Cardioprotective Plant Extracts

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease is assumingas a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In traditional Indian medicinal system, many plants were used for thetreatment of cardiac failure. Medicinalplants are used in various ailments due to efficacy,low cost, ease availability and safety.Because of these advantages the usage ofmedicinal plant increased by the medicinal practitioners in their day to day practice. Inthis review article, we discuss about the plant extracts from various part of the plantwhich is used to cure or protect against the cardiomyopathy induced by many inducingfactors.