A REVIEW ON MEDICINAL PLANTS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF OSTEOPOROSIS

ABSTRACT

From ancient times many medicinal herbs have been reported in literature to treat osteoporosis. Natural Products are also a part of our everyday life. Right from the inception, India has a rich heritage of usage of Ayurvedic & Herbal medicines Herbal have just recently started rising on the horizon of alternative system of medicine. Ayurveda and Herbal were being practiced and used all over the world for many years but have only recently started getting legal acceptance in many countries in the world as alternative system of medicine. India is called “Botanical Garden of the world” as it is the largest producer of medicinal herbs. Out of more than 25000 plants of medicinal value, only 10 % are used for their medicinal value. Around 1800 species are systematically documented in the codified Indian systems of medicine. These herbal products are preventive, protective, nutritive and curative. This Review is made to list out the Medicinal plants, which have been reported to have Anti osteoporotic activity against various animal models.

Key words: Osteoporosis, Medicinal plants, Overeictomized rat model, Glucocorticoid induced Osteoporosis and in vitro methods.

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