What are medicinal plants called?
What are medicinal plants called?
Conservation of medicinal plants
| COMMON MEDICINAL PLANTS USED IN OUR DAILY LIVES PLANTS WHICH CAN BE GROWN IN THE PLAINS AND THEIR USES | ||
|---|---|---|
| No | Common Name (in Tamil) | Botanical Name |
| 9 | Garlic | Alium sativum |
| 10 | Inji | Zingiber officinale |
| 11 | Kaliyana murungai | Erythrina indica |
What is Indian traditional medicine?
They are-Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Yoga, Naturopathy and Homoeopathy. Though Homoeopathy came to India in 18th Century, it completely assimilated in to the Indian culture and got enriched like any other traditional system hence it is considered as part of Indian Systems of Medicine (Prasad, 2002).
How many medicinal plants are in India?
In India, of the 17,000 species of higher plants, 7500 are known for medicinal uses [15]. This proportion of medicinal plants is the highest proportion of plants known for their medical purposes in any country of the world for the existing flora of that respective country (Table 1).
What is the importance of herbal medicine?
The major use of herbal medicines is for health promotion and therapy for chronic, as opposed to life-threatening, conditions. However, usage of traditional remedies increases when conventional medicine is ineffective in the treatment of disease, such as in advanced cancer and in the face of new infectious diseases.
Why are medicinal plants important in human health?
Medicinal plants are considered as a rich resources of ingredients which can be used in drug development either pharmacopoeial, non- pharmacopoeial or synthetic drugs. A part from that, these plants play a critical role in the development of human cultures around the whole world.
How many types of medicine are there?
There are three broad categories of medicines — over-the-counter (OTC) medicines, prescription medicines, and complementary medicines.
Which is an important medicinal plants found only in India?
Sarpagandha is also known as Indian snakeroot. It is used in the Ayurveda system of medicine to treat blood pressure and memory related ailments.
Which country is famous for medicinal plants?
India
According to the Botanical Survey of India, India is home to more than 8,000 species of medicinal plants. The country has a rich history of traditional healing systems, many of which list the use of these plants.
