Indian Medicinal Plants have potentials as therapeutic agents....

Indian Medicinal Plants are chemical factories of Nature. Till now thousand number of Bioactives have been isolated from plants and possessed potentials to cure various diseases. Its time to isolate these bioactives not only to standardized the drugs at International Standards but also correct use of these bioactives in various therapeutics....

Anthocyanins are a large group of the bioflavonoids family from the class phenolics. Phenolics are the coloured compounds present in nature in flowers, fruits, leaves etc. These colours play very crucial role in biodiversity. Flowers and fruits, are sole source of rich antioxidant....

Piper species have found medicinal uses in all parts of the world and are ingredient in the formulation of Ayurveda.Piper species are known to be a rich source of Piper amides and their derivatives,hence species carry potent pharmaceutical properties like: diuretic, carminative, stimulant, etc....

Indian Medicinal Plants are potential source as therapeutic agents, in present book attempts were made to search for novel leads from certain Indian Medicinal Plants. Plants are chemical factories....

Traditional medicine is the sum total knowledge, skills and practices based on theories, beliefs and experiences. While for many traditional medicinal products scientific documents on safety, efficacy and quality are scare in spite of these products have been \"field-tested\" for centuries by thousands of people....

From ancient time, plants are rich source of effective and safe medicines. Herbal medicines have been main source of primary healthcare in many nations. Traditional system of medicine has given rise to some important drugs still in use today....

Standardization is a key to identify the standard drug from its substitute and/or adulterants, which is not dependant on any single character but a series of markers. The use of plants as medicines antedates history. Herbal medicine represents probably the first, and certainly the oldest system of human health care....

Plants are by far the most important source of natural therapeutics, and their role in enhancing the longevity and quality of life is gaining prominence in the world and still the plant is often the most neglected part of plant-based medicines....

Plants are the natural sources of medicines and as per WHO reporting 80% of population of developing countries rely on Indian Medicinal plants. Plant derived drugs came into use in the modern medicine through the uses of plant material as indigenous cure in folklore or traditional systems of medicine....

Plants can be used as therapeutic agent is an ancient thought. The use of medicinal plants as a source for relief from illness can be traced from early civilization in India....