Natural Products and Medicinal Plants Research

Medicinal Plants

Medicinal plants, also called Medicinal herbs, have been designed and used in traditional health practices since ancient times. Herbs synthesise hundreds of chemical compounds for functions including arms against bees, fungus, infections, and vegetarian beast. Numerous chemical with potential or established biological availability have been identified.

Today about 80% of the world’s population rely primarily on plants and plant extracts for healthcare. In addition, of the top 150 trademarked drugs used in the United States of America (USA), 57% contain at least one major active compound currently or once derived from plants. According to data released by the World Health Organization (WHO), ethnobotany has maintained its popularity in all regions of the developing world and its use is immediately developing in the modern countries.