Ethnobotanical significance of medicinal plants

Arvind Kumar Singh and Shraddha Rai

Volume 2 | Issue 2 | Pages 1-3

Abstract

Ethnobotany is an important branch of natural science dealing with various aspects such as
anthropology, archaeology, botany, ecology, economics, medicine, religious, cultural and
several other disciplines. There are several approaches for ethnobotanical research and those
relevant to medicinal plants are archeological search in literature, herbaria and the field studies. It is an accepted fact that plants influenced human culture through ages and accompanied the process of civilization. Since civilization plants have been used by tribals and local people for cure of various diseases. Several difficult diseases could be cured effectively by use of herbal medicines. Traditional knowledge of medicinal plants and their use in the present days are not only useful for conservation of natural tradition and biodiversity but also community health care and drug development in the local people.

Keywords

Ethnobotany, Medicinal plants, Anthropology, Archaeology, Natural science

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