Open AccessSome Medicinal Herbs and Shrubs of District Solan (HP)
Author(s) -
Pathania Singh Mamta
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal for research in applied science and engineering technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2321-9653
DOI - 10.22214/ijraset.2021.37957
Subject(s) - medicinal plants , traditional medicine , medicinal herbs , geography , medicine
Abstract: The herbal medicines are in practice since time immortal. Medicinal plants are used for preventive, promotive and curative purposes. Eighty percent of the ingredients of drug formulation in Ayurveda are plant based. Himachal Pradesh which is a rich repository of medicinal wealth and occupy an important place in the Vedic treatise. India has probably the oldest, richest and most diverse cultural traditions within the use of medicinal plants. Indians 3500 BC, Chinese 3000 BC and Egyptians 2500 BC knew the properties of medicinal plants. Medicinal plants have served the human kind, for hundreds of years and still these plants are used traditionally to cure various diseases. Keywords: Medicinal plants, Herbal medicines, shrubs, Solan