MEDICINAL PLANTS: A RECOURSE TO ALLOPATHY – A REVIEW

Bacteria and fungi are responsible for most of the infections that afflict human beings and animals, these infections are controlled by antibodies, as well as by wide spread use of chemo based synthetic antibiotics. The spore formers create hindrances in treatment due to their genetic ability to survive, transmit, and even develop resistance to these antibiotics, thus leading to the patient facing many ulterior side effects of these drugs. Research is now focused on the development of antibiotics from natural sources: medicinal plants. These naturally sources and purified antibiotics provide a safe treatment for the afflicted patient devoid of any side effects on one hand, and also help in conservation of natural resources to a large extent by curbing their depletion and reducing the load on the environment. These medicinal plant extracts provide a cure for a number of diseases like skin diseases, urinary tract and digestive system problems, heart related diseases, blood pressure regulation, including the treatment of cancer without administration of chemo therapy.