Phytochemical evaluation of a medicinal plant Costus pictus and its antibacterial, antioxidant activity
Nature has bestowed upon us plenty of herbs and plants, which are a source of medicines involved in maintaining human health. The word “herbs” comes from the Latin ‘herba’. It means a medicinal plant. India has a rich cultural heritage of traditional medicines which chiefly comprised of a flourishing system of medicines like Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani. It is considered not just as an ethnomedicine but also as a complete medical system that includes the physical, psychological, ethical, and spiritual well-being of man kind.
