benefits of herbs

1. • Herbal medicines are drugs made
from plants and other natural
products.
• They work in a similar manner as
conventional drugs(allopathic
medicines). This makes herbal
medicines as effective as
allopathic medicines.

3. Turmeric
• Turmeric is a rhizomatous plant of the ginger
family.
• In the Ayurvedic system turmeric is a medicine
for diseases and conditions, including those of the
skin, pulmonary, and gastrointestinal systems,
aches, pains, wounds, sprains, and liver
disorders.

4. • A fresh juice is commonly used in many skin
conditions, including eczema, chicken
pox, allergy, and scabies.
• The active compound curcumin is known to
have a wide range of biological effects
including anti-inflammatory,
antioxidant, antitumor, antibacterial,
and antiviral activities, which indicate huge
potential in clinical medicine.

5. • Hydrogen peroxide and boric acid
have similar antiseptic qualities like
turmeric.
• Boric acid is used in eyewashes and
put into creams for burns.
• Hydrogen peroxide is used to clean &
deodorize wounds and ulcers.

7. Honey
• As an antimicrobial agent honey is useful
in treating a variety of ailments.
• Antibacterial properties of honey are the
result of the low water activity causing
osmosis, chelation of free iron, its slow
release of hydrogen peroxide.

8. • Antioxidants in honey have even been
associated with reducing the damage
done to the colon in colitis.
• It has also been used for centuries as
a treatment for sore throats and
coughs and, according to recent
research, may be an effective soothing
agent for coughs.

9. •Alpha lipoic acid is a chemical
which has similar antioxidant
properties like honey.
•Hydrogen peroxide is also a
chemical substitute for honey.

11. Cinnamon
• Cinnamon is a spice obtained from the
inner bark of several trees from the
genus Cinnamomum.
• Cinnamon oil helps in relieving dental pain
and also used in toothpastes.
• Including cinnamon and cinnamon extract
in the diet may help type 2 diabetics to
control blood glucose levels.

12. • Dietary cinnamon activates
dependent antioxidant response in
human epithelial colon cells and used as
chemopreventive dietary factor
targeting colorectal carcinogenesis.
• A substance in the cinnamon plant inhibits
the development of Alzheimer's disease .

13. •Anodyne can be used as a
substitute for cinnamon as it has
pain killing properties.
•Fluorouracil is also a substitute
used in colorectal cancer.

15. Tulsi
• It is an aromatic plant of the genus
ocimum.
• It helps in reduction of cholesterol level.
• It can be used as a painkiller because of
high concentration of eugenol.
• It also protects from radiation poisoning &
cataract.
• Tulsi increases immunity.

16. •Paracetamol is an anti pyretic and
analgesic(painkiller) and used as
a chemical substitute for tulsi.
•Antigens can also be used as
substitutes as they increase
immunity.

18. Aloe Vera
• Oral administration of aloe vera might
be effective in reducing blood glucose
in diabetic patients and in lowering
blood lipid levels in hyperlipidaemia.
• It might be useful for treating
psoriasis.

19. • Niacin (also known as Vitamin B3
or nicotinic acid) can be used as a
substitute for aloe vera as it
lowers lipid levels.
• Coal tar and Vitamin D3 are also
substitutes for aloe vera.

21. Fennel
• Fennel is a plant species in
the genus Foeniculum It is a member of
the family Apiaceae.
• Fennel water has properties similar to
those of anise and dill water: it can be
used as the domestic ‘gripe water’.
• They are also eaten raw, sometimes with
some sweetener, as they are said to
improve eyesight.

22. • Root extracts were often used in
tonics to clear cloudy eyes.
• Extracts of fennel seed have shown
to have a potential use in the
treatment of glaucoma.
• Fennel may be an effective diuretic
and a potential drug for treatment
of hypertension.

23. • Torasemide is a loop
diuretic mainly for the management
of hypertension. It is marketed
under the brand name Demadex
and Examide.
• It is a substitute for fennel as it
has anti-hypertensive properties.

25. Fenugreek
• It is an annual plant from the family
Fabaceae.
• Its seeds are useful in curing
Diabetes(type 1 and type 2).
• It also has anti-inflammatory
properties

27. • Mefenamic acid is substitute
for fenugreek as it
decreases inflammation.
• Metformin is used to lower
insulin levels.

29. Ginger
• Ginger is the rhizome of the plant Zingiber.
• Tea brewed from ginger is a common folk
remedy for colds.
• Ginger ale and ginger beer are also drunk
as stomach settlers in countries where the
beverages are made.

30. • In Burma, ginger and a local
sweetener made from palm tree juice
are boiled together and taken to
prevent the flu.
• It is used as a herbal preparation to
reduce fatigue, prevent and cure
rheumatism and osteoarthritis and
control poor dietary habits.

31. • Ibuprofen is a nonsteroidal anti-
inflammatory drug used for pain
relief, fever reduction, and
against swelling.
• It is also used for treating
osteoarthritis.
• Ascorbic acid is effective for
treating common cold and hence
is a substitute for ginger.

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33. • Osteoarthritis is a disease is a group of
mechanical abnormalities involving
degradation of joints.
• Symptoms may include joint pain, tenderness,
stiffness and locking.
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34. • Rheumatism is a medical problem
affecting joints and connective tissues.

35. • Glaucoma is a condition that causes
damage to eye's optic nerve and gets
worse over time. It's often associated with
a buildup of pressure inside the eye.

36. • Psoriasis occurs when the immune system
mistakes a normal skin cell for a pathogen,
and sends out faulty signals that cause
overproduction of new skin cells.
• It has been linked to an increased risk of
stroke, and treating high blood lipid levels
may lead to improvement.

37. • Hyperlipidaemia involves abnormally
elevated levels of any or all lipids and
lipoproteins in the blood.

38. • Colorectal carcinogenesis is also
known as colon cancer and its
symptoms are rectal bleeding and
anemia.

39. • Scabies is a contagious skin
disease caused by itch mite.
• Colitis is the inflammation of colon
which is a part of large intestine.