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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.
Used as a herbal remedy: an aqueous extract of the plant has sedative and anxiolytic actions. [66] Eucalyptus globulus: Eucalyptus: Leaves were widely used in traditional medicine as a febrifuge. [67] Eucalyptus oil is commonly used in over-the-counter cough and cold medications, as well as for an analgesic. [68] Euonymus atropurpureus: Wahoo
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 , and herbivorous mammals .
Triphala, an herbal formulation of three fruits, Amalaki, Bibhitaki, and Haritaki, is one of the most commonly used [63] Ayurvedic remedies. [64] [65] The herbs Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) [66] and Ocimum tenuiflorum (Tulsi) [61] are also routinely used in ayurveda. Tulsi-flower , an ayurvedic herb
“The whole antioxidant literature, in terms of herbal medicines, is really overblown and overstated, but in the case of dandelion, it really does have some very significant antioxidant effects ...
Siddha medicine is a form of traditional medicine originating in southern India. [1] It is one of the oldest systems of medicine in India. [1] [2] In rural India, siddhars have learned methods traditionally through master-disciple relationships to become local "healers" known as siddhars. [2]
The use of herbal remedies is more prevalent in people with chronic diseases, such as cancer, diabetes, asthma, and end-stage kidney disease. [21] [22] [23] Multiple factors such as gender, age, ethnicity, education and social class are also shown to have associations with the prevalence of herbal remedy use. [24]
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".