A Detailed Study on Natural Products and Medicinal Plants in the Light of Secondary Metabolites

Dr. Vustelamuri Padmavathi

Abstract: A comprehensive review of the literature reveals that it is well known that, there is a tremendous need to discover and invent new agents is genuine and necessary for all kinds of living beings in order to survive from the natural environmental and in borne diseases. India, about 20 % of the drugs available are from plant derived and are particularly useful to treat chronic diseases of liver, kidney and skin. People prefer Ayurvedic or herbal medicines, as they have practically no adverse effects. We found that, medicinal plants represent precious resources from which bioactive compounds can be isolated and developed into valuable therapeutic agents, with the advent of modern drug discovery technologies such as combinatorial chemistry and Drug screening platforms.

Keywords: Primary metabolites, Secondary metabolites, Herbal plants