Traditional herbs in India According to the World Health Organisation, about 70-95% of developing countries in the world rely on complementary, traditional alternative, or nonconventional medicines for health care. India has recorded 15,000 medicinal plants from which 7,000-7,500 plants are used by the communities for curing different diseases. Basically, it is the phytochemical constituent in the herbs which lead to the desired healing effect, such as saponins, tannins, alka