Phurpa Wangchuk
Biographic Data
| ID | 90758 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Phurpa Wangchuk |
| GIVEN NAMES | Phurpa |
| FAMILY NAME | Wangchuk |
| SIGNATURE | WANGCHUK P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wollongong |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4381-7382 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Harnessing Indonesian natural products against neglected tropical diseases
Bioprospecting medicinal plants of Centhini
Background: The inhabitants of Java-Indonesia have been developing a distinct culture for thousands of years. The resulting principles were depicted in Serat Centhini, a literary treasure of Javanese culture comprising values from spirituality to medicine centuries ago. There has been no comprehensive study regarding the potency of medicinal plants listed in this ancient book. Methods: Information was gathered from medicinal plants and diseases t…
Tenggerese traditional medicine of Indonesia
Background: The Indonesian health care system comprises both modern and traditional medical systems; while they are not integrated, they have co-existed for decades. Traditional medical treatments continue to enjoy popularity nationwide, especially for people living in rural areas. Methods: We interviewed the traditional healers of the Tengger community (the last Hindu society in Java Island – Indonesia) and botanically identified their medicinal…
Aboriginal medicinal plants of Queensland
BACKGROUND: Aboriginal peoples have occupied the island continent of Australia for millennia. Over 500 different clan groups or nations with distinctive cultures, beliefs, and languages have learnt to live sustainably and harmoniously with nature. They have developed an intimate and profound relationship with the environment, and their use of native plants in food and medicine is largely determined by the environment they lived in. Over 1511 plan…
Geopharmaceuticals of Himalayan Sowa Rigpa medicine
A medicinal plant compound, capnoidine, prevents the onset of inflammation in a mouse model of colitis
Animal-derived natural products of Sowa Rigpa medicine
Medicinal plants of Dagala region in Bhutan
BACKGROUND: The traditional g.so-ba-rig-pa hospitals in Bhutan uses more than 100 polyingredient medicines that are manufactured by the Menjong Sorig Pharmaceuticals (MSP). The MSP has been collecting medicinal plants from Lingzhi region for about 48 years and therefore the ecological pressure on these plants have increased. It is MSP's top priority to identify an alternative collection site to ease the problem. Therefore, this study was carried …
Contributions of medicinal plants to the Gross National Happiness and Biodiscovery in Bhutan
BACKGROUND: The medicinal plants and the associated Bhutanese traditional medicine (BTM) are protected by the country's constitution and receive both government support and acceptance by the wider public. More than 1000 medicinal plants are described in the BTM but currently collects only 300 species for daily formulations of BTM. These medicinal plants have been one of the drivers of the 'Gross National Happiness (GNH)' and biodiscovery projects…
Inhibition of TNF-α production in LPS-activated THP-1 monocytic cells by the crude extracts of seven Bhutanese medicinal plants
An assessment of the Bhutanese traditional medicine for its ethnopharmacology, ethnobotany and ethnoquality
A new protoberberine alkaloid from Meconopsis simplicifolia (D. Don) Walpers with potent antimalarial activity against a multidrug resistant Plasmodium falciparum strain
Antimalarial alkaloids from a Bhutanese traditional medicinal plant Corydalis dubia
Ethnobotanical authentication and identification of Khrog-sman (Lower Elevation Medicinal Plants) of Bhutan
Evaluation of an ethnopharmacologically selected Bhutanese medicinal plants for their major classes of Phytochemicals and biological activities
Risk Factors for the Sustainability of Medicinal Plants in Bhutan
Medicinal plants are used worldwide in primary health care and also for modern drug discovery programs. More than 13,000 species of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants are used in traditional medicines and herbal cosmetics throughout the world and about 8000 of these are used in South Asia alone. In Bhutan, while the total number of species used by Local Healing System(s) is unknown, more than 500 species of medicinal plants are recorded in the pharmac…
Antiplasmodial activity of atisinium chloride from the Bhutanese medicinal plant, Aconitum orochryseum
Contributions of medicinal plants to the Gross National Happiness and Biodiscovery in Bhutan
BACKGROUND: The medicinal plants and the associated Bhutanese traditional medicine (BTM) are protected by the country's constitution and receive both government support and acceptance by the wider public. More than 1000 medicinal plants are described in the BTM but currently collects only 300 species for daily formulations of BTM. These medicinal plants have been one of the drivers of the 'Gross National Happiness (GNH)' and biodiscovery projects…
Aboriginal medicinal plants of Queensland
BACKGROUND: Aboriginal peoples have occupied the island continent of Australia for millennia. Over 500 different clan groups or nations with distinctive cultures, beliefs, and languages have learnt to live sustainably and harmoniously with nature. They have developed an intimate and profound relationship with the environment, and their use of native plants in food and medicine is largely determined by the environment they lived in. Over 1511 plan…
Medicinal plants of Dagala region in Bhutan
BACKGROUND: The traditional g.so-ba-rig-pa hospitals in Bhutan uses more than 100 polyingredient medicines that are manufactured by the Menjong Sorig Pharmaceuticals (MSP). The MSP has been collecting medicinal plants from Lingzhi region for about 48 years and therefore the ecological pressure on these plants have increased. It is MSP's top priority to identify an alternative collection site to ease the problem. Therefore, this study was carried …
Risk Factors for the Sustainability of Medicinal Plants in Bhutan
Medicinal plants are used worldwide in primary health care and also for modern drug discovery programs. More than 13,000 species of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants are used in traditional medicines and herbal cosmetics throughout the world and about 8000 of these are used in South Asia alone. In Bhutan, while the total number of species used by Local Healing System(s) is unknown, more than 500 species of medicinal plants are recorded in the pharmac…
Antiplasmodial activity of atisinium chloride from the Bhutanese medicinal plant, Aconitum orochryseum
Ethnobotanical authentication and identification of Khrog-sman (Lower Elevation Medicinal Plants) of Bhutan
Evaluation of an ethnopharmacologically selected Bhutanese medicinal plants for their major classes of Phytochemicals and biological activities
Antimalarial alkaloids from a Bhutanese traditional medicinal plant Corydalis dubia
Inhibition of TNF-α production in LPS-activated THP-1 monocytic cells by the crude extracts of seven Bhutanese medicinal plants
An assessment of the Bhutanese traditional medicine for its ethnopharmacology, ethnobotany and ethnoquality
A new protoberberine alkaloid from Meconopsis simplicifolia (D. Don) Walpers with potent antimalarial activity against a multidrug resistant Plasmodium falciparum strain
Contributions of medicinal plants to the Gross National Happiness and Biodiscovery in Bhutan
BACKGROUND: The medicinal plants and the associated Bhutanese traditional medicine (BTM) are protected by the country's constitution and receive both government support and acceptance by the wider public. More than 1000 medicinal plants are described in the BTM but currently collects only 300 species for daily formulations of BTM. These medicinal plants have been one of the drivers of the 'Gross National Happiness (GNH)' and biodiscovery projects…
Medicinal plants of Dagala region in Bhutan
BACKGROUND: The traditional g.so-ba-rig-pa hospitals in Bhutan uses more than 100 polyingredient medicines that are manufactured by the Menjong Sorig Pharmaceuticals (MSP). The MSP has been collecting medicinal plants from Lingzhi region for about 48 years and therefore the ecological pressure on these plants have increased. It is MSP's top priority to identify an alternative collection site to ease the problem. Therefore, this study was carried …
Animal-derived natural products of Sowa Rigpa medicine
Geopharmaceuticals of Himalayan Sowa Rigpa medicine
A medicinal plant compound, capnoidine, prevents the onset of inflammation in a mouse model of colitis
Aboriginal medicinal plants of Queensland
BACKGROUND: Aboriginal peoples have occupied the island continent of Australia for millennia. Over 500 different clan groups or nations with distinctive cultures, beliefs, and languages have learnt to live sustainably and harmoniously with nature. They have developed an intimate and profound relationship with the environment, and their use of native plants in food and medicine is largely determined by the environment they lived in. Over 1511 plan…
Tenggerese traditional medicine of Indonesia
Background: The Indonesian health care system comprises both modern and traditional medical systems; while they are not integrated, they have co-existed for decades. Traditional medical treatments continue to enjoy popularity nationwide, especially for people living in rural areas. Methods: We interviewed the traditional healers of the Tengger community (the last Hindu society in Java Island – Indonesia) and botanically identified their medicinal…
Bioprospecting medicinal plants of Centhini
Background: The inhabitants of Java-Indonesia have been developing a distinct culture for thousands of years. The resulting principles were depicted in Serat Centhini, a literary treasure of Javanese culture comprising values from spirituality to medicine centuries ago. There has been no comprehensive study regarding the potency of medicinal plants listed in this ancient book. Methods: Information was gathered from medicinal plants and diseases t…
Harnessing Indonesian natural products against neglected tropical diseases
Medicine (14 works) · Traditional medicine (14 works) · Biology (13 works) · Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies (11 works) · Medicinal plants (9 works) · Botany (8 works) · Ethnobotany (6 works) · Biochemistry (5 works) · Biological activity (5 works) · Pharmacognosy (5 works)