Abstract

APPLICATION OF SOME INDIAN HERBS IN THE FIELD OF HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

Pal Rabindranath, Sarkar Arnab and Chakraborty Manas*

Abstract

There is a growing use of natural compounds and supplements in herbal medicines to treat various diseases as they are safe and having fewer side effects. Herbal medicines contain unpurified plants parts either in power form or aqueous extracts of the plant body. Plant extracts are mixture of various compounds like alkaloids, glycosides, flavonoid, saponin etc. In this study, we have reviewed the effect of Indian herbal medicines and possible causes of their benefits. Some of the very common plants are Vincristine, Licorices, Aloe vera, Saraca Indica, Centella asiatica, Gymnema sylvestre.

Keywords: Phyto-chemicals, Natural compounds, Polyphones, Epigenic changes.