A review on potential medicinal usage of aquatic sources W. S. R. to freshwater snail for anorectal disorders in traditional system of medicines

Abstract

Nowadays environmental changes and increased populations are threatening the natural source of drugs in such a way that the whole world is dependent on the drugs prepared from synthetic procedures, unlike natural sources they are compounds that might cause allergic reactions and complications in humans. In the olden days, humans completely relied on nature as they knew the importance of ecology and various ways to protect nature from encroachment. Due to overburdening of the population and encroachment of the forest, an umpty number of natural sources are currently becoming endangered and extinct. Many natural sources have the potent activity to curb infections from bacteria, fungi, viruses, parasites, etc, and also have anti-cancer properties, etc. Searching for an alternative source for endangered species of different natural sources is the need of the hour. So, this review article gives an insight into the medicinal usage of marine sources snails in the Indian traditional system of medicine concerning Ano rectal disorders.