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A Comprehensive Review of Selected Traditional Medicinal Plants: Status, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Properties, Cultivation, and Demand

1★, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 4, 3, 3★ Corresponding author

  1. 1Survey of Medicinal Plants Unit, Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka, INDIA.
  2. 2Division of Flower and Medicinal Crops, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka, INDIA.
  3. 3Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, New Delhi, INDIA.
  4. 4Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA.

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Rama Rao Vendrapati

Survey of Medicinal Plants Unit, Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka, INDIA.

vendrapati@yahoo.com

Received: 17-05-2024; Revised: 04-06-2024; Accepted: 28-06-2024.

Volume 18, Issue 35 · pp. 24–46 · 2024 · DOI: 10.5530/phrev.2024.18.4

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ABSTRACT

Plant-based systems continue to play an essential role in healthcare, and their use by different backgrounds has been extensively documented. Rubia cordifolia L. (Manjistha), Convolvulus pluricaulis Choisy (Shankapushpi), Piper longum L. (Pippali), Boerhavia diffusa L. (Rakta Punarnava) and Uraria picta (Jacq.) Desv. (Prishniparni) are traditionally used for treating several diseases particularly dysmenorrhea, diuresis, paralysis, jaundice, amenorrhea, skin disorders of many varieties, renal stone and blood detoxification, hypertension, neurodegenerative diseases, ulcers, high blood pressure, epilepsy, vomiting, diabetes, sun stroke and bleeding, chronic bronchitis, asthma, constipation, gonorrhea and paralysis. The present analysis aimed to provide a general review of the available literature on ethnomedical, status of traditional medicine, phytochemicals and their source of compounds with biological activity, supply and demand in herbal and pharma industries and new cultivation methods for traditional medicinal plants and their necessity in present scenario

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    Vendrapati, R. R., s, S., Bhat, S., Bindu, K. H., Mahadevaswamy, S. R., Latheef, S. S. A., Kalaivanan, D., Shiddamallayya, N., v, V., Narayanam, S., & Acharya, R. (2024). A Comprehensive Review of Selected Traditional Medicinal Plants: Status, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Properties, Cultivation, and Demand. Pharmacognosy Reviews, 18(35), 24–46. https://doi.org/10.5530/phrev.2024.18.4