Jamloki Abhishek, Trivedi Vijay Laxmi, Nautiyal M C, Semwal Prabhakar, Cruz-Martins Natália
High Altitude Plant Physiology Research Centre (HAPPRC), H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar Garhwal 246174, India.
Department of Life Sciences, Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), Dehradun 248002, India.
Metabolites. 2022 Jun 13;12(6):540. doi: 10.3390/metabo12060540.
Indian Himalayan region (IHR) supports a wide diversity of plants and most of them are known for their medicinal value. Humankind has been using medicinal plants since the inception of civilization. Various types of bioactive compounds are found in plants, which are directly and indirectly beneficial for plants as well as humans. These bioactive compounds are highly useful and being used as a strong source of medicines, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, food additives, fragrances, and flavoring agents. Apart from this, several plant species contain some toxic compounds that affect the health of many forms of life as well as cause their death. These plants are known as poisonous plants, because of their toxicity to both humans and animals. Therefore, it is necessary to know in what quantity they should be taken so that it does not have a negative impact on health. Recent studies on poisonous plants have raised awareness among people who are at risk of plant toxicity in different parts of the world. The main aim of this review article is to explore the current knowledge about the poisonous plants of the Indian Himalayas along with the importance of these poisonous plants to treat different ailments. The findings of the present review will be helpful to different pharmaceutical industries, the scientific community and researchers around the world.
印度喜马拉雅地区（IHR）拥有种类繁多的植物，其中大多数因其药用价值而闻名。自文明诞生以来，人类就一直在使用药用植物。植物中发现了各种类型的生物活性化合物，这些化合物对植物和人类都有直接和间接的益处。这些生物活性化合物非常有用，被用作药物、药品、农用化学品、食品添加剂、香料和调味剂的重要来源。除此之外，一些植物物种含有一些有毒化合物，这些化合物会影响多种生命形式的健康并导致它们死亡。这些植物被称为有毒植物，因为它们对人类和动物都有毒性。因此，有必要了解应该摄入多少这类植物，以免对健康产生负面影响。最近对有毒植物的研究提高了世界各地有植物中毒风险人群的认识。这篇综述文章的主要目的是探索关于印度喜马拉雅地区有毒植物的现有知识，以及这些有毒植物在治疗不同疾病方面的重要性。本综述的研究结果将对世界各地不同的制药行业、科学界和研究人员有所帮助。
