Aquatic Macrophytes: An Untold and Valuable Panoramic Resource of Ethnomedicine

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Suparna Raha
Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani, Kalyani 741235, West Bengal, India.

Pronoy Mukherjee
Department of Zoology, Rishi Bankim Chandra College, Naihati 743165, West Bengal, India.
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Aloke Saha
Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani, Kalyani 741235, West Bengal, India.
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Tanmay Sanyal
Department of Zoology, Krishnagar Govt. College, Krishnagar 741101, West Bengal, India.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.52756/bhietm.2022.e01.004

Keywords: Ethnomedicine, Ethnopharmacology, Ethnobotany, Macrophytes.

Abstract:
Medicinal plants have been used in healthcare since ancient times by different societies, tribes and communities worldwide. From ancient times human beings started to acquire knowledge about medicinal plants that helped to improve health conditions through observation and experiments. Phytomedicines and herbal drugs obtained from medicinal plants are a primary source for treating several diseases. These medicinal plants contain several secondary metabolites and bioactive compounds that are the main source of the plant’s therapeutic properties. Several products from ethnomedicinal plants are cost-effective, safe, and have fewer side effects. Therefore, they are becoming the main targets for the production of herbal drugs in the pharmaceutical industry. Moreover, aquatic macrophytes are also being considered as a source of medicine nowadays and are used by several tribes for medicinal purposes. This review deals with the aquatic macrophytes that are usually used by different tribes worldwide for treating several diseases and their bioactive compound present in plants and provide protection against diseases.

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Suparna Raha, Pronoy Mukherjee, Aloke Saha and Tanmay Sanyal (2022). Aquatic Macrophytes: An Untold and Valuable Panoramic Resource of Ethnomedicine. © International Academic Publishing House (IAPH), B. Sarkar (eds.), The Basic Handbook of Indian Ethnobotany and Traditional Medicine,Vol. 1, pp. 46-61.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52756/bhietm.2022.e01.004