Abstract

GREEN HERBS AS NATURAL HEALERS

*Nisreen Husain and Touseef Hussain Trak

Abstract

A large variety of plants and herbs growing around us in our surrounding environment have been known for their medicinal importance since ages. Such medicinal plants have been the basis of traditional medicinal system, and also constitute a major part in modern drugs. Many of them are used for flavor and their nutritive value in our food as ‘Green herbs’ and ‘Spices’. Amongst these, the green herbs can be easily grown in our kitchen gardens or as indoor plants. Hence, are easily available for the immediate use. Their remarkable ethno-medicinal uses owe to their therapeutic value that makes them the unique ‘Natural Healers’ in curing of many ailments. The present review emphasizes on the medicinal importance of some of the commonly used ‘Green Herbs’ from the Indian cuisine.

Keywords: Herbs, Health, Healers, Medicine.