Herbal Medicine in India Indigenous Knowledge, Practice, Innovation
This book highlights the medical importance of and increasing global interest in herbal medicines, herbal health products, herbal pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, food supplements, herbal cosmetics, etc. It also addresses various issues that are hampering
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Herbal Medicine in India
Saikat Sen • Raja Chakraborty Editors
Herbal Medicine in India Indigenous Knowledge, Practice, Innovation and its Value
Editors Saikat Sen Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science Assam Down Town University Guwahati, Assam India
Raja Chakraborty NEF College of Pharmacy Lokhra Lalganesh Road, Lokhra Guwahati, Assam India
ISBN 978-981-13-7247-6 ISBN 978-981-13-7248-3 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7248-3 © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. The registered company address is: 152 Beach Road, #21-01/04 Gateway East, Singapore 189721, Singapore
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Preface
Plant-based medicine has a strong tradition in India, with more than 5000 years of practice leading up to the twenty-first century. Codified medicinal system of India, like Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani, and Amchi, has very strong evidences of their effectiveness, and plants are the key component in such systems. It is estimated that Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani use more than 1200, 900 and 700 species of plant, respectively, in their medicinal preparations. Non-codified or folk medicine in India are playing a key role mainly in remote and rural areas, and it was estimated that about 8000 plants species are in use in folk medicine and about 25,000 effective plant-based formulations are used by local folk medicine practitioners. Plants are always in the centre of drug discovery and development. In recent years, an enormous resurgence of the use of herbal product is due to the lesser side effect, failure or side effect caused by modern medicine and microbial resistance. The World Health Organization acknowledged the importance of herbal medicine. The goal of “Health for All” cannot be acco
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