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Abstract
Phytotherapy is the treatment and prevention of diseases
using plants, plant parts, such as leaves, flowers, roots, fruits, and seeds
and preparations made from them, theses plants called medicinal
plants, or herbs (Weiss and Fintelmann, 2000).
Plants have always played a significant role in maintaining the
health and improving the quality of human life ; many western drugs
owe their origin to plant extracts. The American Indians utilized a
number of native herbs for medicinal purposes. Self–prescribed herbal
preparations have been commonly consumed recently for a whole list
of common ailments or conditions, while these herbs are generally
consumed in small amounts, it is interesting to note that they contain
similar health– promoting phytochemicals as do fruits and vegetables.
There is clearly a botanical and chemical similarity between many of
the herbal seasonings and conventional vegetables in the human dietary
(Criag, 2001).
According to estimates of the World Health Organization, 80%
of the world population is primarily reliant on traditional methods of
healing which use empirical knowledge based on the use of medicinal
plants