Different Medicinal Plants of Bangladesh and Their Medicinal Uses: A Review Study

Abstract

From very beginning, plants are used to treat different kinds of diseases. The prevalence of various diseases is increased from recent years; therefore, various researches are going on to discover better medicine to treat those diseases. This study focused on five plants that have traditionally been used in Bangladesh to treat diseases such as inflammation, skin diseases, small pox, anti-diarrhoeal, anti-diabetic, CNS depressant, uterine bleeding, menstrual bleeding, haemorrhoidal bleeding, gastrointestinal bleeding, rheumatic pain, diuretic, for bladder and kidney disease, snake bite, headache, insomnia, and so on. The studied five plants are Enhydra fluctuans Lour (Family: Asteracae), Persicaria hydropiper L. Delabre (Family: polygonaceae), Jasminum sambac L. Aiton (Familly: Oleaceae), Terminalia catappa L. (Familly: Combretaceae), Avicennia officinalis L. (Familly: Avicenniaceae). The pharmacological activities of these plants has been explored through literature search. Traditional medicine is more acceptable in the world and also Bangladesh because of their availability and reasonable prices. Traditional medicines are more popular in the developing countries including Bangladesh where 60 to 80 percent people depends on these medicines.