Role of Plants in Pharmaceutical Sector: Against Multidrug Resistant Human Pathogens

Abstract

Irrational drug use has immensely contributed to an increase in the number of microorganisms resistant to the current conventional medicines. In the recent years, plants have provided a good source of cheaper, safe and more scalable drugs to combat infectious diseases caused by multidrug resistant human pathogens. Traditional medicine practices around the globe have utilized plants in the management of various diseases. However, the quality, safety, efficacy of most plants used in the traditional medicine practices have not been investigated and are not documented to ascertain their incorporation in clinical use.