European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

ETHNOMEDICINAL AND PHARMACOGNOSTIC DESCRIPTION OF SOME PLANT POSSESSED THERAPEUTIC IMPORTANCE

*Prof. Sapna Malviya and Prof. P. Dwivedi

ABSTRACT

Ayurveda is anancient system of health care in India. Ayurveda involves five elements ether or space, air, fire, waterand earth as foundation of body. These elements contribute towards the basic contents of health Doshas: Vata, Pitta and kapha. These Doshas responsible for physiological functioning of body and any disturbances in these essential elements may lead disease condition. Ayurveda suggest that elimination of toxins and reestablishment of constitutional balance retain optimal health and this can be achieved by proper nutritional supply andbalanced life style, other than this use of herbs as medicine also help to maintain good health; thus as per Ayurveda plant based herbs or herbal formulation play significant towards the maintenance of optimal health and considering this fact this article summarizing pharmacognostic descriptions of some plants which possessed therapeutic value.

Keywords: Alstonia scholaris, Butea monosperma, Ailanthus excels, Clerodendrum serratum, Acacia nilotica.