2 Special application of medicinal plants

1- Medicinal plants are widely used as flavorings in foods and beverages as well as food supplements. We have usually used these plants as spices and condiments in our food for many years, plants that give a special flavor to food; Also, with their antioxidant properties, they can play an effective role in improving public health.

The cultivation and processing of medicinal plants has led to the creation of a large, competitive and thriving market. Although about 100 plants are known for their essential oils, more than 2,000 plant species are distributed in more than 60 families that can be used in the food industry.

2- Due to the increase of drug resistance in microorganisms, the role of medicinal plants in combating pathogens and appropriate and different action against microbes are also used in therapeutic applications. Since these plants have biological, medicinal and therapeutic potential, they can be effective in treating or preventing diseases, for example, some medicinal plants with antioxidant properties, prevent diseases or other spectrum of their activity. Microbes interact and in many cases kill some diseases without causing side effects