ETHNOBOTANICAL APPROACH TO DRUG DEVELOPMENT IN AYURVEDA
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https://doi.org/10.70066/jahm.v5i3.337Keywords:
ethno botany, drug development, folklore medicineAbstract
Ayurveda, our ancient medical science is well established as a complete medical science. The development of
Ayurveda is made by its integrative approach to adopt the best things in other sciences like botany, pharmacy,
pharmacology, photochemistry, taxonomy etc. The major part of Ayurvedic treatment is based on plant and plant
products. So ethnobotany plays a major role in the development ofAyurvedic drugs. The complex relationship
between the plants, humans and human cultures is studied with the help of ethnobotany. The development of
Ayurveda is achieved with the help of ethnobotany. The approach is made by field work or survey study of
folklore remedies or locally used less known plants or acquiring the knowledge of such plants which are not
mentioned in Ayurveda. Preparation of herbarium sheets and museum of less known plants, study of ancient
literature like Veda, local publication study, and database preparation are the way of getting additional
knowledge of drugs. After this the authentication, screening for standardization and from animal and clinical
trials the unknown facts are proved and established.
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