Medicinal plants

Medicinal plants

Some of the plants around us are good in healing our diseases. We call these plants as medicinal plants. They alleviate burns, cut, cold, fever, sneezes and more. Some chemical compounds in the medicinal plants act against insects, fungi and certain germs. Medicinal plants are considered as rich resources of ingredients which can be used in drug preparation.

Here is a list of plants that have the highest medicinal value.

Activity 3: Ask your parents about the medicinal uses of plants such as Phylanthus, Vallarai, Black nightshade, Tippili, Vettiver, Thuthuvalai and make a write up. What are the other plants used for medicinal purpose in your area?