Plant sources of drugs

PLANT SOURCES OF DRUGS

  • Many drugs available from plants are even today used in the treatment of pathological conditions.
  • With the increasing tendency for the use of alternate medicine, this source has gained more importance in the recent past.
  • The pharmacological activities of plants are attributed to certain active principles in plants. They are alkaloids, glycosides, fats, oils, tannins, saponins etc.
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