This document discusses several medicinal plants and their uses in traditional medicine. It provides details on 12 plants - Mint, Ashwagandha, Shatavari, Long Pepper, Turmeric, Kadaladi, Drumstick Tree, Gotukola, Indian Gooseberry, Cheriyayilavannam and their scientific names, families, and medicinal values for conditions like pain, inflammation, insomnia, diabetes, bronchitis, and more. It concludes that medicinal plants have long been used in local livelihoods and are a rich source for drug development ingredients. Most plants have significant medicinal value.

1. DIGITAL ALBUM
NEETHU G R
NATURAL SCIENCE
CSI COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

2. MEDICINAL PLANTS

3. Medicinal plants have been discovered and used in
traditional medicine practices since prehistoric time. Plant
synthesis hundred of chemical compound for functions
including defence against insects, fungi, diseases, and
herbivorous.Some of the medicinal plants are thulasi, alovera,
neem, vishnukranthi, vincarosea,ginger, poovamkurinnila,
koovalam etc…

4. MINT
➢ Scientific Name : Mentha spicata
➢ Family : Lamiaceae
➢ Medicinal Value : Ant inflammatory,
Antibacterial, Antioxidant,
Immunostimulatory and Antiviral

5. ASHWAGANDHA
➢ Scientific Name : Withania somnifera
➢ Family : Solonaceae
➢ Medicinal Value : Ease pain and inflammation,
treat insomnia and boost nutrition

6. SHATAVARI
➢ Scientific Name : Asparagus racemosus
➢ Family : Asparagaceae
➢ Medicinal Value : Diarrhea, Bronchitis, tuberculosis,
diabetes

7. LONG PEPPER
➢ Scientific Name : Piper longum
➢ Family : Piperaceae
➢ Medicinal Value : improve appellate, indigestion
diarrhea, cholera,
bronchitis and cough

8. TURMERIC
➢ Scientific Name : Curcuma domestica
➢ Family : Zingiberaceae
➢ Medicinal Value : cancer, liver problems, antimalarial
wound healing, fungicide

9. KADALADI
➢ Scientific Name : Achyranthes aspera
➢ Family : Amaranthaceae
➢ Medicinal Value : Asthma, bleeding, cough, dog bite,
Snake bite, dysentery, headache.

10. DRUMSTICK TREE
➢ Scientific Name : Moringa oleifera
➢ Family : Moringaceae
➢ Medicinal Value : Diabetes, diarrhea, heart problems,
high blood pressure, kidney stones

11. GOTUKOLA
➢ Scientific Name : Centella asiatica
➢ Family : Apiaceae
➢ Medicinal Value : repair nervous tissue,
neuromuscular disorders,
increase brain functions

12. INDIAN GOOSBERRY
➢ Scientific Name : Phyllanthus emblica
➢ Family : Phyllanthaceae
➢ Medicinal Value : anti ageing effects, improve
immune function, reduce heart burn
severity and cancer risk

13. CHERIYAYILAVANNAM
➢ Scientific Name : Cinnamomum zeylanicum
➢ Family : Lauraceae
➢ Medicinal Value : Diarrhea, common cold, flu,
menstraral cramps, gastrointestinal
upset

14. CONCLUSION
Medicinal plants are inseparable from local livelihood
because they have long been collected , consumed and
managed .Medicinal plants are considered as a rich resource
of ingredients which can be used in drug development. Most
of the plants around as has higher medicinal values.

15. REFERENCE
 Introductory plant toxnomy By
Khalid Huisain, Khalid Nawaz
 http://in.Wikipedia.org
 https://www.biologicaldirection.com
 https://herbalplantslive.com

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