The term medicinal plant include various types of plants used in herbalism herbology or herbal medicine. Medicinal plants and their uses and benefits natural. The widespread use of herbal remedies and healthcare preparations is described in the vedas and the bible. Fam family, t tree, h herb, c climber, s shrub plant. Medicinal plants are an important part of our natural wealth. Numerous phytochemicals with potential or established biological activity have been identified. The term medicinal plant includes various types of plants used in herbalism herbology or herbal medicine. Plants people relationships are so much interlinked that we need them to survive.
The discovery of agriculture or cultivation of plants is dated over 9000 years ago in the valleys of the tigris and euphrates, in a zone which would occupy the area that today belongs to. The value and importance of plants in medicine evolving. Phytochemical importance of medicinal plants as potential. This volume focuses on the importance of therapeutically active compounds of natural origin.
Basil, fennel, chives, cilantro, apple mint, thyme, golden oregano, variegated lemon balm. Flavonoids are from the polyphenolic compounds and constitute a large family of plant secondary metabolites with 10,000 known structures 19. Plants synthesise hundreds of chemical compounds for functions including defence against insects, fungi, diseases, and herbivorous mammals. Review article general overview of medicinal plants. Therapeutic use of medicinal plants and their extracts. Several communities have been using a variety of natural plants, their parts and microbial species for curing. Medicinal plants are valuable resources for our health care system since ancient period. Sustainable management of medicinal plant species is important, not only because of their value as a potential source of new drugs but also because of the reliance on medicinal plants for health care. This freshly fragrant medicinal plant serves a wide variety of purposes. List of medicinal plants their uses in different diseases. Medicinal plantspresents the proceedings of the last of these symposia, held in 1993. Herbal medicine is one of the oldest forms of medical treatment in human history and could be considered one of the forerunners of the modern pharmaceutical trade. As it turns out, it is not just in the mind of the user or practitioners. In modern times, we are greatly disconnected from nature, where we often either fear or disregard the presence and importance of plants.
Cancer is one of the major health problems that have widely affected the worlds population. Plants, unlike humans and animals, manufacture their own food. Under these circumstances, forest laws are of considerable importance in the area of medicinal plants and have a role in ensuring sustainable availability of medicinal plants. Likewise, most cannot be bothered to grow some of their own plants for culinary or medicinal purposes. Medicinal plants have been playing an essential role in the development of human culture. Medicinal plants and plant extracts scanned pdf, 2 mb. Characteristics of medicinal plants medicinal plants have many characteristics. Medicinal plants are plants which are used in herbalism and thought to have certain extractablecompound in their leaves, stems, flowers and fruit for medicinal purposes.
These natural herbs are an important source of drugs for alternative medicine systems. Moreover, some plants consider as important source of nutrition and as a result. The medicinal plants are of great importance for the human welfare since ancient time. Kg medicinal use amla t after 4th year emblica officinalis fam euphorbiaceac fruit rs 15 45kg vitamin c, cough, diabetes, cold, laxativ, hyper acidity.
A compiled check list of these plants including their latin names, families, parts used, medicinal uses, and name in different nigerian states is the main purpose of this study. From enhancing your mood to treating indigestion, mint can do it all. These extracts are used as inputs in the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, insecticide and other chemical industries. Medicinal plants have been used in virtually all cultures as a source of medicine. Synergic medicine the ingredients of plants all interact simultaneously, so their uses can complement or damage others or neutralize their possible negative effects. Herbs such as black pepper, cinnamon, myrrh, aloe, sandalwood, ginseng, red clover, burdock, bayberry, and safflower are used to heal wounds. Their use ranges the production of mainstream pharmaceutical products to herbal medicine preparations. A focus on medicinal plants raises some major questions of conservation. They are physiologically active agents in plants and becoming of high interest scientifically for their health benefits 2021 various plants have been investigated for their flavonoid content and how these compounds affect cancer. It was originally published over twenty years ago, in 1974. It has been documented that a great amount of traditional knowledge about the uses of medicinal plant.
Page 5 medicinal plants play a central role not only as traditional medicines but also as trade commodities, meeting the demand of distant markets. Pakistan is the only country in the world that stretches from zero meter to 8610 m, and hence rich in various kind of vegetation zones and hosting vast variety of medicinal. As a source of medicine, medicinal plants have always been at forefront virtually all cultures of civilizations. Global statistics has revealed the continued growing economic importance of medicinal plants and plantbased pharmaceuticals which developing countries can harness to improve their pharmaceutical supplies that can impact positively on their healthcare delivery system. Medicinal plants are regarded as rich resources of traditional medicines and from these plants many of the modern medicines are produced. Most people cannot fathom using wild edibles today, whether for food or medicine. Samoan medicinal plants and their usage was written based upon the expertise of a small group of well respected traditional healers in american samoa. India has been known to be rich repository of medicinal.
Assurance of the safety, quality, and efficacy of medicinal plants and herbal products has now become a key issue in industrialized and in developing countries. Medicinal plants, also called medicinal herbs, have been discovered and used in traditional medicine practices since prehistoric times. The growing economic importance of medicinal plants and. Page 9 g and an excellent source of vitamin c ascorbic acid. The booklet is a guide to the most commonly utilised. If conserved, medicinal plants will continue to be available to provide continuing benefits for healthcare, income and support of cultural heritage. List of important medicinal plants uses of medicinal. Caesalpinanceac bark flower dry bark rs 125kg menstrual pain, uterine, disorder, deiabetes. Greater understanding of such plants will enhance their appreciation of nature and their various fields of study. Medicinal plants have a promising future because there are about half million plants around the world, and most of them their medical activities have not investigate yet, and their medical activities could be decisive in the treatment of present or future studies.
Medicinal plants,indian medicinal plants and their uses. These systems include ayurveda, homeopathy, unani and even allopathy. More information about importance of medicinal plants cultivation of plants. With the increasing esteem of herbal medicine and ayurveda, use. Medicinal plants have many characteristics when used as a treatment, as synergic medicine where the ingredients of plants all interact simultaneously, so their uses can complement or damage others or neutralize their possible negative effects, support of official medicines in the treatment of complex cases like cancer. The rigveda has documented about 67 medicinal plants, yajurveda 81 species and atharvaveda 290 species. Fam family, t tree, h herb, c climber, s shrub plant common name maturity period botanical name or family parts used average price rs. There is now a consenses regarding the importance of medicinal plants and traditional health systems in solving the health care problems, efficacy and safety of medicinal plants in curing various diseases. All available information about either the traditional medicinal plants or. The authors hope that this book will inspire and stimulate further research and greater interest in. Medicinal plants are regarded as rich resources of traditional medicines and from these plants many of the modern. Characteristics of medicinal plants medicinal plants have many characteristics when used as a treatment, as follow.
Conservation and livelihoods are closely linked with medicinal plants. The word herb has been derived from the latin word, herba and an old french word herbe. Importance and uses of medicinal plants biotech articles. An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in asgede. From that time to the present the original text has been in demand, with requests coming to the. Medicinal plants like aloe, turmeric, tulsi, pepper, elachi and ginger are commonly used in a number of ayurvedic home remedies and are considered to be the best aid among fighting ailments related to throat and skin. There is a huge volume of illegal international timber trade all over the world, which represents a serious threat to sustainable development in most african countries 25.
Based on their relative uses, selected informants were asked to assign use values for each plant 5 best, 4 very good, 3 good, 2 less used, 1 least used and 0 not used to each use category. Therapeutic use of medicinal plants and their extracts pdf. The benefits of herbal medicine over allopathic medicine have helped medicinal plants to regain their importance in the field of health and medicine. Tulsi is the queen of medicinal plants photo credit. To compete with the growing market, there is urgency to expeditiously utilize and. Herbal medicine is older than western medicine and has some longstanding treatments and cures that have lasted for thousands of years because they work. Major medicinal plants that can be cultivated in india and have established. As a rich source of nutrients, antibacterial and antioxidant properties, ayurvedic herbs are nontoxic in nature and so the. It is the use of plants for medicinal purposes, and the study of such uses. Past medicinal plant research primarily focused on bioactive phytochemicals, however, the focus is currently shifting due to the recognition that a significant number of phytotherapeutic compounds are actually produced by associated microbes or through interaction with their host. Medicinal plants and plant extracts scanned pdf, 2 mb author. Medicinal plants provide an enormous bioresource of potential. The histori of medicinal plant use for treating diseases and ailments is probably dates back to the beginning of human civilization. Benefits of plants to humans plants are in following ways as.
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