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Traditional Medicinal Systems: Their Role and Place of the Strategies for Blood Purification in Human Beings

Traditional Medicinal Systems: Their Role and Place of the Strategies for Blood Purification in Human Beings

Aashaq Hussain Bhat, Shahla Nigar
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 24
ISBN13: 9781799820949|ISBN10: 1799820947|EISBN13: 9781799820956
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2094-9.ch001
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Bhat, Aashaq Hussain, and Shahla Nigar. "Traditional Medicinal Systems: Their Role and Place of the Strategies for Blood Purification in Human Beings." Advanced Pharmacological Uses of Medicinal Plants and Natural Products, edited by Ajeet Singh, et al., IGI Global, 2020, pp. 1-24. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2094-9.ch001

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Bhat, A. H. & Nigar, S. (2020). Traditional Medicinal Systems: Their Role and Place of the Strategies for Blood Purification in Human Beings. In A. Singh, P. Singh, & N. Bithel (Eds.), Advanced Pharmacological Uses of Medicinal Plants and Natural Products (pp. 1-24). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2094-9.ch001

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Bhat, Aashaq Hussain, and Shahla Nigar. "Traditional Medicinal Systems: Their Role and Place of the Strategies for Blood Purification in Human Beings." In Advanced Pharmacological Uses of Medicinal Plants and Natural Products, edited by Ajeet Singh, Padam Singh, and Navneet Bithel, 1-24. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2094-9.ch001

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Abstract

Medicinal plants are a great source of medicine for treating various human ailments. Traditional use of herbal medicine, which was developed within an ethnic group before the development and spread of modern science, is the very basis and an integral part of various cultures. Different medicinal systems throughout the globe are still operational and use natural herbs for treating diseases. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Ayurveda, Kampo, Traditional Korean Medicine (TKM), and Unani are some commonly found traditional medicinal systems in use today. They are used directly, or their secondary metabolites are used as anti-bacterial, antifungal, immunomodulators, anti-hair fall, and multiple other purposes. However, their blood purification properties prevent blood from toxicity. Hundreds of medicinal plants are used in Ayurveda for blood purification, particularly plants which are astringent or bitter (pungent or sharp tastes). In addition, medicinal herbs do not have side effects.

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