A review on some poisonous plants and their medicinal values

Publication date: 2014 Source:Journal of Acute Disease, Volume 3, Issue 2 Author(s): Narayanaswamy Tamilselvan , Thirunavukkarasu Thirumalai , Prabakar Shyamala , Ernest David The aim of this review is to provide a report on poisonous medicinal plants using for various treatments. Medicinal plants have been used for centuries, and numerous cultures still rely on indigenous medicinal plants for their primary health care needs. Poisonous medicinal plants are used for various ailments such as Antidiabetic, Anticancer, Antibacterial, Antifungal, and Cytogenetic effect. The review reveals that wide numbers of phytochemical constituents have been isolated from the various medicinal plants which possess activities like diuretic, purgative, laxative, anti-allergic and various other important medicinal properties. This information is most important for pharmaceutical companies could formulate drug.
Source: Journal of Acute Disease - Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research