Mathew Dan

Publications
of Dr. Mathew Dan, Scientist E1, JNTBGRI, Palode, Trivandrum

Papers in National and
International Journals

1.
Dan M, Mathew P J, Unnithan C M &Pushpangadan P 1996. Thotteaabrahamii – a new species of
Aristolochiaceae from peninsular India. Kew Bulletin
51: 179-182.

2.
Dan M, Santhoshkumar E S & Thomas J 1997. On the identity of Ixorajohnsonii(Rubiaceae)
– A less known endemic plant of Southern Western Ghats, India. Rheedea 7: 73-76

3.
Dhruvan T, Dan M&
Mathew P 1997. Petiveriaalliacea
L. (Phytolaccaceae) – A new record for Peninsular India. Rheedea 7: 37 – 40.

4.
Dan M, Sathishkumar C &Pushpangadan P 1999. Two novelties ofHedychium
from Manipur, India. Nordic Journal of Botany 19: 333-335.

5.
Dan M, George V &Pushpangadan P 2002.
Studies on the essential oils from Curcumaharitha and Curcuma raktakanta,
two endemic species of Kerala. Journal
of Spices and Aromatic Crops 11(1) 42-45
.

6.
Anilkumar ES, Dan M,
Navas M, Rajasekharan S &Pushpangadan P 2002. Pharmacognostic studies on Trichopuszeylanicus
ssp. travancoricusBurkill ex Narayanan.
Journal of Tropical Medicinal Plants.3 : 239-245.

7.
Anish N P, Dan M &Bejoy
Mathew 2004. Stomata of in vitro and in vivo plants, comparative
study in Curcuma haritha. Thulasi 1:35-43.

8.
Ushakumari J, Navas M, Dan M,
Rajasekharan S & Nair GM 2004.
Pharmacognostic studies on Pellioniaheyneana . Journal of
Tropical Medicinal Plants. 5: 259-263.

9.
Gopanraj, Dan M,
Sethuraman M G & George V 2005. Chemical composition and antibacterial
activity of the rhizome oil of Hedychiumlarsenii. ActaPharmaceutica 55:
315-320.

10. Mathew J, Sabulal B, George V, Dan M&Shiburaj S 2006.
Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the leaf oil of Amomumcannicarpum
(Wight) Bentham ex Baker. Journal of Essential Oil Research 18:35-37.

11. George V, Mathew J, Sabulal B, Dan M, &Shiburaj S 2006.
Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oil from the
rhizomes of Amomumcannicarpum. Fitoterapia 77: 392-394.

12. Bejoy M, Dan M&Anish N P 2006. Factors affecting the in
vitro multiplication of the endemic zingiberCurcuma harithaMangaly
and Sabu. Asian Journal of Plant Sciences 5: 847-853.

13. Sabulal B, George V &Dan M2006. Volatile constituents from the leaf oil of AmomummuricatumBeddome.Journal
of Essential Oil Research 18: 506-507.

14. Sabulal B, Dan M, John A J, Kurup R, Pradeep N S, Valsamma R
K & George V. 2006. Caryophyllene – rich rhizome oil of Zingibernimmonii
from South India: Chemical characterisation
and antimicrobial activity. Phytochemistry 67: 2469-2473.

15. Gopanraj, Dan M, Shiburaj S, Sethuraman M G & George V
2006. Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of the rhizome oil of Alpiniaabundiflora. Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant
Sciences 28: 45-47.

16. Sabulal B., Dan M, bPradeep
N. S, Valsamma R. K & George V. 2006. Composition and antimicrobial
activity of essential oils from the fruits of Amomumcannicarpum. ActaPharmaceutica 56(4):473-480.

17. John A J, Vrujesh P K, Dan M, Pradeep N S, Sethuraman M G
& George V 2006. Chemical
composition and antibacterial activity of leaf and bark oils of Neolitseascrobiculata
(Meisn.) Gamble. Indian Perfumer 50:
61-64.

18. Sabulal B, Hosagoudar V B, Pradeep N S, Dan M and George V
2006. Chemical composition and
antimicrobial activity of Meliolatoddaliae infected leaf oil of Pamburusmissionis. Journal of Mycopathological Research 44:
237-242.

19. Srivastava S, Chitranshi N, Srivastava S, Dan M, Rawat AKS and Pushpangadan P 2006. 2006. Pharmacognostic evaluation of Curcuma aeruginosaRoxb. Natural Product Sciences 12: 162-165.

20. Srivastava S, Srivastava S, Chitranshi N, Dan M, Rawat AKS and Pushpangadan P 2006. 2006. Pharmacognostic evaluation of Curcuma haritha. Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research
65: 916-920.

21. Santhoshkmar E S, Dan M, & Nair G M 2007. A new species of Acrotrema
(Dilleniaceae) from India. Nordic Journal of Botany 24: 543-545

22. Sabulal B, George V &Dan M2007. Composition of rhizome and leaf oils of AmomumpterocarpumThwaites.
Journal of Essential Oil Research 19:
23 -35.

23. Sabulal B, George V, Dan M&Pradeep N S 2007. Chemical
composition and antimicrobial activities of the essential oils from the
rhizomes of four Hedychiumspecies from south India.Journal of Essential Oil
Research 19: 93 – 97

24. Sabulal B, Kurup R, George V, Dan M&Pradeep N S
2007Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of the rhizome and leaf
oils of AmomumhypoleucumThwaites.
Journal of Essential Oil Research 19: 279 – 281.

25. Dan M, Sabulal B, George V &Pushpangadan P 2007. Studies on the rhizome
oils from four Hedychium species of
south India:
a chemotaxonomic approach. Gardens’
Bulletin Singapore
59: 59-66.

26. Sabulal B, Dan M, John A
J, Kurup R, Chandrika S P & George V 2007. Phenylbutanoid- rich rhizome oil
of Zingiberneesanum from Western
Ghats, southern India. Flavour and Fragarnce Journal 22: 521-524.

27. Dan M 2007. A taxonomic approach to the plants of the plants of the
Bible. Journal of Economic and taxonomic Botany. 31: 798-802.

28. Anish N P, Dan M &Bejoy
M 2008. Conservation using in vitro
progenies of the threatened ginger Boesenbergiapulcherrima
(Wall.) Kuntze. International Journal of
Botany 4: 93-98.

29. Sabulal B, George V, Pradeep N S &Dan M 2008. Volatile oils from the root, stem and leaves of Schefflerastellata
(Gaertn.) Harms(Araliaceae): Chemical characterization and antimicrobial
activity. Journal of Essential Oil Research 20: 79 –82.

30. Raj G, Sabulal B, Dan M,
Thaha A R M, Sethuraman M G & George V 2008. Volatile constituents from the rhizomes of Curcuma harithaMangaly and Sabu from
southern India. Flavour and Fragrance Journal. 23: 348-352.

31. Hosagoudar V B, Archana G R &Dan M 2009. Maheshwaramyces, a
new genus of the family Lembosiaceae. Indian Journal of Science and Technology.
2:12-13.

32. Ushakumari J, Navas M, Dan M&Rajasekharan S 2009.
Pharmacognostic studies on AcrotremaarnottianumWight
– a promising ethnomedicinal plant. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. 8:
334-337.

33. Menon A N &Dan M 2009. Chemicalcomposition of essential oils of Globbaspecies from south India. Journal of Essential Oil Research21:59-60.

34. Sabulal B, Dan M,Thaha A
R M, Johnson A J, Kurup R,
Balakrishnapillai P & Lim C K 2009.
High content of zerumbone in volatile oils of Zingiberzerumbet from southern India and Malaysia. Flavour and Fragrance Journal. 24: 301-308.

35. Sabulal B, Gopan Raj, Thaha A R M, & Dan M. 2009. Volatile chemistry of a plant:
mono-sesquiterpenoid pattern in the growth cycle of Curcuma haritha. Flavour and Fragrance Journal. 25: 35-40.

36. Linnet A, Latha P G, Gincy M M, Anuja G I, Suja S R, Shyamal S,
Shine V J, Sini S, Shikha P, Dan M&Rajasekharan
S 2010. Anti-inflammatory, analgesis and
anti-lipid peroxidative effects of Rhaphidophorapertusa
(Roxb.) Schott. andEpipremnumpinnatum
(Linn.) Engl. aerial parts. Indian
Journal of Natural Products and Resources. 1: 5-10.

37. Gopan R, George V, Dan M&Sethuraman
M G 2010. Essential oil composition of GlobbaschomburgkiiHook. f. and GlobbaophioglossaWight. Journal of Essential Oil Research 22:
220-222.

38. Thomas M T, Mathew P J, Dan M&
Kumar V 2010. Genetic variability,
correlation and heritability of certain agronomic characters of Centellaasiatica(L.) Urb. Journal of
Cytology and Genetics. 11: 77-81.

39. Thomas M T, Kurup R, Johnson A J, Chandrika S P, Mathew P J, Dan M&Sabulal B 2010. Elite genotypes/chemotypes, with high
contents of madecassoside and asiaticoside, from sixty accessions of Centellaasiatica of south India and the
Andaman Islands: For cultivation and utility in cosmetic and herbal drug
applications. Industrial Crops and
Products. 32: 545-550.

40. Bejoy M, Dan M, Anish N
P, George G A &Radhika B J 2010.
Induction of multiple shoots in AmomumhypoleucumThwaites
– a threatened wild relative of large cardamom.
Journal of Applied Horticulture 12: 46-49.

41. Thomas V P, Dan M, Sabu M
&Jabbar M A 2010. Amomumandamanicum(Zingiberaceae):
a new species from Andaman Islands, India.
Blumea 55: 295-299.

42. Sabulal B, JohnsonA J, ThahaA M, KurupR &Dan M2010. Chemistry of volatiles in Zingiberspecies from Western Ghats of Kerala. J. Medicinal & Aromatic Plant Sciences
32: 470-473.

43. Gopan R, Pradeep N S, Dan M,
Sethuraman M G & George V 2011.
Chemical composition and antimicrobial study of essential oil from the
leaves of Curcuma harithaMangaly and
Sabu. Journal of Essential Oil Bearing
Plants 14: 185-191.

44. Rajeshkumar P P, Hosagoudar V B &Dan M 2011. Curcuma bhatii(R M Sm.) Skornickova&
M Sabu (Zingiberaceae) and its mycorrhizal association. Journal of Threatened Taxa 3:1882-1884.

45. Santhosh E S K, Roy P E, Renjith N B &Dan M2011. Acrotremauniflorumvar.
uniflorum(Delleniaceae) – a new
record for India. Rheedea 21: 167-169.

46. Gopan R, Pradeep D P, Yusufali C, Dan M&Sabulal B 2012.
Chemical profiles of volatiles in four Alpiniaspecies from Kerala, South India. The Journal of Essential Oil Research,
10.1080/10412905.2012.751058.

47. Bejoy M, Dan M, Anish N
P, Anjana R G N, Radika B J and Manesh K 2012.
Micropropagation of an Indian ginger (Curcuma vamanaSabu and Mangaly): a wild relative of turmeric. Biotechnology, 11(6):333-338.

48. Dan M 2011. Gingers in South India – a potential genetic resource.
Catholicate Journal of Studies and Research, 1:19-24.

49. Gopan R, Dan M, George V
&Sethuraman M G. 2013. Studies on chemical composition of essential oils
from leaf and inflorescence of HedychiumlarseniiM.
Dan &Sathish. The Journal of Essential Oil Research. 25: 1, 33-38.

50. Navas M, Dan M &Latha
P G 2013. Comparative root anatomy of
the species under Sidarhombifolia
complex (Malvaceae). Pharmacognosy
Journal, 5: 269-274.

51. Dan M &Thaha A M
2014. Nutritional studies on lesser known wild edible bananas from Western
Ghats, India. Global Journal of Research
on Medicinal Plants & Indigenous Medicine, 3 (4): 127-133.

52. Anilkumar E.S1, Dan M,
Nishanth Kumar S, Dileep Kumar B.S &Latha P.G. 2014. A comparative study on
in-vitro antioxidant, anticancer and antimicrobial activity of the methanol
extracts of the roots of four species of AristolochiaL.
from southern Western Ghats of India. International Journal of Advanced
Research 2 (12): 153-164. (I.f: 1.64)

53. Anilkumar E S, Dan M,
Nishanth Kumar S, Dileep Kumar B S &Latha P G. 2014. A comparative study on
the in-vitro antimicrobial activity of the roots of four Thottea species. International Journal of Pharmacy and
Pharmaceutical Sciences 6 (10): 444-447.
(I. f: 1.56)

54. Salim M, Kabeer T K A,
Nair S A, Dan M, Sabu M &Sabulal B 2015. Chemical profile,
antiproliferative and antioxidant activities of rhizome oil of Zingiberanamalayanum from Western Ghats
in India. Natural Product Research DOI:10.1080/ 14786419.2015.1094802. (I.f:
0.999).

Thesis

Chemosystematic and Phylogenetic Studies of South Indian
Zingiberaceae with Special Focus on Essential Oils. 2001. Ph. D. thesis, University of Kerala, India.

Popular Books
(in regional language)

Mathew D &Dan M 1998. Lebanonile Devadaru (Plants of the Bible), Sophia
Publications, Pathanamthitta, Kerala.pp. 220.

Nayar M P, Pushpangadan P,
Rajasekharan S, Nair K N &Dan M
2000. Jaivavaividhyam(Biodiversity).
Kerala Language Institute, Trivandrum.
pp. 217.

Mathew D &Dan M 2011.NohayudePettakam(Animals of the Bible). CSS, Thiruvalla,
Kerala. pp. 125.

Mathew P J, Dan M, Unnithan C M, Premkumar V, Jose P A & Davis T 2015. Bee’s Herbal Garden A garden in the forest
@ JNTBGRI, JNTBGRI, Palode, Thiruvananthapuram.pp. 58.

Chapter in Books / Proceedings

1.
Dan M & Khan A E S 1991. A glance to some rare medicinal plants of Western Ghats. In:
Rare, Endangered and Endemic Plants of the Western Ghats.
Kerala Forest Department, Thiruvananthapuram. pp. 221-226.

2.
Mathew P J, Dan M,
Unnithan C M & Pushpangadan P 1999. Ethnobotanical information on some
Pteridophytes of Western Ghats. In:
Biodiversity, Conservation and Utilisation of Spices, Medicnal and Aromatic
Plants. Indian Institute
of Spices, Calicut. pp: 265-268.

3.
Dan M 2003. Zingibers – Potential herbs for health care. In: M K Janarthanam & D Narasimhan (eds.) Plant
Taxonomy, Human Welfare and
Conservation. University of Goa, Goa. pp258-262.

4. Dan
M& Nair GM 2003. Ethnobotany of
the Western Ghats – an overview.
In: B M Kumar, P O Nameer& L
C Babu (eds.) Natural Resource Management : Changing Scenarios and shifting
Paradigms. Kerala Agricultural
University, Thrissur pp. 42-45.

5. Dan
M. 2004. Diversity of Zingiberaceae in South India. In: G. Koshy& P.
Omman (eds.) Proceedings of National Seminar on Biodiversity Conservation and
Environment Management,Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta. pp: 53-56.