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MEDICINAL PLANTS: A SOURCE OF HERBAL MEDICINES TO TREAT VARIOUS AILMENTS

Published:18 Jun 2014
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Dr. CH.Srinivasa Prasadacharyulu1*

1 Reader in Biochemistry, S.K.P.Govt. Degree College, Guntakal. 515801. Andhra Pradesh, India.

Corresponding Author:Dr. CH.Srinivasa Prasadacharyulu

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Use of plants for treating various ailments is as old practice as man himself. Since ancient times, medicinal plants have been an excellent source of herbal medicine and to treat various ailments. Leaves, juice of leaves, paste of leaves, powder of leaves, stem, root, root powder, bark, seeds, oil of seeds, seed powder, flowers, powder of dried flowers, fruits, fruit powder, and leaf decoction etc; are herbal medicines obtained from medicinal plants are benign to treat various ailments. Herbal medicines are natural and believed to be much safer in the treatment of various ailments. Hence, the present research work provides information on medicinal plants: a source of herbal medicines to treat various ailments. A total of 26 species of medicinal plants with their herbal medicines belonging to 19 families were recorded at Rajendra Nagar, Guntakal, Ananatapuram (Dist), A.P., India. In the present work total numbers of herbal medicines 31 are reported to treat 23 ailments.

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species of medicinal plantsFamiliesherbal medicinesailmentsRajendra NagarGuntakal

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Prasadacharyulu, D. C. (2014). MEDICINAL PLANTS: A SOURCE OF HERBAL MEDICINES TO TREAT VARIOUS AILMENTS. International Journal of Ayurvedic and Herbal Medicine, 4(3). https://doi.org/10.47191/ijahm/v4i3.05

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