Since the beginning of time, we have relied on other sources for food and life supporting material. Plants have been a major provision for human nutrition and medications throughout history. Medicinal plants are still important as they were in the previous eras when modern medicine was not as popular as today's time (Al Khateeb et al., 2013).
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