As a source of drugs the medicinal plants are used for
the management and treatment of various human and livestock health disorders or
diseases worldwide from ancient times to the present day. There are a total of
250,000 species of flowering plants referred to as medicinal plants. The World
Health Organization (WHO) enlisted about 21,000 medicinal plant species . The global
herbal market is about US$ 62 billion per annum. The annual growth of herbal
market is about 15 percent and in 2050, it is expected to be about US$ 5
trillion. About 25% of prescribed drugs in the world are of plants source.
In
developing countries about 80% people believe on traditional plant based
medicines for their primary health care purposes. Worldwide several thousands
of plants had identified consisting medicinal values and it was used for the
treatment of different diseases in various cultures. From the beginning to
present majority of people are relying on the traditional medicine for the
treatment of their primary health care. The high cost of imported conventional
drugs and inaccessibility to western medical care facility, involve that traditional
mode of health care is the only form of health care that is reasonably priced
and accessible to the people of rural area.(Read more)
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