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Medicinal plants also called Herbs, have been discovered and used in traditional therapeutic practices since prehistoric times. Herbal plants play an important role in preventing and treating of human diseases. Plants produce thousands of chemical substances like phytochemicals for various functions including defence protection against bacteria, fungi, virus, insects and herbivorous mammals. However, plants are considered as the potential source for the development of new herbal drugs. Medicinal plants are widely used in non-industrialised societies because they are cheaper and lesser side effects than modern medicine. The annual global export value of the thousands of types of plants with medicinal properties was estimated to about US60$ billion per year and it is growing at the rate of 6% per annum. In many countries, there is little regulation of traditional medicine, but the World Health Organization coordinates a network to encourage safe and rational usage. Therefore, the aim of present review is to understand the knowledge of the medicinal plants as a future sources of herbal drugs.
Keywords:
Medicinal plants, Herbal drugs, drug development.
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"Herbals - Origin of Medicament", International Journal of Science & Engineering Development Research (www.ijsdr.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.8, Issue 5, page no.2282 - 2284, May-2023, Available :http://www.ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2305360.pdf
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Publication Details:
Published Paper ID: IJSDR2305360
Registration ID:206845
Published In: Volume 8 Issue 5, May-2023
DOI (Digital Object Identifier):
Page No: 2282 - 2284
Publisher: IJSDR | www.ijsdr.org
ISSN Number: 2455-2631
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