Ethnomedicinal Plants for Nephroprotection

In recent times usage of traditional medicinal plants has received muchneeded attention as sources of bioactive substances and antioxidants, used to treat a wide variety of diseases and disorders of major body organs, including kidney as a nephroprotective. Ethnobotany is how people of particular culture and region make use of the existing traditional knowledge related to plants in their local environments. It is the study of interrelations between humans and herbs/plants; however, the current use of the term implies the study of indigenous or traditional knowledge of plants. The kidney performs crucial functions in the body. It maintains the overall fluid balance in the human body. The kidney regulates and filters the minerals from the blood. It also filters waste materials from food, medications, and toxic substances. Due to the entirety of the indispensable capacities, the kidneys' performance is affected by the poisons they experience. The kidneys are vulnerable to different issues like chronic kidney disease, kidney failure, kidney stones, nephritis, etc., and so on. The present review is an attempt to review the usage of ethnomedicinal plants for nephroprotection by utilizing the different tribal cultures.

This may be useful to researchers who were working in the area nephrology and therapeutics.

Keywords: Ethnobotany, Ethnomedicine, Nephroprotection, Tribal medicine.