Review on Therapeutic Potential of Phytochemicals from Medicinal Plants

Authors

Iqra Afzal, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, The Women University Multan PakistanFollow
Ume Habiba, Department of Eastern Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, PakistanFollow
Humaira Yasmeen, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, The Women University Multan, PakistanFollow

Abstract

Nature has provided plants with a vast range of phytochemicals. These phytochemicals are enriched with different pharmacological activities. These pharmacological activities have a potential to be wisely used for therapeutic purpose. It can be utilized in so many ways for the expansion of therapeutic strategies. With the advancement in the field of medicine and due to increasing side effects of synthetic medicines there emerges a need to discover novel therapeutic remedies. Medicinal plants serve as the best source for the manufacture of new remedies for many diseases. Medicinal plants bear a potential towards treating incurable chronic diseases. The aim of this review is to provide a therapeutic potential of individual phytochemical of different medicinal plants so that it can be further studied, researched and used for manufacturing medicines with lesser side effects and better therapeutic potential.

Article History

Received: May 17, 2023; Accepted: Aug 25, 2023; Published: Dec 26, 2023

Recommended Citation

Afzal, I., Habiba, U., & Yasmeen, H. (2023). Review on Therapeutic Potential of Phytochemicals from Medicinal Plants, Journal of Bioresource Management, 10 (4).