukan, faculty, Nagaland University, with his student Samson Rosly Sangma.

Speaking about this research, Prof. Jagadish K Patnaik, Vice Chancellor, Nagaland University, said, “Nagaland University, in col