Vol. 11, Issue 10 (2022)

Author(s):
Subom Rai, Safal Rai, Ujyol Rai and Shibnath Basfore

Abstract:
Since time immemorial plants are considered as one of the key source of human diet and hold a great importance in treating enormous diseases and illness. Oroxylum indicum is one of the important vegetable cum medicinal plant playing a vital role in human wellbeing. Though the plant holds a great importance in human prosperity, it is still less popular when it comes for consumption as vegetable due to the lack of knowledge and awareness regarding its beneficial properties and lack of research as a result of which their actual potential has not been much explored till now. Therefore, such crops need to be taken under consideration by performing various forms of researches such as collection and maintenance of existing genotypes, evaluation, extraction of bioactive compounds and its better utilization, etc. which will also prevents its genetic erosion. Thus, the present article focuses on highlighting the importance of Oroxylum indicum in human well beings and also aims in expressing the future scope of the crop for the fruitful outcome.