Ethno-medicinal plants from the north-central western ghats of India for alternative health care
- Vol.53(7), July
- Mumbai Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Science 2021
- 31-32p.
Ethnomedicine is practiced by various ethnic groups all over the globe those who have no access or little access to other systems of medicine or western medicine that are compared with traditional medicine based on bioactive compounds in plants and animals. The ethno-medicine is sometimes used as a synonym for traditional medicine. The North Central Western Ghats in India comprises rich bio-cultural diversity and is also home to varied ethnomedicinal practices. The certification and analysis of traditional knowledge regarding the practice and use of plants in the treatment of various human diseases is a herculean task for which Government, NGO and Herbal Drug Companies are being part of the system. The survey on relationship between human and nature has made it conceivable to realize the undercurrent existence of the communities and the bionetwork in which they inhabit together. Over the last decade there has been a rise in ethnomedicinal studies, still small is known about use of ethnomedicines in traditional health care system in India. Traditional system has unique and undeniably important cultural ingredients which use varieties of plant extracts, traditional knowledge and belief system for treatment as well as prevention of/from various disease and ailments.