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Ethnomedicinal Pertinence and Antibacterial Prospective of Himalayan Medicinal Plants of Uttarakhand in India

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Uttarakhand is a northern state in India and has a strong traditional medicinal system because of the rich and diverse population of ethnomedicinal plants. Transfer of knowledge to generations on herbal wealth and ancient therapeutic systems has been the tradition among inhabitants of this region. This herbal wealth has been widely utilized as antimicrobial, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antidiabetic, antifungal, antispasmodic, anthelmintic, antirheumatic, antihepatotoxic, hepatoprotective, analgesic, and immunostimulant for therapeutic treatment strategies.

A recent World Health Organization global report on traditional and complementary medicine 2021–22 confirms the 88% member states have acknowledged their use of traditional and complementary medicine which corresponds to 170 member states. Traditional systems of medicine namely Ayurveda, Unani, Homeopathy, and Siddha are almost completely based on plant-based extracts. Plants which have been studied and investigated pharmacologically and chemically have been helpful in providing active principle in modern medicine and in some cases giving leads for partial or total synthesis of new drugs. Accessibility of modern medical facilities has also played a role in keeping local peoples dependent on traditional methods of using plants as a source for treating ailments. The aim of this study is to review salient reports on traditional, pharmacology, ethnomedicinal, and biological activities of some medicinal plants of Uttarakhand region of India.

Furthermore, medicinal plants are therapeutic agents and raw material for manufacturing traditional and modern medicines. For a better clinical use of Herba Patriniae, it is urgent to establish systematic pharmacology, quality control, and pharmacokinetics validation of these precious heritage plants.

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Mehra, S., Sharma, V.K., Tygai, C., Tomar, L.K. (2023). Ethnomedicinal Pertinence and Antibacterial Prospective of Himalayan Medicinal Plants of Uttarakhand in India. In: Mishra, M.K., Kumari, N. (eds) Plants for Immunity and Conservation Strategies. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-2824-8_15

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