Question

write a short note on medicinal plant

Answer 1

Medicinal plants, medicinal herbs, or simply herbs have been identified and used from prehistoric times. Plantsmake many chemical compounds for biological functions, including defence against insects, fungi and herbivorousmammals. Over 12,000 active compounds are known to science; some 20 to 25 percent of the drugs used in modern medicine use such chemicals derived from plants. These chemicals work on the human body in exactly the same way as pharmaceutical drugs, so herbal medicines can be beneficial and have harmful side effects just like conventional drugs. However, since a single plant may contain many substances, the effects of taking a plant as medicine can be complex. Further, the chemical content and pharmacological actions, if any, of many medicinal plants remains unknown, and the possible benefits and safety of many such plants have not been tested.
The earliest historical records of herbs are found from the Sumerian civilisation, where hundreds of medicinal plants including opium are listed on clay tablets. The Ebers Papyrus from ancient Egypt describes over 850 plant medicines, while Dioscorides documented over 1000 recipes for medicines using over 600 medicinal plants in De materia medica, forming the basis of pharmacopoeias for some 1500 years. Drug research makes use of ethnobotany to search for pharmacologically active substances in nature, and has in this way discovered hundreds of useful compounds. These include the common drugs aspirin, digoxin, quinine, and opium. The compounds found in plants are of many kinds, but most are in four major biochemical classes, the alkaloids, glycosides, polyphenols, and terpenes.
Medicinal plants are widely used in non-industrialized societies, not least because they are far cheaper than modern medicines. The annual global export value of pharmaceutical plants in 2012 was over US$2.2 billion.[2] In many countries there is little regulation of traditional medicine, but the World Health Organization is coordinating a network to encourage safe and rational usage. Medicinal plants face both general threats such as climate change and habitat loss, and the specific threat of over-collection to meet market demand.

Answer 2

Explanation:

The medicinal plant include various types of plants which are used for medicinal purposes.

● Plants such as black pepper, cinnamon, aloe, sandalwood, ginseng, and safflower are used to heal wounds, sores and boils.

● Some plants such as Basil, Fennel, Chives, Cilantro, Apple Mint, Thyme, Golden Oregano, Variegated Lemon Balm, Rosemary can be planted in kitchen garden. These herbs are easy to grow, look good, taste and smell amazing and many of them are magnets for bees and butterflies.

● Many herbs are used as blood purifiers by removing to alter or change toxins of the body. These are also known as 'blood cleansers'.

● Some plants have antibiotic properties. Turmeric is useful in inhibiting the growth of germs, harmful microbes and bacteria.

● To reduce fever certain antipyretic plants such as Chirayta, black pepper, sandal wood and safflower are recommended by traditional Indian medicine practitioners.

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