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THE CONCEPT OF HERBAL MEDICINES FROM THE PERSPECTIVE
OF COMMONERS
Subodh Samrat Shinde*1
*1Dr. N J Paulbudhe College Of Pharmacy, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India.
DOI : https://www.doi.org/10.56726/IRJMETS32987
ABSTRACT
Ayurveda is a branch of medical science in which various means of treatment are involved like herbal
medicines, specialized diets, meditations, yoga, massage, laxative, enemas, and medical oils. And from these
means, herbal medicines play a quite large important role in the process of treatment while others are the
methods to increase the efficiency of these medicines and channel the treatment progress. Herbal medicines are
extracted from specialized plants and undergo a long process for being able to use. In this article, we have tried
to analyze the persuasion of common people towards herbal medicines over other conventional medicines. This
helped us to organize facts and conclude our results.
Keywords: Ayurveda, Enemas, Yoga, Herbal.
I. INTRODUCTION
Herbal medicines contain active ingredients from plant parts such as roots, leaves, flowers, and even resins.
These medicines have their origin in ancient cultures, they are used to treat diseases and enhance the general
health and well-being of humans and animals.
Herbs are natural products and their chemical composition varies depending on several factors therefore
varying results occur from person to person. [1] For the scientific use of herbs, generally undergoes the process
of purification and constitute that have a pharmacological activity are used as symptomatic for prevention or
treatment. [1] Traditional herbal medicines are naturally occurring plant-derived substances with minimal or
no industrial processing that have been used to treat illness within local or regional healing practices. [2] Across
the world, the use of unconventional or traditional medical therapies is very high. [3] The use of herbal
medicines has increased remarkably throughout the world, for the treatment of many health problems in
healthcare practice across different countries. [4]
II. METHODOLOGY
To build up the result of this article we gathered the opinion of common people and tried to analyze and
organize the data collected. For this purpose, a multiple-choice questionnaire was prepared and presented to
the commoners by the means of social media platforms.
The responses collected were analyzed and sorted accordingly with the help of certain applications. This helped
to organize the data in a simpler form with figures and graphs. Mostly pie diagrams were used as they seem to
be more convenient for understanding.
III. MODELING AND ANALYSIS
The questionnaire was introduced to common people from various sectors of society by the mode of ‘Google
Forms’. And responses from about 55 people were collected. After analyzing responses certain graphs were
drawn.
Questions and their responses in diagrammatic form: -
1. What medicines are preferred by you for the treatment purpose?
Through the survey, the result seems that mostly allopathic medicines are preferred followed by ayurvedic ones.
As allopathic medicines are believed to give quick relief from any day-to-day ailment.

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2. Are herbal medicines conventional to use?

According to a large number of participants herbal medicines are mostly conventional to use and does have to
take any extra effort in consuming herbal medicines.
3. Do you think that herbal medicines can cure all diseases?

From the responses, we gathered for this question we realize that most of our participants are not aware of the
effects of herbal products on ailments but many are considering it as an effective alternative for allopathic
medicines and are leaning towards the herbals.

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4. Will you advise others to use herbal medicines?

After experiencing the positive effects of herbal products and recognizing their potential many opt to use herbal
medicines and are recommending them to others.
5. Which medicines are used for quick relief?

As discussed in the previous question it was observed that allopathic medicines are known for their quick
activity over the aliments and hence are quite popular in the market of medicine. But the studies show that
many people opt for herbal medicines due to certain reasons and the demand for herbals is growing rapidly.
6. What was the frequency of side effects of herbal medicines?

After using herbal medicines people have observed no side effects or very mild side effects which are quite
normal because our body responds to any foreign material due to its immune system.

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7. Can we completely be reliable on herbal medicines?

About 40% of the total respondents believe that we can completely rely on herbal medicines for our well-being
and to overcome all health-related issues.
8. Which kinds of medicines are economically favorable?

More than half of respondents are of opinion that the herbal medicines are more economical than any other
kind of alternative medicines available in the market for certain diseases.
9. Do you think that the herbal medicines we consume are in their pure form?

The purity of the herbal product can be a question of interest as we cannot be sure about each product. To
overcome this situation, it is suggested that the government should set some particular guidelines to make sure
that a quality product is made available to the consumers.
IV. RESULT AND DISCUSSION
On the account of data collected from the people, it is observed that people are choosing herbal medicines over
conventional medicines. But people opt for allopathic medicines as they assure quick relief. It is observed that
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there are no side effects of herbal medicines. And people are ready to suggest others’ of using herbal medicines
and are of opinion that herbal medicines can be more effective than others.
People are getting aware of the benefits of herbal medicines and the traditional method of treatment. But there
is room for doubt about the purity of the product being used. Efficiency and safety should be best on the normal
pattern of mainstream clinical medicines.
V. CONCLUSION
From the conviction accumulated by the common people and from the discussion, it can be concluded that
people are changing their attitude towards herbal medicines and are believing in their efficiency and
advantages.
In large numbers, our population is aware of the side effects caused due to periodic use of allopathic medicines
and hence chooses herbal products. And this point of view will help us to release the burden on allopathic
medicine and therefore it can be used mostly for emergency purposes.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I express my sincere gratitude towards Mrs. Anuradha Chavan Principal of Dr. N. J. Paulbudhe college of
pharmacy, Ahmednagar. I would like to extend my gratitude towards my guide Prof. Abid Pathan who helped
me in process of writing this article. I thank all my friends and family members for supporting and encouraging
me. I would like to give a special thanks to my mentor and guide Dr. Ravindra D. Pagare (Preventive
Cardiologist).
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