• Herbal medicines are drugs made from plants and other natural products.• They work in a similar

manner as conventional drugs(allopathic medicines). This makes herbal medicines as effective as allopathic medicines.

Turmeric

Turmeric

• Turmeric is a rhizomatous plant of the ginger family.

• In the Ayurvedic system  turmeric is a medicine for diseases and conditions, including those of the skin, pulmonary, and gastrointestinal systems, aches, pains, wounds, sprains, and liver disorders.

• A fresh juice is commonly used in many skin conditions, including eczema, chicken pox, allergy, and scabies.

• The active compound curcumin is known to have a wide range of biological effects including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antitumor, antibacterial, and antiviral activities, which indicate huge potential in clinical medicine.

• Hydrogen peroxide and boric acid have similar antiseptic qualities like turmeric.

• Boric acid is used in eyewashes and put into creams for burns.

• Hydrogen peroxide is used to clean & deodorize wounds and ulcers.

Honey

Honey• As an antimicrobial agent honey is

useful in treating a variety of ailments.

• Antibacterial properties of honey are the result of the low water activity causing osmosis, chelation of free iron, its slow release of hydrogen peroxide.

• Antioxidants in honey have even been associated with reducing the damage done to the colon in colitis.

• It has also been used for centuries as a treatment for sore throats and coughs and, according to recent research, may be an effective soothing agent for coughs.

•Alpha lipoic acid is a chemical which has similar antioxidant properties like honey.

•Hydrogen peroxide is also a chemical substitute for honey.

Cinnamon

Cinnamon

• Cinnamon is a spice obtained from the inner bark of several trees from the genus Cinnamomum.

• Cinnamon oil helps in relieving dental pain and also used in toothpastes.

• Including cinnamon and cinnamon extract in the diet may help type 2 diabetics to control blood glucose levels.

• Dietary cinnamon activates dependent antioxidant response in human epithelial colon cells and used as chemopreventive  dietary factor targeting colorectal carcinogenesis.

• A substance in the cinnamon plant inhibits the development of Alzheimer's disease  .

•Anodyne can be used as a substitute for cinnamon as it has pain killing properties.

•Fluorouracil is also a substitute used in colorectal cancer.

Tulsi

Tulsi

• It is an aromatic plant of the genus ocimum.

• It helps in reduction of cholesterol level.

• It can be used as a painkiller because of high concentration of eugenol.

• It also protects from radiation poisoning & cataract.

• Tulsi increases immunity.

•Paracetamol is an anti pyretic and analgesic(painkiller) and used as a chemical substitute for tulsi.

•Antigens can also be used as substitutes as they increase immunity.

Aloe vera

Aloe Vera

• Oral administration of aloe vera might be effective in reducing blood glucose in diabetic patients and in lowering blood lipid levels in hyperlipidaemia.

• It might be useful for treating psoriasis.

• Niacin (also known as Vitamin B3 or nicotinic acid) can be used as a substitute for aloe vera as it lowers lipid levels.

• Coal tar and Vitamin D3 are also substitutes for aloe vera.

Fennel

Fennel

• Fennel is a plant species in the genus Foeniculum It is a member of the family Apiaceae.

• Fennel water has properties similar to those of anise and dill water: it can be used as the domestic ‘gripe water’.

• They are also eaten raw, sometimes with some sweetener, as they are said to improve eyesight.

• Root extracts were often used in tonics to clear cloudy eyes.

• Extracts of fennel seed have shown to have a potential use in the treatment of glaucoma.

• Fennel may be an effective diuretic and a potential drug for treatment of hypertension.

• Torasemide is a  loop diuretic mainly for the management of hypertension. It is marketed under the brand name Demadex and Examide.

• It is a substitute for fennel as it has anti-hypertensive properties.

Fenugreek

Fenugreek

• It is an annual plant from the family Fabaceae.

• Its seeds are useful in curing Diabetes(type 1 and type 2).

• It also has anti-inflammatory properties

• Mefenamic acid is substitute for fenugreek as it decreases inflammation.

• Metformin is used to lower insulin levels.

ginger

Ginger

• Ginger is the rhizome of the plant Zingiber.

• Tea brewed from ginger is a common folk remedy for colds. 

•  Ginger ale and ginger beer are also drunk as stomach settlers in countries where the beverages are made.

• In Burma, ginger and a local sweetener made from palm tree juice are boiled together and taken to prevent the flu.

• It is used as a herbal preparation to reduce fatigue, prevent and cure rheumatism and osteoarthritis and control poor dietary habits.

• Ibuprofen is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug used for pain relief, fever reduction, and against swelling.

• It is also used for treating osteoarthritis.

• Ascorbic acid is effective for treating common cold and hence is a substitute for ginger.

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• Ananya • Priyanka • Anuj • Himanshu

• Arshya • Harshit • Ravi

• Osteoarthritis is a disease is a group of mechanical abnormalities involving degradation of joints.

• Symptoms may include joint pain, tenderness, stiffness and locking.

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• Rheumatism is a medical problem affecting joints and connective tissues.

• Glaucoma is a condition that causes damage to eye's optic nerve and gets worse over time. It's often associated with a buildup of pressure inside the eye. 

• Psoriasis occurs when the immune system mistakes a normal skin cell for a pathogen, and sends out faulty signals that cause overproduction of new skin cells.

• It has been linked to an increased risk of stroke, and treating high blood lipid levels may lead to improvement.

• Hyperlipidaemia involves abnormally elevated levels of any or all lipids and lipoproteins in the blood.

• Colorectal carcinogenesis is also known as colon cancer and its symptoms are rectal bleeding and anemia.

• Scabies is a contagious skin disease caused by itch mite.

• Colitis is the inflammation of colon which is a part of large intestine.