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Concept and role of immunomodulatory medicinal plants used in Ayurvedic health care system

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Sachin, S., Kumar, V., Sharma, M., Vaishnavi, V., Chaudhary, P., Singh, S., Sudhakar, K., Kumar, B., Kumar Pandey, N., Kumar Singh, S., Choudhary, K., & Singh Baghel, D. (2024). Concept and role of immunomodulatory medicinal plants used in Ayurvedic health care system. Trends in Immunotherapy, 8(2). https://doi.org/10.24294/ti.v8.i2.4190
Volume 8 Issue 2 (2024)
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  • Sachin Sachin School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara 144411, India
  • Vineet Kumar School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara 144411, India
  • Mohit Sharma School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara 144411, India
  • Vaishnavi Vaishnavi School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara 144411, India
  • Priyanka Chaudhary School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara 144411, India
  • Saurabh Singh School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara 144411, India
  • Kalvatala Sudhakar School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara 144411, India
  • Bimlesh Kumar School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara 144411, India
  • Narendra Kumar Pandey School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara 144411, India
  • Sachin Kumar Singh School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara 144411, India
  • Kumar Choudhary Department of Rasa Shastra and Bhaishjya Kalpana (Ayurvedic Pharmaceutics), Faculty of Ayurveda, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Uttar Pradesh 221005, India
  • Dileep Singh Baghel
    School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara 144411, India

The statement “prevention is better than cure” and its applications is not a new for Ayurvedic health care system. The statement defines the aim and objectives of Ayurvedic health care system in a nutshell “swasthasya swasthya rakshanam aaturasya vikara prashamanam”. The immune system is certainly considered one of our most discreet biological systems withinside the body. Immunizations may be obtained by us actively or passively. Active immunization includes stimulating with an antigen to generate immunological defenses against a destiny exposure, rather than passive vaccination, which includes administering antibodies to someone who has already been exposed to an antigen. Both plant and animal sources produce immunomodulatory effects to boost the body’s immunological reactivity against infections by engaging the non-specific immune system. Herbal immunomodulators are substances that either activate or suppress innate and adaptive immune responses in the body. Different ailments including allergies, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, and other infectious disorders are caused by immune system failure. Therefore, regulating the many infectious illnesses requires significant immune response modification. Global scientific study is currently focused on how various medicinal plant components might alter the immune system. Numerous Indian and “Rasayana” and medicinal plants may have immunomodulatory characteristics. Some of these plants are Tinospora cordifolia, Morus alba, Acacia catechu, Allium sativum, and Mangifera indica. There are many more that are still undiscovered and offer space for greater study.

Keywords:

immunomodulators immunization herbal immunomodulators Ayurveda Ayurvedic health care system

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