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Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology
Medknow Publications on behalf of Indian Association of Medical Microbiology
ISSN: 0255-0857
EISSN: 0255-0857
Vol. 29, No. 2, 2011, pp. 93-101
Bioline Code: mb11026
Full paper language: English
Document type: Review Article
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Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, Vol. 29, No. 2, 2011, pp. 93-101

 en Could the products of Indian medicinal plants be the next alternative for the treatment of infections?
Nandagopal, B.; Sankar, S.; Ramamurthy, M.; Sathish, S. & Sridharan, G.

Abstract

Indian medicinal plants are now recognized to have great potential for preparing clinically useful drugs that could even be used by allopathic physicians. Traditionally, practitioners of Indian medicine have used plant products in powder, syrup or lotion forms, without identification, quantification and dose regulation, unlike their allopathic counterparts. The present review explores the immense potential of the demonstrated effect of Indian medicinal plants on microbes, viruses and parasites. In the present context, with the available talent in the country like pharmaceutical chemists, microbiologists, biotechnologists and interested allopathic physicians, significant national effort towards identification of an "active principle" of Indian medicinal plants to treat human and animal infections should be a priority.

Keywords
Active principle, bacterial infections, fungal infections, medicinal plants, viral infections

 
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