Plants and Animals As Home Remedies
Plants and Animals As Home Remedies
Plants and Animals As Home Remedies
Home Remedies
Introduction
Types of medicinal plants
Plants used for treating diseases
Location of plants and animals on maps
Animal model used in study of diseases
Examples of animals for curing diseases
Use of plants as a source of
medicine.
Use of plants as a source of medicine has been an ancient
practice and is an important component of the health care
system in India. In west also the use of herbal medicines
is growing with approximately 40 per cent of population
reporting use of herb to treat medical diseases within the
past year. General Public, academic and government
interest in traditional medicines is growing rapidly due to
the increase side effects of the adverse drug reactions
and cost factor of the modern system of medicine.
Types of plants :-
There are about 45,000 medicinal plant species in India, with concentrated spots in the region of Eastern
Himalayas, Western Ghats and Andaman & Nicobar Island. India is the largest producer of medicinal
herbs and is called the botanical garden of the world.
In India, many forms of alternative medicines are available for those who do not want conventional
medicine or who cannot be helped by conventional medicine. Ayurveda and Kabiraji (herbal medicine) are
two important forms of alternative medicine that is widely available in India.
Ayurvedic form of medicine is believed to be existent in India for thousands of years. It employs various
techniques and things to provide healing or relief to the ailing patients. One of the things that ayurveda
uses is medications of plant origin.
It is estimated that about 80,000 species of plants are utilized in some form or other by the different
systems of Indian medicine.
Guggulu(Commiphora wightii)
It is regarded as an digestive,
carminative, laxative, anti-pyretic
and tonic. It is prescribed in colics,
jaundice, hemorrhages, flatulence and
many other disorders.
The common name is Arjun .Its botaical name is Terminalia
arjuna.It belongs to a family called Combretaceae (rangoon
creeper family). Arjuna is a large, evergreen tree, with a
spreading crown and drooping branches. Grows up to 25 m
height, and the bark is grey and smooth. Leaves are sub-
opposite, oblong or elliptic oblong. Flowers small, white, and
occur on long hanging recemes. Fruit is 2.3-3.5 cm long, fibrous
Arjun Tree
woody, glabrous and has five hard wings, striated with
numerous curved veins.
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Animal model used in study of diseases
Animals can help humans in ways other than providing natural
remedies,Certain animal models have played significant roles in
the study of particular diseases and have led to the development
of effective interventions. For RA, polio and hepatitis C successful
treatments. In the case of TSEs, animal models have been
essential for increasing our understanding of the nature of the
diseases and in the development of public health measures to
limit their spread. The animals involved in this type of research
usually suffer from the characteristic symptoms of diseases such
as hepatitis C, RA or scrapie. Where possible, animals are
euthanised at humane endpoints, although this may not always be
the case if the long-term implications of the disease are under
study.
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