Empirical tribal claims and correlation with bioactive compounds: A study on Celastrus paniculata Willd., a vulnerable medicinal plant of Odisha

The present study elucidates the indigenous use of various parts of Celastrus paniculata Willd. as divulged from the structured interview and cross verification with 26 tribal informants of 19 villages of 6 dominant tribes of Odisha. Further, it highlights the establishment of correlation between the reported tribal claims and presence of such causal bioactive compounds to justify their rationale through phytochemical testing and published literature.