Significances of Medicinal Plants to Human Being

Significances of Medicinal Plants to Human Being

1. Many of the modern medicines are produced
indirectly from medicinal plants, for example aspirin.

2. Plants are directly used as medicines by a majority
of cultures around the world, for example Chinese
medicine and Indian medicine.

3. Many food crops have medicinal effects, for example
garlic.

4. Medicinal plants are resources of new drugs. It is
estimated there are more than 250, 000 flower plant
species.

5. Studying medicinal plants helps to understand plant
toxicity and protect human and animals from natural
poisons.

6. Cultivation and preservation of medicinal plants
protect biological diversity, for example metabolic
engineering of plants.