An Overview of Neptunia prostrata: A Source of Herbal Medicine of Ethnopharmacological Importance

Ghosh R, Jajo H and Acharya Pc
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Acharya Pc: Department of Pharmacy, Tripura University (A Central University), India

Global Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2017, vol. 2, issue 1, 9-11

Abstract: Plants are used in the treatment of various diseases from the ancient time. The use of plants as a source of medicine lies deep in the root of antiquity. The traditional Indian system of medicine, Ayurveda and Unani are based on the use of plants, animals and other natural substances. The history of medicinal plants dates back to Rigveda, perhaps the oldest repository of human knowledge, which was written in about 4500-1600 B.C and Ayurveda (about 2500 B.C) which provide the detail accounts of many herbal drugs [1]. Most of the medicinally active substances investigated in the 19th and 20th centuries used in the form of crude extract [2,3]. Medicinal plants and natural product derived medicines are widely used in traditional cultures all over the world and they are becoming increasingly popular in modern society as natural alternatives to synthetic medicines [4]. Several herbal cosmetics, nutraceuticals and remedies are flooded in the market nowadays.

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Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.19080/GJPPS.2017.02.555577

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