Modern pharmacology draws on folk knowledge of medical plants. It is an old debt that remains unpaid.
Even so, folk remedies remain a primary source of treatment for millions.
Indian systems of medicine document 6,000 plants. Of them, 2,000 are codified for the actions they have in the human body.
To celebrate holistic medicine we bring you a power list of wild plants that are used to treat a range of disorders. Each plant has its own story. It has its own botanical and folk names.
There are of course many more and. . .