Abstract

IMPORTANCE OF MEDICINAL PLANTS HERBARIUM IT’S PREPARATION AND UTILITY

Dr. Naveeta Agrawal and Dr. Anil Kumar*

ABSTRACT

With increase in life style and intra communicable disorders, like hypertension, diabetes, asthma and many others people inclined towards the Ayurvedic medicine. Many small pharmaceutical companies are growing for the fulfilment of the above demand. It is necessary to manufacture formulation of medicine should be standard and as per described in the classical text. The practitioner of ancient times used to collect medicinal plants from forest themselves, some of them used to grow medicinal plants around their clinic. This practise used to ensure them of the use of right plant. But nowadays vaidyas began to prescribe prescriptions, and they are totally depended on manufacturers. In this situation, it is compulsory to develop the herbarium that helps in the identification of medicinal plants.

Keywords: hypertension, diabetes, asthma.