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Challenges and opportunities in the advancement of herbal medicine: India’s position and role in a

In the last few decades eco-friendly, bio-friendly, cost-effective and relatively safe herbal medicines have moved from the fringe to the mainstream with increased research in the field of traditional medicine. Medicinal plants are an integral component of alternative medical care. For millennia, Indian people traditio...

Plants and phytochemicals for peptic ulcer: An overview

World is rich in medical lore. Plants are the basis of life on earth and are central to peoples livelihoods. The use of plants in religious ceremonies as well as for magic and medicinal purposes is very commonplace and widespread. Plants and phyto-constituents are better choice to treat diseases than the allopathic dru...

Antiinflammatory, antinociceptive and antioxidant activities of Phyllanthus acidus L. extracts

Objective To evaluate analgesic, anti-inflammatory and in vitro antioxidant potential and determine total phenolic, total flavonoid content of leaves extracts of Phyllanthus acidus , a folk medicinal plant of India. Methods Anti-inflammatory activity was evaluated using carrageenan induced paw oedema, cotton pellet ind...

An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used by ethnic people in West and South district of Trip

An ethno-medicinal investigation was conducted to highlights the traditional knowledge of medicinal plants being used by the tribe in West and South district of Tripura. This paper provides information about the different uses of plants used in their primary health care system. Tripura is a small north-eastern state of...

North-East India an Ethnic Storehouse of Unexplored Medicinal Plants

North East states of India are one of the richest repositories of medicinal and aromatic plants in the World. This region is also well-known for diverse culture of human races and home of large number of ethinic people of India. The age long intrinsic relationship between this ethinic people with the environmental resou...