Evaluation of Aromatic Plants and Compounds Used to Fight Multidrug Resistant Infections

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Medicinal aromatic herbs, spices, and toxic plants were collected from the tribal areas of the Western and Eastern Ghats region in Tamil Nadu, India. (a) A. vasica Nees (leaf), (b) Eclipta alba (L.) Hassk. (whole plant), (c) Mimosa pudica L. (whole plant), (d) P. amboinicus (L.) Spreng. (whole plant), (e) T. procumbens (L.) (whole plant), (f) Euphorbia hirta Linn (whole plant), (g) A. paniculata Wallich ex Nees, (H) C. roseus (L.) G.Don. (whole plant) used for therapy. (i) Cinnamomum iners Reinw. ex Blume (leaf) (j) E. globulus Labill. (leaf and bark), (k) Z. officinale Rosc. (Rhizome), (l) E. caryophyllus (Sprengel) Bullock and Harrison (flower buds), (m) M. piperita L. (whole plant), (n) C. citratus (DC.) Clitoria ternatea L. (whole plant), (o) C. zeylanicum Garcin ex Blume (bark), (p) Elettaria cardamomum White et Mason (fruit pod) used for medicine and food preparation.