medicinal plants in india
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Presented by
Dr. Sudhakar Kokate
Director PPRC, India
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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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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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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 PPRC/INDIA 03
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The age-old scriptures contained detailed account of medicinal plants..5000 B.C.
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Scripture Dates back No. of Plants
Yajurveda 4500 2500 B.C. 290
Atharvaveda
Charaka Samhita 700 B.C. 1100
Sushruta Samhita 200 B.C. 1200
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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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Western Himalayas
Eastern Himalayas
North-Eastern region
Semi-arid region
Gangetic plains
Western Ghats
Eastern Ghats
Andaman & Nicobar
Islands
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Ginseng roots
Chirayita herb
Gum-resin of Asafoetida
Liquorice root
Guggal
Medicinal plants
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Imports of Medi-aroma plants
Geranium
Patchouli
Lavender
Clove leaf / stem oil
Vetiver
Peppermint
Supermint
Bergamot mint
Aromatic plants
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Plantago ovata
Cassia angustifolia
Rheum australe
Rauwolfia serpentina
Hedychium spicatum
Zingiber officinale PPRC/INDIA 09
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Acorus calamus
Adathoda vasica
Juglans regia
Punica granatum
Juniperus communis
Heracleum candicans PPRC/INDIA 16
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Picrorhiza kurroa
Aconitum species
Saussurea lappa
Swertia chirata
Podophyllum emodi
Valeriana wallichii PPRC/INDIA 23
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Apamarga
Babul
Bael
Shirish
Vish Naag
Kalmegh
Kutaki
Kaner
Sadabahar
Brahmi
Musali safed
Tejpatra
Lemon
Arjun PPRC/INDIA 30
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ARJUN
KALMEGH BAEL
BRAHMI
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Vad
Gular
Tulsi
Medha
Pudina
Karela
Amla
Bavchi
Chitrak
Sarpagandha
Ashwagandha
Erand
Jamun
Imli PPRC/INDIA 32
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KARELA
PUDINA JAMUN
AMLA
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Karanj
Baheda
Hirda
Ginger
Shatavari
Neem
Bhringaraaj
Garlic
Turmeric
Adulsa
Datura
Peepal
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HIRDA
NEEM TURMERIC
BAHEDA
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