Numerous medicinal plants are found in India which find its applications in herbal medicine / alternative therapy. These plants show high effectiveness in the curing of diseases such as arthritis, cancer, etc.

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Dr. Sudhakar Kokate
Director PPRC, India

2. Land of great diversity
Home for a large variety of flora and fauna
Traditional medical folklore in the form of Ayurveda,
Homeopathy, Siddha
Traditional systems based on Plants
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3. WHO …..80% world population relies on plant based
raw materials for medicinal purpose
20,000 plant species: Medicinal
About 100 species are commercially cultivated
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4.  Plants possess unique features
 Wide spread and used in formulations
 Quite effective in small dose
 Less side effects
 Preparations: simple, effective & have broad spectrum
activities
 Rich in disease specific curative properties
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5. The age-old scriptures contained detailed account of
medicinal plants…..5000 B.C.
Scripture
Dates back
No. of Plants
Yajurveda
4500 – 2500 B.C.
290
Charaka Samhita
700 B.C.
1100
Sushruta Samhita
200 B.C.
1200
Atharvaveda
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6. Category
No. of plants
Tribal communications
550
Ethnic groups
220
Forest villages
5000
Plants from higher group
17,500
Major vegetarian types
16
Ethno-medical utility plants
9500
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7. Western Himalayas
Gangetic plains
Eastern Himalayas
Western Ghats
North-Eastern region
Eastern Ghats
Semi-arid region
Andaman & Nicobar
Islands
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8. Ginseng roots
 Chirayita herb
 Gum-resin of Asafoetida
 Liquorice root
Medicinal
plants
 Guggal
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9. Imports of Medi-aroma plants
 Geranium

Patchouli

Lavender

Clove leaf / stem oil

Vetiver

Peppermint

Supermint

Bergamot mint
Aromatic
plants
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10. Plantago ovata
 Cassia angustifolia
 Rheum australe
 Rauwolfia serpentina
 Hedychium spicatum
 Zingiber officinale
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17. Acorus calamus
 Adathoda vasica
 Juglans regia
 Punica granatum
 Juniperus communis
 Heracleum candicans
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24. Picrorhiza kurroa
 Aconitum species
 Saussurea lappa
 Swertia chirata
 Podophyllum emodi
 Valeriana wallichii
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Apamarga

Kaner

Babul

Sadabahar

Bael

Brahmi

Shirish

Musali safed

Vish Naag

Tejpatra

Kalmegh

Lemon

Kutaki

Arjun
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ARJUN
KALMEGH
BRAHMI
BAEL

33. 
Vad

Bavchi

Gular

Chitrak

Tulsi

Sarpagandha

Medha

Ashwagandha

Pudina

Erand

Karela

Jamun

Amla

Imli
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KARELA
AMLA
PUDINA
JAMUN

35.  Karanj
 Bhringaraaj

Baheda

Garlic

Hirda

Turmeric

Ginger

Adulsa

Shatavari

Datura

Neem

Peepal
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TURMERIC

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