Medicinal plants importance,scope and uses.

Medicinal plants importance,scope and uses.

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  T.C.B CARS,BILASPUR. Chattisgarh Presented To;Presented By; Dr. Deepti Patel Shekh Alisha Dept. of Hort. B.Sc. Ag. Importance & scope of MEDICINAL PLANTS & their Uses SESSION -2015-16
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  Medicinal Plants Are thoseplants, rich in secondary metabolites & are potential source of drugs. These secondary metabolites include alkaloids, glycosides, coumarins, flavonoids, steroids
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  What are medicinalplants? A considerable number of definitions have been proposed for the term 'medicinal plant'. According to the World Health Organization, "a medicinal plant is any plant which, in one or more of its organs/parts, contains substances that can be used for therapeutic purposes, or which are precursors for chemo-pharmaceutical semi synthesis".
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  Characteristics of MedicinalPlants • Medicinal plants have many characteristics when used as a treatment, as follow:- • Synergic medicine- The ingredients of plants all interact simultaneously, so their uses can complement or damage others or neutralize their possible negative effects. AMLA
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  • Support ofofficial medicine- In the treatment of complex cases like cancer diseases the components of the plants proved to be very effective. • Preventive medicine- It has been proven that the component of the plants also characterize by their ability to prevent the appearance of some diseases. This will help to reduce the use of the chemical remedies which will be used when the disease is already present i.e., reduce the side effect of synthetic treatment.
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  Important & scopeof Medicinal Plants in India • India is one of the few countries where almost all the known medicinal plants can be cultivated in some part of the country of the other. Among the various plants is great demand in the country & abroad are Opium poppy, tropane alkaloid bearing plants saprogenic bearing Yam, Senna, psyllium husk & seeds, cinchona & ipecac. • The ancient India system of medicines (ISM) is predominantly a plant based material medica making use of most of our native plants.
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  • ISM offersmost appropriate or first line therapy against many diseases likes Jaundice, bronchial asthma rheumatoid arthritis diabetes etc. • India has about 2000 species of medicinal plants & a vast geographical area with high production potential varied agro climatic condition. • India is already a major exporter of medicinal plants. It is estimated that Rs 86 crores worth of raw materials & drugs from medicinal plants are exported from India.
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   Document indigenoususes of medicinal plants,  Certify raw material for quality control,  Develop and improve the agro- technology for valuable medicinal plants,  Officially recognize and protect the customary laws of indigenous people,
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   Prepare aclear policy for granting permits for cultivation within stipulated time,  Conduct regular research and training on better harvesting and processing techniques,  Investigate various pathological agents infecting medicinal plants,  Setup a community-based management of medicinal plants farming and marketing,
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   Analyze themarket policies,  Monitor and evaluate the status of medicinal plants with the assistance of local communities,  Conserve the critical habitats of rare medicinal plant species,
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  Use of MedicinalPlants  Seeds: Production and marketing of quality seeds of high yielding varieties (seed companies).  Plant parts (leaf, bark, root, seed etc.)- Enterprises such as large scale cultivation as an agro-industry, marketing of dried plant parts (crude drugs) in national and international markets, establishing market net works can be started.  Grading of specific plant parts such as leaves of senna, roots of ashwagandha/ safed musli/ long pepper etc. This is the simplest but economically viable small enterprise that can be established at farm level and can add value to the harvested produce.
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   Plant drugs-This is an age old well known industry manufacturing plant based drugs in traditional systems of medicine such as Ayurveda, Siddha, Homeopathy etc.  Nutraceuticals- This is a sun rise industry with a large potential for small and medium enterprises. Herbal pesticides- This enterprise has enormous potential in future. Herbal chocolates, sweets etc.- Sugar free sweets, drinks etc are being marketed internationally. Use of herbal extracts in food products is not a new idea.
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  ASHOKA ASHWAGANDHA LONG PEPPER SARPAGANDHA
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  1) Medicinal Trees: Sr.No. Common Name Botanical Name Parts Used 1 Babul Acacia nilotice Delite Pods, leaves, bark, gum 2 Bael Aegle marmelos L. Corr. Roots, leaves, fruit 3 Neerh Azaflirachta indica Bark leaves, flowers, seed, oil 4 Palas Butea monossperma (Lam.) Bark, leaves, flowers, seed, gum 5 Gugul Commiphora mukulEngh J Resinous gum 6 Olive Olea europeae Leaves, Oil 7 Arjun Terminalia arjuan Roxb. Bark 8 Behela Terminalia bellirica Gaertu Bark, fruit 9 Hirda Terminalia bellirica Gaertu Fruits 10 Nagakesar Mesua ferrea L. Blowers, oil . 11 Markingnut Semecarpus & anacardium L. Fruits
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  2.MedicinalShrubs: Sr.No. CommonName BotanicalNamePartsUsed 1 Davana Artemisianilagirica Leaves,floweringtop 2 Safedmusli AparagusadscendensRoxbi Tuberousroots 3 Belladonna Atropabelladonna Leavesandroots 4 Lavender Lavandulaofficinalis Flowers 5 Sarpagandha RauvalfiaserpentinaL. Roots 6 Chitrak PlumbagezeylanicaL. Leaves,roots