Knowledge of Traditional Indian Medicinal Plants for the Management of COPD
Bhanumati Sarkar, Paramita Biswas, Chandan Kumar Acharya, Sudipta Kumar Ghorai, N.M. Nahar, Sandip Kumar, Souparna Ghosh, Deepanjan Sarkar, Biplab Kumar Behera, Nitharranjan Madhu, N. Ranjan, P Barnes, M Maiti, G Samanta, S Dey, P Guha, A Gilani, A Rahman, R Halberstein, A Ram, S Balachandar, P Vijayananth, V Pal-Singh, A Maiti, N Madhu, C Manna, A Maiti, N Madhu, C Manna, J Banerjee, S Biswas, N Madhu, Karmakar, Sr, S Biswas, R Sanyal, S Bala, A Mazumdar, B Sarkar, B Sarkar, Jana Madhu, N, B Sarkar, N Madhu, P Bhattacharjee, C Manna, B Sarkar, R Sanyal, S Mallick, A Mazumder, D Chakraborty, D Das, A Samal, S Santra, P Bhattacharjee, K Blease, H Raymon, A Sharafkhaneh, N Hanania, V Kim, K Larsson, S Gupta, J Prakash, S Srivastava, C Acharya, C Acharya, C Acharya, N Khan, N Madhu, V Bhanuprakash, M Hosamani, V Balamurugan, P Gandhale, R Naresh, D Swarup, Singh, Rk, S Mandal, S Mandal, S Mandal, R Yadava, S Jain, T Pal, S Kundu, H Erfani, J Choi, H Lee, Y Kim, Y Hwang, Y Oh, B Lee, J Ma, B Sarkar, S Jana, S Kasem, B Behera
Abstract
Millions of individuals throughout the globe suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which is on the rise. Both disorders now have treatment options that focus on symptom relief, improving patient quality of life, and delaying the advancement of the disease rather than trying to cure the underlying problem. Anti-inflammatory treatments, bronchodilators, and inhaled corticosteroids are among the treatment options accessible to patients. Treatments for illness symptoms and exacerbations are beneficial, although there are still limits. Therefore, alternative medicines are desperately needed. This disease's relative prevalence is rising despite increased research efforts to find new treatments. The present study's goal was to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the efficacy of traditional medicinal plants that are utilised to treat obstructive lung illnesses, either via traditional methods or through commercial formulations. It is thus recommended that these COPD medicinal plants be documented and that viable formulations and Indian medicinal plants be explored on a priority basis to alleviate the present crisis and prevent future crises.