Pharmacological Activities of Andrographis serpyllifolia

The traditional use of medicinal plants played a vital role in treating disease free human existence on this planet and can be traced back over five millennia. Although we have drugs of mineral and animal origin form nature and synthetic substances, plants are almost the exclusive source of drugs for the majority of the world s population. Inspite of overwhelming influence of modern medicine and tremendous advances made in the production of synthetic drugs, traditional medicaments referred to now-a-days as herbal drugs in different places in literature, have retained their place in therapy. Their effectiveness, low cost and comparative freedom from serious toxic effects make these medicaments not only popular but also an accepted mode of treating diseases even in developed countries.In view of the potential use of the medicinal plants as a source of active constituents in eliciting novel drug molecules, We have selected the medicinal plant Andrographis serpyllifolia to examine chemical and biological properties.

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Dr.K.Ravishankar was enriched with(22 Years)Teaching & Professional Experience and worked as Assistant Professor ,professor and principal at various reputed colleges.He published 42 Research Papers in various reputed journals and acts as reviewer for many journals.The present book is one part of his research work along with Dr.B.Ganga Rao.