Dipankar C, Murugan S, Uma Devi P
Department of Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Karunya University, Coimbatore-641114, India.
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2011;8(5 Suppl):124-9. doi: 10.4314/ajtcam.v8i5S.6. Epub 2011 Jul 3.
India has a rich tradition of plant-based knowledge on healthcare. A large number of plants/plant extracts/decoctions or pastes are equally used by tribals and folklore traditions in India for treatment of cuts, wounds and burns. The resistance of the microorganism has increased due to the indiscriminate use of commercial antimicrobial drugs commonly used for the treatment of infectious diseases. Resistance to antimicrobial agents has resulted in morbidity, mortality, from treatment failures and increased health care costs. There is an urgent need to discover novel, effective plant-based antimicrobial drug to the increasing problem of drug resistance. This situation forced the scientist to search for new antimicrobial substances from various sources including medicinal plants. Iresine herbstii, Ecbolium linneanum , Chrozophora rottleri have been used in folk remedies and is reported to have a broad range of therapeutic effects. Therefore this paper attempts to bridge the lacunae in the existing literature and offers immense scope for researchers engaged in validation of the traditional claims and development of safe and effective therapeutic agent.
印度在基于植物的医疗保健知识方面有着丰富的传统。在印度，大量的植物、植物提取物、煎剂或糊剂被部落和民间传统同样用于治疗割伤、伤口和烧伤。由于常用于治疗传染病的商业抗菌药物的滥用，微生物的耐药性有所增加。对抗菌剂的耐药性导致了发病率、死亡率上升，治疗失败以及医疗保健成本增加。迫切需要发现新型、有效的基于植物的抗菌药物来应对日益严重的耐药性问题。这种情况迫使科学家从包括药用植物在内的各种来源寻找新的抗菌物质。红叶苋、林氏假杜鹃、刺蒺藜草已被用于民间疗法，据报道具有广泛的治疗作用。因此，本文试图填补现有文献中的空白，并为从事传统说法验证以及开发安全有效治疗剂的研究人员提供广阔的空间。
