In this session let us discuss some of list of medicinal plants and their uses. Medicinal plants naturally synthesize and accumulate some secondary metabolites, like alkaloids, sterols, terpenes, flavonoids, saponins, glycosides, cyanogenics, tannins, resins. Az list of medicinal plants in sanskrit names medicinal. Introduction and importance of medicinal plants and herbs. Medicinal plants article about medicinal plants by the free. Pdf on jan 1, 1998, pp joy and others published medicinal plants find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate.
According to his name there is a novel of plant science called charaka samhita. See more ideas about medicinal plants, plant images, plants. A list of the common names of the jamaican medicinal plants with cross reference to the botanical names. One plant species can have many vernacular classical names. A survey on the plants used for reproductive disease was carried out during the period 20112012. C in iran, greece, and rome in the early years of the common era. This name crossreference is needed by doctors, sellers of medicinal plant products, nurses, librarians, researchers, schools, herbalists, and the public. Page 9 g and an excellent source of vitamin c ascorbic acid. Second, they may be used as agents in the synthesis of drugs.
Result and discussion a total of 89 plant species were identified in the twelve sacred. We have tried to show as many common names as possible, listing first the preferred common name suggested by the subcommittee on standardization of common and botanical names of weeds. Click to find the list of medicinal plants name in sanskrit names in the alphabetic order. Part ii page 18 will help find the common name of medicinal plants from an alternate name. This sample lists over 1100 of the 7930 names in the full book. The leaves are used to create capsules, tablets, and extracts, and when dried, can be consumed as a tea. Medicinal plants in ghana medicinal plants climate. Their use ranges the production of mainstream pharmaceutical products to herbal medicine preparations. List of medicinal plants in india grow in your home. Cumulative index of medicinal plants in alphabetical order of latin binomial plant name. Names including foreign, ethnic, alternate, botanical, and family names of medicinal plants are translated to the common name. List of important medicinal plants uses of medicinal. List of medicinal plants and their uses to cure diseases. These medicinal plants come under different types of plants and not restricted to one.
The herbal database a listing of herbs, spices, and. This is an alphabetical list of plants used in herbalism. A list of the botanical names of jamaican medicinal plants. As one of the oldest tree species, gingko is also one of the oldest homeopathic plants and a key herb in chinese medicine. There are three ways in which plants have been found useful in medicine. These systems include ayurveda, homeopathy, unani and even allopathy. Medicinal plants are plants which are used in herbalism and thought to have certain extractablecompound in their leaves, stems, flowers and fruit for medicinal purposes. Nature has blessed us with an array of amazing medicinal plants. Journal of ethnopharmacology 6 2011 236245 table 1 list of the medicinal plants used by local communities around the northern part of kibale national park. Even if you dont have a lot of space for growing plants, you can still grow some of your favorites. To my delight and i am sure of anyone who picks up this book, i discovered it contains nug. This herb is most often used as a diuretic and for lowering high blood pressure. Medicinal plants, also called medicinal herbs, have been discovered and used in traditional medicine practices since prehistoric times. Medicinal plants article about medicinal plants by the.
Several communities have been using a variety of natural plants. Herbal medicine is one of the oldest forms of medical treatment in human history and could be considered one of the forerunners of the modern pharmaceutical trade. These natural herbs are an important source of drugs for alternative medicine systems. Kg medicinal use amla t after 4th year emblica officinalis fam euphorbiaceac fruit rs 15 45kg vitamin c, cough.
Numerous phytochemicals with potential or established biological activity have. Orissa forest development corporation is currently implementing a project on marketing of non timber forest products and medicinal plants with the financial assistance of national medicinal plant board, government of india. A guide to medicinal plants of appalachia usda forest service. You can get all necessary information about this ayurvedic medicinal plants including its botanical names, morphology, classification, therapeutic uses, names in different languages, synonyms, habitat, chemical present in medicinal plants, systemic. Indian medicinal plants or ayurvedic medicinal plants are the essence of traditional medicine like ayurveda.
Fam family, t tree, h herb, c climber, s shrub plant common name maturity period botanical name or family parts used average price rs. The medicinal plants are of great importance for the human welfare since ancient time. This list of medicinal plants and supposedly medicinal plants aims to analyze medical claims made for herbs and list potential adverse effects they are known to have. The following is a medicinal plants list of common species that can be found in most areas throughout north america. List of medicinal plants their uses in different diseases. It embodies the quintessence of herbal products, being. This section examines information on the use of medicinal plants collated from a number of case studies of different regions and ecosystems in ghana. All available information about either the traditional medicinal plants or ethnobotanical surveys in nigeria was consulted. For most plants, there are many common names, foreign names, slang names, and. Medicinal plants with each constituent are listed, often with the exact amounts of these constituents. Ethnomedicine is the study of traditional medicine. In addition, inappropriate use wrong plant parts, dose, frequency, route of administration, preparation, etc. Az list of medicinal plants names in sanskritcomplete list of herbal plants in sanskrit.
Treatment using herbs developed different parts of world in different names. The family and the common name or names will, however, be given under separate headings. Many people use it to treat upper respiratory infections as well as the common cold, as it seems to increase the production of white. They are thought to constitute 80% of total drugs used by humans. This volume lists hundreds of the 3157 constituents of medicinal plants in the full bookthe ones starting with a or b.
It is the project of a group of purdue master gardeners of marion county who designed, installed, and maintain the garden. With constant increase in demand, highvalue medicinal plants are threatened by extinction if over exploitation continues. Garden supplies, plants, and gardening hours all have been donated to the museum. Medicinal plants or medicinal herbs are essence of traditional medicine practice. Traditional plants used for medicinal purposes by local. These changes have been included so that indian names are pronouncedcorrectly. Medicinal plants are valuable resources for our health care system since ancient period.
Guide to the medicinal plant garden indiana medical history. You may always return to the home page by clicking on the title herbs list at the top of the page. One of the problems with traditional knowledge about medicinal plants is the lack of standardization of names. The herbal database is dedicated to the tea plant, camellia sinensis, the source of commercial tea. Their names will be numbered consecutively and arranged in alphabetical order, irrespective of the family to which a plant belongs. When wild medicinal plants are harvested only specific parts of the plant are used in treatment such as the bark of a tree or bulbs and tubers from bulbous and tuberous plants. The name of cuscuta was reported in the chinese constitution of medicinal plants that was used in the treatment of liver disease, kidney and sexual vulnerability through direct eating of plant. The herbal database a listing of herbs, spices, and medicinal. Pdf indian medicinal plants sachin chandran academia. Encyclopedia of indian medicinal plants herbs mainly using in ayurveda with pictures and details. In the women with amenorrhoea or luteal phase dysfunction, pregnancy resulted twice as of ten in women in the treatment group 15% as in those in the placebo group 7%. First, they may be used directly as teas or in other extracted forms for their natural chemical constituents.
List of important medicinal plants uses of medicinal plant. The term medicinal plant include various types of plants used in herbalism herbology or herbal medicine. Literary sources attest to the use of medicinal plants in ancient assyria, egypt, india, and china circa 3000 b. A plant may have many common names, and the same common name may be applied to several unrelated plants. Increasing role of the who monographs on selected medicinal plants over the past two decades, there has been a tremendous increase in the use of herbal medicine. You can get all necessary information about this ayurvedic medicinal plants including its botanical names, morphology, classification, therapeutic uses, names in different languages, synonyms, habitat, chemical present in. A compiled check list of these plants including their latin names, families, parts used, medicinal uses, and name in different nigerian states is the main purpose of this study.
The booklet is a guide to the most commonly utilised. Its perhaps bestknown for its ability to boost brain health. Indian medicinal plants an illustrated dictionary with picturesofcrudeherbs 123. Growing medicinal plants at home gives you a way to treat many common health problems naturally and planting your own herbal garden is easier than you might think. He discovered many useful plants for their medicinal use. A list of complaints arranged alphabetically with the botanical name of the plants known to be used as remedies. Plants synthesise hundreds of chemical compounds for functions including defence against insects, fungi, diseases, and herbivorous mammals. Oct 01, 2015 with constant increase in demand, highvalue medicinal plants are threatened by extinction if over exploitation continues. Astragalus is one of the most popular herbs in the traditional chinese medicine system.
Medicinal plants and flowers, indian medicinal flowers, indian herbs, home gardening. Pdf on jan 1, 1998, pp joy and others published medicinal plants find. An illustrated, scientific and medicinal approach appears to be a medical compendium of plants intended as a guide and reference resource for professionals in the field. These plants can be found right outside our doorstep from the spunky, dominating dandelion to the handsome stalks of stinging nettle. Several communities have been using a variety of natural plants, their parts and microbial species for curing. There are definitions and properties included for 984 of these constituents in the full book. The medicinal plant garden was added to the grounds south of the old pathology building in the spring of 2003. Information regarding the different types of plants used, parts of the plants, mode of administration was collected from 16 villages of the district. This web site of encyclopedia provides good quality pictures of medicinal plants and its information,uses,dose,cultivation,research works,side effects,morphology,habitat etc.
The names are drawn from hundreds of books and other references. Even you can use the pulp left after extracting the juice from papaya as poultice on the wounds. Vernacularnames of medicinal plants of kenya tiba asili sacco society ltd, jan, 2011 1 vernacular names of medicinal plants of kenya 1. Herbalism is the systematic study of medicinal herbs and its botany. These extracts are used as inputs in the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, insecticide and other chemical industries. Medicinal plants are plants that have a recognized medical use. If the same common name is applied to more than one plant, this d l be shown by the page numbers next to the common name in the index. The list will always be incomplete, given the vast number of herbs. Medicinal plants of dominicauses, chemical constituents. Medicinal plants list alderleaf wilderness college. To use our herbs list encyclopedia to look up a herb and learn more about how it can benefit you, just click on one of the category links.
Herbal remedies vary greatly in efficacy, strength and price. The ability to synthesize a wide variety of chemical compounds that are possibly used to perform important biological functions, and to defend against attack from predators such as insects, fungi and herbivorous mammals is called herbal medicine. Herbs list a guide to medicinal herbs and their uses. It is the use of plants for medicinal purposes, and the study of such uses. The medicinal plants have been used for treatment of illnesses and diseases, since the dawn of time.
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