Medicinal plants have medical properties which heal and treat various types of diseases and they are found on the forests around the world and some species can even be planted in yards. Medical plants have been used throughout the centuries by Indians to cure and treat the harmful conditions which affect them since they often do not have the possibility to attend to hospitals and to get treatment with chemical medicine. Medical plants can be administered through a variety of ways such as infusions, ingestion, and friction. Homeopathy doctors are physicians who specialize is the treatment of illnesses by using only medicinal plants and natural remedies.

There are a significant number of medicinal plants which are widely used by people to treat common diseases. Garlic is one of the most popular of such plants and it is used to stop infections and inflammation by direct application to the skin. Cannabis sativa, also known as marijuana, has been identified as a powerful pain reliever for cancer suffering patients who are receiving chemotherapy sessions and it has also determined that this plant helps increase the appetite of such patients. People who suffer from indigestion are often recommended to drink after each meal a cup of dandelion tea or of mint tea, both powerful natural digestives. Valerian root ingested in the form of capsules is taken by people who have problems with insomnia who use it as a calming agent in order to achieve relaxation and sleep.