Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Resources of Northeast India
Wednesday, December 17th, 2008The use of plants in curing various human ailments is known since time immemorial. In recent past, despite considerable progress made in synthetic drugs, plant constituents are still considered as major sources of valuable medicines. It is estimated that close to 15% of the 70,000 known plant species have medicinal properties. Fransworth and Soejarto (1991) and Pei (2001) reported that about 70-80% of people worldwide rely chiefly on traditional, largely herbal medicine to meet their primary healthcare needs.
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