A Review on Some Indigenous Medicinal Plants and their Key Applications

Sharma, Rhydum and Tripathi, Ashutosh (2021) A Review on Some Indigenous Medicinal Plants and their Key Applications. Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, 33 (53A). pp. 160-166. ISSN 2456-9119

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Abstract

In India, 7,500 plant species out of 17,000 are officially integrated in ayurvedic pharmacopeia for over a millennium. There are many industrial uses of medicinal plants which include traditional medicines, phytopharmaceuticals, herbal teas, health food etc. Now days, in silico approaches have been developed which is used in virtual screening and analysis of medicinal plants to be used pharmacologically. It is a cost effective and efficient way for the production of new drugs which is done in three basic steps i.e. molecular docking, developing pharmacophores and determining molecular similarity in shape. WHO has also acknowledged the importance of medicinal plants and has created various guidelines and strategies to encourage its use. Agro industrial technologies also encourage the use of medicinal plants. India has wide variety of plant species in its ecosystem. Out of 17,000 species of plants 7,500 species are used as medicinal plants by the tribal groups, villagers and in traditional medicinal systems like Ayurveda. The aim of the review is to summarize the information on the recent development in the field of medicinal plants and their key applications.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: West Bengal Archive > Medical Science
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Date Deposited: 01 Apr 2023 07:36
Last Modified: 17 Jun 2024 07:00
URI: http://article.stmacademicwriting.com/id/eprint/82

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