Ethnopharmacological Properties of Family Asteraceae

Ethnopharmacological Properties of Family Asteraceae

Neelesh Babu, Navneet
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 21
ISBN13: 9781799813200|ISBN10: 1799813207|EISBN13: 9781799813217
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1320-0.ch010
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Babu, Neelesh, and Navneet. "Ethnopharmacological Properties of Family Asteraceae." Ethnomedicinal Plant Use and Practice in Traditional Medicine, edited by Akash Akash, et al., IGI Global, 2020, pp. 199-219. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1320-0.ch010

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Babu, N. & Navneet. (2020). Ethnopharmacological Properties of Family Asteraceae. In A. Akash, N. Navneet, & B. Bhandari (Eds.), Ethnomedicinal Plant Use and Practice in Traditional Medicine (pp. 199-219). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1320-0.ch010

Chicago

Babu, Neelesh, and Navneet. "Ethnopharmacological Properties of Family Asteraceae." In Ethnomedicinal Plant Use and Practice in Traditional Medicine, edited by Akash Akash, Navneet Navneet, and B.S. Bhandari, 199-219. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1320-0.ch010

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Abstract

From ancient time, plants have been utilized as a great source of medicinal products for several types of diseases and disorders. Traditional knowledge is an important source for the development of new drugs. Several studies revealed that traditional knowledge of medicinal plants is being practised among several tribes throughout the world. Many researchers have been evaluated the authenticity of this information. Family Asteraceae got an important place among this medicinal heritage. This is one of the widely distributed families and large numbers of plants have been utilized in various skin-related problems. This chapter highlights the ethnopharmacological properties of this family.

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