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]] (Cistanche tubulosa)
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* [[Dwarf Morning Glory]] ()
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* [[Dwarf Morning Glory]] (Evolvulus alsinoides)
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* [[Dwarf Rhododendron]] ()
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* [[Dwarf Rhododendron]] (Rhododendron anthopogon)
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* [[East Indian Arrowroot]] ()
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* [[East Indian Arrowroot]] (Curcuma angustifolia)
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* [[East Indian Globe Thistle]] ()
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* [[East Indian Globe Thistle]] (Sphaeranthus indicus)
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* [[East-Indian Screw Tree]] ()
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* [[East-Indian Screw Tree]] (Helicteres isora)
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* [[Elegant False Tamarisk]] ()
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* [[Elegant False Tamarisk]] (Tamaricaria elegans)
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* [[Elephant Foot]] ()
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* [[Elephant Foot]] (Elephantopus scaber)
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* [[Eucalyptus]] ()
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* [[Eucalyptus]] (Eucalyptus spp.)
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* [[Fever Nut]] ()
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* [[Fever Nut]] (Caesalpinia bonducella)
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* [[Feverfew]] ()
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* [[Feverfew]] (Tanacetum parthenium)
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* [[Fiji Arrowroot]] ()
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* [[Fiji Arrowroot]] (Tacca leontopetaloides)
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* [[Fire Flame Bush]] ()
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* [[Fire Flame Bush]] (Woodfordia fruticosa)
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* [[Flax]] ()
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* [[Flax]] (Linum usitatissimum)
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* [[Fried Egg Tree]] ()
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* [[Fried Egg Tree]] (Oncoba spinosa)
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* [[Frog Fruit]] ()
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* [[Frog Fruit]] (Phyla nodiflora)
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* [[Gamhar]] ()
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* [[Gamhar]] (Gmelina arborea)
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* [[Garden Asparagus]] ()
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* [[Garden Asparagus]] (Asparagus officinalis)
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* [[Garlic Pear Tree]] ()
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* [[Garlic Pear Tree]] (Crataeva adansonii subsp. odora)
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* [[Gaub]] ()
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* [[Gaub]] (Diospyros malabarica)
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* [[Giant Mexican Sunflower]] ()
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* [[Giant Mexican Sunflower]] (Tithonia diversifolia)
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* [[Giant Potato]] ()
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* [[Giant Potato]] (Ipomoea mauritiana)
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* [[Glory Bower]] ()
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* [[Glory Bower]] (Clerodendrum inerme)
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* [[Goanese Ipecac]] ()
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* [[Goanese Ipecac]] (Naregamia alata)
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* [[Goat Weed]] ()
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* [[Goat Weed]] (Ageratum conyzoides)
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* [[Graceful Sandmat]] ()
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* [[Graceful Sandmat]] (Chamaesyce hypericifolia)
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* [[Great Morinda]] ()
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* [[Great Morinda]] (Morinda citrifolia)
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* [[Green Milkweed Creeper]] ()
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* [[Green Milkweed Creeper]] (Cosmostigma racemosum)
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* [[Ground Cherry]] ()
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* [[Ground Cherry]] (Physalis minima)
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* [[Guest Tree]] ()
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* [[Guest Tree]] (Kleinhovia hospita)
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* [[Gulbel]] ()
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* [[Gulbel]] (Tinospora cordifolia)
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* [[Gummy Gardenia]] ()
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* [[Gummy Gardenia]] (Gardenia gummifera)
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* [[Gurmar]] ()
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* [[Gurmar]] (Gymnema sylvestre)
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* [[Hairy Agrimony]] ()
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* [[Hairy Agrimony]] (Agrimonia pilosa)
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* [[Hatchet Cactus]] ()
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* [[Hatchet Cactus]] (Pelecyphora aselliformis)
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* [[Henbane]] ()
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* [[Henbane]] (Hyoscyamus niger)
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* [[Hill Glory Bower]] ()
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* [[Hill Glory Bower]] (Clerodendrum viscosum)
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* [[Hill Gynura]] ()
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* [[Hill Gynura]] (Gynura cusimbua)
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* [[Hill Turmeric]] ()
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* [[Hill Turmeric]] (Curcuma pseudomontana)
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* [[Himalaya Onion]] ()
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* [[Himalaya Onion]] (Allium wallichii)
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* [[Himalayan Bugle]] ()
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* [[Himalayan Bugle]] (Ajuga lupulina)
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* [[Himalayan Hogweed]] ()
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* [[Himalayan Hogweed]] (Heracleum lallii)
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* [[Himalayan Milk Vetch]] ()
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* [[Himalayan Milk Vetch]] (Astragalus floridus)
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* [[Himalayan Thorowax]] ()
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* [[Himalayan Thorowax]] (Bupleurum candollei)
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* [[Holostemma Creeper]] ()
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* [[Holostemma Creeper]] (Holostemma ada-kodien)
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* [[Honeyweed]] ()
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* [[Honeyweed]] (Leonurus japonicus)
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* [[Hophead]] ()
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* [[Hophead]] (Barleria lupulina)
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* [[Horned Lousewort]] ()
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* [[Horned Lousewort]] (Pedicularis bicornuta)
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* [[Horse Mint]] ()
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* [[Horse Mint]] (Mentha longifolia)
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* [[Horse Nettle]] ()
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* [[Horse Nettle]] (Solanum carolinense L.)
* [[Indian Barberry]] ()
* [[Indian Barberry]] ()

Revision as of 10:46, 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)
  • Flax (Linum usitatissimum)
  • Gaub (Diospyros malabarica)
  • Gulbel (Tinospora cordifolia)
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