In the modern medicine also plants occupy a very significant birth as a raw matierials for some important drugs, although synthetic drugs and antibiotics brought about a revolution in controlling different diseases. But these synthetic drugs are out of reach of millions of people. Those who live in remote places depends on traditional heaters, whom they know and trust. Judicious use of medicinal herbs can even cure deadly disease that have long defined synthetic drugs the relationship between man and tree has existed since time immemorial. The usefulness of trees and their protection was emphasized in ancient literature like “Puranas†and the “Bhagawat Gitaâ€. More than 500 medicinal plants are used in modern medicine. Plants used in traditional system of medicine of pharmaceutical houses in collected form wild sources. Most of the medicinal plants are cultivated commercially rowa days for extraction of some important active constituents for use in modern medicine.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR M P Singh
Dr. M.P. Singh, Head of the Department of Forest Sciences, Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi (Jharkhand) earned his mater's degree in Botany with specialization in Taxonomy and after his PH.D degree in Floristic from Patna University and Diploma in Forestry from Forest Research Institute, Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education, Dehradun. He is a fellow in Life Sciences of Mendelian Society of India, Patna. Besides teaching Dr. Singh has been engaged with independent research in Project of Government of India as Principal investigator. He is noted Taxonomist of the country and have about twenty one years of long experiences. He is an advisor to the Government of India for whole Eastern Region on Horistic research and member of FLORA INDIA. He is the Editor of Journal "New Botanist" for forestry sector. He has published eight books in Botany, Forestry and on Environmental Sciences and also published eighty five research papers in National/International Journals. He has also guided a number of Scholar for award of Ph. D. degree in Botany as well as in Forestry. He is one of the member of Botanical Survey of India in a Research Selection Committee. He has extensively travelled in India and abroad in conection to floristic studies.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Soma Dey
Soma Dey, has got Master’s degree in Botany. She is actively engaged in floristics research as well as in Forestry since a long time. She has published one book on Biodiversity and many research papers in National / International Journals. She has also contributed papers to several other symposia and conference.
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