Medicinal Plants: Traditional Trends to Modern Therapeutics

Abstract

<div>Medicinal plant therapies are becoming more common, as more people seek</div><div>natural cures and health approaches devoid of synthetic chemicals' adverse effects. The</div><div>biological and pharmacological potential of plants is studied and utilized all around the</div><div>globe for various purposes including the treatment of infections and diseases owing due</div><div>to bioactive compounds in plants produced as a result of secondary metabolism. The</div><div>study of medicinal plants is helpful in clinical trials to find pharmacologically useful</div><div>chemicals, and this method has produced thousands of valued medicines. Opium,</div><div>aspirin, quinine, and digoxin are some examples. Plants possess a large number of</div><div>bioactive compounds. On the basis of their chemical structure, they are divided into</div><div>four classes: alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, and terpenes. Plants can now be turned into</div><div>“factories” that create therapeutic proteins, vaccines, and many more products for use</div><div>in the production of biotech pharmaceuticals, medications, and therapies. This chapter</div><div>discusses the diversity and importance of medicinal plants in various sectors as well as</div><div>highlights the successful drug products produced by the said entities and their future</div><div>trends.<br></div>