What trees are used to make medicine?
Elder, Silver Birch, Juniper, and White Pine Trees provide us with sap, leaves, blossoms, bark, berries, and nuts—most of which have medicinal properties that cannot be found anywhere else in nature. For thousands of years, trees have given us wonderful herbal medicines and played an important role in our lives.
What is medicine tree?
This tree is found in montane tropical forests across central and southern Africa and Madagascar. Its bark is used locally and traded internationally to cure malaria, fever, kidney disease, urinary tract infections and prostate cancer.
Which plants are medicinal plants?
Nature’s 9 Most Powerful Medicinal Plants and the Science Behind Them
- Gingko.
- Turmeric.
- Evening primrose oil.
- Flax seed.
- Tea tree oil.
- Echinacea.
- Grapeseed extract.
- Lavender.
What are the 10 medicinal plants and their uses?
10 Medicinal Plants and their Uses with Pictures
- 10 Medicinal Plants and their uses.
- Adhatoda. Botanical name: Justicia adhatoda (Adhatoda vasica)
- Aloe. Botanical name: Aloe vera.
- Bacopa. Botanical name: Bacopa monnieri.
- Catharanthus.
- Eclipta (False Daisy)
- Neem.
- Ocimum (Sacred basil or Holy basil)
How many types of medicinal plants are there?
The Food and Agriculture Organization estimated in 2002 that over 50,000 medicinal plants are used across the world. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew more conservatively estimated in 2016 that 17,810 plant species have a medicinal use, out of some 30,000 plants for which a use of any kind is documented.
Which plants are used to cure skin diseases?
HERBAL DRUGS FOR SKIN DISEASES
- Achyranthes aspera (Common name: Prickly chaff flower, Devil’s horsewhip; Family: Amaranthaceae)
- Allium cepa (Common name: Onion; Family: Liliacea)
- A.
- Aloe vera (Common name: Barbados aloe; Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae)
- Azadirachta indica (Common name: Neem; Family: Meliaceae)