Nutritional Value of Indigineous Medicinal Plants : And its Relationship with Habitate

The use of herbal medicines in the recent years has tremendously increased due to their lesser side effects and acceptability to a majority of population. These herbal medicines have been used for thousand of years by Asian people for the remedy of many diseases. Currently increased scientific interest and consumer demand for alternative therapies have promoted the development of herbal products is dietary supplements for health outcome. Plant based medicaments have been man's prime therapeutic weapons to rescues him from diseases. As nutrients (both macro and micro) play a vital role to assess the medicinal value of a plant and therapy in health and disease. Theses nutrients are essential in sufficient quantities for nutritional, enzymatic reactions and metabolic processes.