Author: Anand Pandey*
ABSTRACT: The medicinal and pharmacological aspects of plants are one such asset to the human race right through the evolution. The plants which are nutritionally rich and also loaded with some additional values like antioxidants, vitamins, proteins or some specific secondary metabolites are categorized as nutraceuticals plants. Ethanomedicinal usage of plants is not only limited to the knowledge of medicinal and aromatic plants but has been stretched to the exploration in the fungal world especially the lichens. India being a mega biodiversity country has enormous potential in this field of traditional medicines. Primitive societies were dependent on herbal remedies for the treatment and disorders since time immemorial. Either it may the use of herbal kadha (tea/ decoction/extract) or may be use of spices oils in the steam inhalation during the ongoing Corona pandemic, world has perceived the potential of Indian Ayurvedic system in the safe treatment of tough body illness through mini
Keywords: pharmacological, antioxidants, Ethanomedicinal, kadha, Hemidesmus