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Mar 2021
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Department of Zoology
Government Degree College Sehmo Basti - 272190 (U.P.) India
Department of Zoology
Government Degree College Sehmo Basti - 272190 (U.P.) India
Department of Zoology
Government Degree College Sehmo Basti - 272190 (U.P.) India
Medicinal plants have been used in India since long for their medicinal and cultural practices and play an important role in human welfare. Herbs and spices were well known for their medicinal properties. India is home to several medicinal plant / spices that are used extensively in traditional medicine. According to the WHO, around 80% of the world’s population uses herbal medicines for primary health care, particularly across Europe and South Asia. Research indicates that many of these herbs not only have anti-inflammatory properties, they also help build up the body’s natural immunity. And unlike allopathic medicines like antibiotics, which can have serious side effects, most of these herbs and spices are relatively safe. Several curative properties of many plants have been listed in sacred vedas; the oldest known literature. It has been reported that in India a total of 17,500 species of flowering plants have been identified but nearly 1300 species of plants are of aromatic nature and used in traditional medicine system (Uniyal, et al., 2002, Backer, 2005; Singh et al., 2013; Vanila et al., 2008; Felsenstein, et al., 2020; CM Khanna et a., 2020). In recent time, the use of medicinal plants and their extracts has gained unprecedented impetus, all over the world during COVID – 19 pandemics. The people of our country, in particular the rural and tribal people living in some remote area, primarily depends upon the folk and traditional medicine boosting their body. Indigenous knowledge of these plants used for the different purpose in different areas. A large number of plant families have furnished many classes of product, which may vary with the degree of insecticidal, anti-bacterial, activities (Srivastav and Srivastav, 2007; Bedi et al., 2008). Our country has promoted the use of plant product via AYSUSH / AYARYOGYA SETU or guidelines decided by government of India as well as state government. Due their ideal properties such as i.e., a. High pesticidal properties b. Easily availability c. Easily biodegradable with less hazard of environmental contamination d. Low-cost e. Grow abundantly in endemic areas and safe for users (Gracia et al., 2008; Kaushik and Singh, 2020; Srivastav and Singh, 2020; AYUSH Advisory, 2020).
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As above mentioned all eighteen medicinal plants are effectively used in Fever, Dry cough, Tiredness, Aches / pains, Sore throats, Headache and Diarrhoea, Breathing or shortness of breath, Chest pain or pressure and Loss of speech or movements used in Cough (Bramhvarshswa, 2006; Ambast, 2006, Bedi et al., 2008; Kim, 2009). Regarding huge population, our infrastructure (health system) and our vaccine production capability, in our country vaccination programme will continue for long time. As we know, COVID-19 different variant (as per changes in their structure) appears we believe that the infection will be as serious hazards to our health system for next period of 2-3 years. Use of these plant extracts of these medicinal plants boost our body strength (increase body immunity) till the vaccination is completed in our country. Immune system in body in body play an important role to fight against unhealthy environment and microbes such as virus, bacteria, fungus etc. since these medicinal plants having low cost, minimum toxicity and almost found everywhere in country and can reduce the infection of COVID – 19.
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