The Journal of Phytopharmacology, 2017;6(6):349-351 DOI:10.31254/phyto.2017.6608
General overview of medicinal plants: A review
Refaz Ahmad Dar1 , Mohd Shahnawaz2 , Parvaiz Hassan Qazi1
1. Division of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR), Sanatnagar, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir-190005, India
2. Division of Plant Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR), Jammu - Tawi -180001, India
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Received: 10th October, 2017 / Accepted: 23rd November, 2017
Medicinal plants have been playing an essential role in the development of human culture. As a source of medicine, Medicinal plants have always been at forefront virtually all cultures of civilizations. Medicinal plants are regarded as rich resources of traditional medicines and from these plants many of the modern medicines are produced. For thousands of years medicinal plants have been used to treat health disorders, to add flavor and conserve food and to prevent diseases epidemics. The secondary metabolites produced by the plants are usually responsible for the biological characteristics of plant species used throughout the world. The microbial growth in diverse situations is controlled by plant derived products. In this review we gave general overview of the medicinal plants.
Medicinal plant, Secondary metabolites, Drugs.
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Dar RA, Shahnawaz M, Qazi PH. Natural product medicines: A literature update. J Phytopharmacol 2017;6(6):349-351.
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