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MEDICINAL PLANTS – HISTORY AND CONTEXT

    1 Author(s):  SHABEER KHAN S.

Vol -  2, Issue- 2 ,         Page(s) : 160 - 164  (2011 ) DOI : https://doi.org/10.32804/IRJMST

Abstract

India has a rich culture of restorative herbs and spices, which incorporates about in excess of 2000 species and has a tremendous land region with high potential capacities for Ayurvedic, Unani, Siddha conventional meds however without a doubt, not many have been read artificially and pharmacologically for their potential therapeutic worth (Gupta et al., 2005; Sandhu and Heinrich, 2005). People have utilized plants for the treatment of various diseases for a great many years (Sofowara, 1982; Hill, 1989). As indicated by the World Health Organization, most populaces still depend on conventional meds for their mental and physical wellbeing prerequisites (Rabe and Van Stoden, 2000), since they can't bear the cost of the results of Western pharmaceutical businesses (Salie et al., 1996), together with their symptoms and absence of medicinal services offices (Griggs et al., 2001). Provincial zones of many creating nations still depend on customary drug for their essential medicinal services needs and have discovered a spot in everyday life. These drugs are generally more secure and less expensive than manufactured or current medication (Iwu et al., 1999; Idu et al., 2007; Mann et al., 2008; Ammara et al., 2009). Individuals living in rustic regions from their own experience realize that these customary cures are important wellspring of characteristic items to keep up human wellbeing, yet they may not comprehend the science behind these medications, however realized that some restorative plants are exceptionally powerful just when utilized at helpful dosages (Maheshwari et al., 1986; Van Wyk et al., 2000).

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