Guggulu and shilajit: unrevealing the therapeutic secrets of hima-layan flora

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India contains a great wealth of biological diversity in its forests, its wetlands, and its marine areas which are distributed all over the country. It is a distinct identity on the world map, not only because of its geography, history, and culture but also because of its great diversity of natural ecosystems. The great Himalayan region is one of the unique biogeography of the world. The Himalayan Mountain range extends across India, China, Nepal, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tibet, and Bhutan, where Nepal and India cover most of the Himalaya region. The diverse range in climate, altitude, and soil conditions of this renowned range supports a variety of distinct and valuable flora, which includes medicinal plants such as Artemisia , Rhododendron, Cinnamomum, Juniperus, Cymbopogon, Aegle, Swertia, Pinus, Origanum, Saussurea are some of the major plant genera and resins like Commiphora mukul , Asphaltum punjabianum are some medicinally important elements are found in the Himalayan forests. Thus, this chapter summarizes the two commonly used important Himalayan medicinal plants and their biological effects with incorporating the uniqueness of the Ayurvedic & Tibetan Systems of medicine Keywords: Ayurveda, Tibetan, Guggulu, Shilajit, Integrated INTRODUCTION In recent years, the demand for herbal medicines has sharply increased, mainly due to the adverse effects, poor activity against chronic diseases, and increased microbial resistance to synthetic drugs