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The medical ethnobotany of India is the study of Indian medicinal plants and their traditional uses. Plants have been used in the Indian subcontinent for treatment of disease and health maintenance for thousands of years, and remain important staples of health and folk medicine for millions.
The plant is used to treat bronchitis and cough. It serves as an antispasmodic and expectorant in this role. It has also been used in many other medicinal roles in Asian and Ayurvedic medicine, although it has not been shown to be effective in non-respiratory medicinal roles. [156] Tilia cordata: Small-leaved linden
Gymnema sylvestre [1] is a perennial woody vine native to Asia (including the Arabian Peninsula), Africa and Australia. It has been used in Ayurvedic medicine.Common names include gymnema, [2] Australian cowplant, and Periploca of the woods, and the Hindi term gurmar, which means "sugar destroyer".
Some medicinal plant names from the Atharvaveda and other Vedas can be found in subsequent ayurveda literature. [53] Some other school of thoughts considers 'ayurveda' as the 'Fifth Veda'. [54] The earliest recorded theoretical statements about the canonical models of disease in ayurveda occur in the earliest Buddhist Canon. [55]
Medicinal plants, also called medicinal herbs, have been discovered and used in traditional medicine practices since prehistoric times. Plants synthesize hundreds of chemical compounds for various functions, including defense and protection against insects , fungi , diseases , against parasites [ 2 ] and herbivorous mammals .
114 languages. Afrikaans; Alemannisch; ... Pages in category "Medicinal plants" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 638 total.
Bacopa monnieri, also known as water hyssop, [1] brahmi, [2] thyme-leafed gratiola, herb of grace, [2] and Indian pennywort, is a perennial, creeping herb native to wetland areas globally. [ 2 ] It is used in Ayurveda .
Trillium govanianum (Hindi name: nag chhatri) is a high-value medicinal herb belonging to the family Melanthiaceae and is mainly distributed from Pakistan to Bhutan between the altitudinal ranges of 2500–4000 metres above sea level across the Himalayan region. It is a native species of the Himalayas, usually preferring shady areas in the ...