Documentation of natural resources and the way forward: zanthoxylum, an exemplar
- Vol.53(8-9), Aug-Sep
- Mumbai Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Science 2021
- 8-16p.
Medicinal plants being potent for showing antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, antiseptic, antioxidant properties and so on have found a crucial space in the field of traditional medicines. This article, considering the genus Zanthoxylum, brings into light these facts based on the proper interpretation and validation of experiments carried out by different groups of researchers over time. There are numerous other plants or medicinal herbs lacking attention and proper exploration due to innumerable reasons, especially in remote areas. Accessibility should not be a constraint for effective scientific investigations. Therefore, the identification, collection, detection, evaluation and preservation of these therapeutically important resources is the need of the hour, which can pave the way to multifarious novel findings.