Medicinal plants of India

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* [[Curry Leaf]] (Murraya koenigii)
* [[Curry Leaf]] (Murraya koenigii)
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* [[Desert Hyacinth]]
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* [[Desert Hyacinth]] ()
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* [[Dwarf Morning Glory]]
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* [[Dwarf Morning Glory]] ()
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* [[Dwarf Rhododendron]]
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* [[Dwarf Rhododendron]] ()
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* [[East Indian Arrowroot]]
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* [[East Indian Arrowroot]] ()
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* [[East Indian Globe Thistle]]
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* [[East Indian Globe Thistle]] ()
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* [[East-Indian Screw Tree]]
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* [[East-Indian Screw Tree]] ()
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* [[Elegant False Tamarisk]]
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* [[Elegant False Tamarisk]] ()
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* [[Elephant Foot]]
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* [[Elephant Foot]] ()
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* [[Eucalyptus]]
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* [[Eucalyptus]] ()
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* [[Fever Nut]]
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* [[Fever Nut]] ()
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* [[Feverfew]]
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* [[Feverfew]] ()
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* [[Fiji Arrowroot]]
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* [[Fiji Arrowroot]] ()
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* [[Fire Flame Bush]]
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* [[Fire Flame Bush]] ()
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* [[Flax]]
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* [[Flax]] ()
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* [[Fried Egg Tree]]
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* [[Fried Egg Tree]] ()
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* [[Frog Fruit]]
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* [[Frog Fruit]] ()
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* [[Gamhar]]
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* [[Gamhar]] ()
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* [[Garden Asparagus]]
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* [[Garden Asparagus]] ()
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* [[Garlic Pear Tree]]
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* [[Garlic Pear Tree]] ()
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* [[Gaub]]
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* [[Gaub]] ()
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* [[Giant Mexican Sunflower]]
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* [[Giant Mexican Sunflower]] ()
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* [[Giant Potato]]
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* [[Giant Potato]] ()
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* [[Glory Bower]]
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* [[Glory Bower]] ()
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* [[Goanese Ipecac]]
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* [[Goanese Ipecac]] ()
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* [[Goat Weed]]
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* [[Goat Weed]] ()
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* [[Graceful Sandmat]]
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* [[Graceful Sandmat]] ()
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* [[Great Morinda]]
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* [[Great Morinda]] ()
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* [[Green Milkweed Creeper]]
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* [[Green Milkweed Creeper]] ()
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* [[Ground Cherry]]
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* [[Ground Cherry]] ()
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* [[Guest Tree]]
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* [[Guest Tree]] ()
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* [[Gulbel]]
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* [[Gulbel]] ()
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* [[Gummy Gardenia]]
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* [[Gummy Gardenia]] ()
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* [[Gurmar]]
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* [[Gurmar]] ()
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* [[Hairy Agrimony]]
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* [[Hairy Agrimony]] ()
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* [[Hatchet Cactus]]
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* [[Hatchet Cactus]] ()
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* [[Henbane]]
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* [[Henbane]] ()
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* [[Hill Glory Bower]]
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* [[Hill Glory Bower]] ()
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* [[Hill Gynura]]
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* [[Hill Gynura]] ()
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* [[Hill Turmeric]]
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* [[Hill Turmeric]] ()
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* [[Himalaya Onion]]
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* [[Himalaya Onion]] ()
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* [[Himalayan Bugle]]
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* [[Himalayan Bugle]] ()
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* [[Himalayan Hogweed]]
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* [[Himalayan Hogweed]] ()
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* [[Himalayan Milk Vetch]]
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* [[Himalayan Milk Vetch]] ()
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* [[Himalayan Thorowax]]
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* [[Himalayan Thorowax]] ()
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* [[Holostemma Creeper]]
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* [[Holostemma Creeper]] ()
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* [[Honeyweed]]
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* [[Honeyweed]] ()
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* [[Hophead]]
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* [[Hophead]] ()
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* [[Horned Lousewort]]
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* [[Horned Lousewort]] ()
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* [[Horse Mint]]
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* [[Horse Mint]] ()
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* [[Horse Nettle]]
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* [[Horse Nettle]] ()
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* [[Indian Barberry]]
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* [[Indian Barberry]] ()
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* [[Indian Borage]]
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* [[Indian Borage]] ()
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* [[Indian Kudzu]]
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* [[Indian Kudzu]] ()
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* [[Indian Mallow]]
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* [[Indian Mallow]] ()
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* [[Indian Nightshade]]
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* [[Indian Nightshade]] ()
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* [[Indian Pavetta]]
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* [[Indian Pavetta]] ()
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* [[Indian Pennywort]]
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* [[Indian Pennywort]] ()
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* [[Indian Sarsaparilla]]
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* [[Indian Sarsaparilla]] ()
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* [[Indian Squirrel Tail]]
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* [[Indian Squirrel Tail]] ()
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* [[Indian Tree of Heaven]]
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* [[Indian Tree of Heaven]] ()
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* [[Indian Tulip Tree]]
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* [[Indian Tulip Tree]] ()
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* [[Indian Valerian]]
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* [[Indian Valerian]] ()
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* [[Indian Willow]]
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* [[Indian Willow]] ()
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* [[Indian Wormwood]]
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* [[Indian Wormwood]] ()
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* [[Indrajao]]
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* [[Indrajao]] ()
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* [[Ironwood Tree]]
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* [[Ironwood Tree]] ()
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* [[Jackal Jujube]]
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* [[Jackal Jujube]] ()
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* [[Jeevak]]
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* [[Jeevak]] ()
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* [[Kakronda]]
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* [[Kakronda]] ()
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* [[Kali Musli]]
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* [[Kali Musli]] ()
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* [[Kamala Tree]]
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* [[Kamala Tree]] ()
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* [[Kariyat]]
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* [[Kariyat]] ()
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* [[Karvy]]
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* [[Karvy]] ()
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* [[Kasturi Kamal]]
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* [[Kasturi Kamal]] ()
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* [[Katsagon]]
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* [[Katsagon]] ()
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* [[Kidney Leaf Morning Glory]]
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* [[Kidney Leaf Morning Glory]] ()
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* [[Kumarika]]
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* [[Kumarika]] ()
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* [[Lal Chitrak]]
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* [[Lal Chitrak]] ()
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* [[Lavang Lata]]
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* [[Lavang Lata]] ()
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* [[Leafless Mistletoe]]
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* [[Leafless Mistletoe]] ()
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* [[Little Ironweed]]
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* [[Little Ironweed]] ()
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* [[Long Leaved Alysicarpus]]
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* [[Long Leaved Alysicarpus]] ()
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* [[Long Pepper]]
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* [[Long Pepper]] ()
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* [[Love in a Mist]]
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* [[Love in a Mist]] ()
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* [[Madhavi Lata]]
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* [[Madhavi Lata]] ()
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* [[Madras Carpet]]
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* [[Madras Carpet]] ()
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* [[Magenta Plant]]
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* [[Magenta Plant]] ()
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* [[Mahua]]
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* [[Mahua]] ()
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* [[Malabar Catmint]]
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* [[Malabar Catmint]] ()
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* [[Malabar Nut]]
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* [[Malabar Nut]] ()
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* [[Malay Apple]]
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* [[Malay Apple]] ()
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* [[Marsh Barbel]]
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* [[Marsh Barbel]] ()
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* [[Maulsari]]
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* [[Maulsari]] ()
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* [[Mousetail Plant]]
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* [[Mousetail Plant]] ()
* [[Nag Kesar]]
* [[Nag Kesar]]

Revision as of 09:58, 28 August 2008

Introduction

Traditional medicines are used by about 60 per cent of the world's population. These are not only used for primary health care not just in rural areas in developing countries, but also in developed countries as well where modern medicines are predominantly used. While the traditional medicines are derived from medicinal plants, minerals, and organic matter, the herbal drugs are prepared from medicinal plants only.

Use of plants as a source of medicine has been inherited and is an important component of the health care system in India. In the Indian systems of medicine, most practitioners formulate and dispense their own recipes, hence this requires proper documentation and research. In western world also, the use of herbal medicines is steadily growing with approximately 40 per cent of population reporting use of herb to treat medical illnesses within the past year. Public, academic and government interest in traditional medicines is growing exponentially due to the increased incidence of the adverse drug reactions and economic burden of the modern system of medicine.

There are about 45,000 plant species in India, with concentrated hotspots in the region of Eastern Himalayas, Western Ghats and Andaman & Nicobar Island. The officially documented plants with medicinal potential are 3000 but traditional practitioners use more than 6000. India is the largest producer of medicinal herbs and is appropriately called the botanical garden of the world. There are currently about 250 000 registered medical practitioners of the Ayurvedic system (total for all traditional systems: approximately 291 000), as compared to about 700,000 of the modern medicine system. In rural India, 70 per cent of the population is dependent on the traditional system of medicine, the Ayurveda.


Medicinal Plants of India

  • Air Plant (Kalanchoe pinnata/ Bryophyllum pinnatum)
  • Arni (Clerodendrum phlomidis)
  • Chitra (Berberis aristata/chitria)
  • Chives (Allium schoenoprasum)
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