Potential of ethnomedicines to be developed as nu-traceuticals
By: Ghosh, Dilip
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Publisher: Mumbai Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Science 2021Edition: Vol.53(7), July.Description: 13-15p.Subject(s): PHARMACEUTICSOnline resources: Click here
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Pharma timesSummary: India is the largest medicinal plants producer. There are
currently about 2,50,000 registered medical practitioners of the
Ayurvedic system, as compared to about 7,00,000 in modern
medicine. In India, around 20,000 medicinal plants have been
recorded; however, traditional practitioners use only 7,000–7,500
plants for curing different diseases. The proportion of use of plants
in the different Indian systems of medicine is Ayurveda 2,000;
Siddha 1,300; Unani 1,000; Homeopathy 800; Tibetan 500;
Modern 200; and folk 4,500. In India, around 25,000 effective
plant-based formulations are used in traditional and folk medicine.
More than 1.5 million practitioners are using the traditional
medicinal system for healthcare in India.
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India is the largest medicinal plants producer. There are
currently about 2,50,000 registered medical practitioners of the
Ayurvedic system, as compared to about 7,00,000 in modern
medicine. In India, around 20,000 medicinal plants have been
recorded; however, traditional practitioners use only 7,000–7,500
plants for curing different diseases. The proportion of use of plants
in the different Indian systems of medicine is Ayurveda 2,000;
Siddha 1,300; Unani 1,000; Homeopathy 800; Tibetan 500;
Modern 200; and folk 4,500. In India, around 25,000 effective
plant-based formulations are used in traditional and folk medicine.
More than 1.5 million practitioners are using the traditional
medicinal system for healthcare in India.
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