💊 Basics

Important Term

  • Medicinal plants are those which are rich in secondary metabolites and are potential source of drugs.
  • Highest number of medicinal spp. are under family – Asteraceae.
  • Maximum demand in the world market: Senna leaves, Isabgol seeds and Cassia tora seeds.
  • India is first largest producer of Isabgol and Senna.
  • India is largest exporter of Isabgol and Senna leaves.
  • National Aromatic and Medicial Plant Board is situated at New Delhi.
  • Central Institute for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP) is located at Lucknow, U.P. It is not a ICAR research institute. It comes under CSIR.
  • We have 90% collection of medicinal plants is from wild source.
  • Hippocrates is known as father of modern medicine.
  • Theophratus is known as father of pharmacognosy.

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