Antihelminthic, Thrombolytic and Angiogenic Activities of Coccinea

Traditional medicine is popular all over the world. In some Asian and African countries, 80 percent of the population reckons on traditional medicine, inclusive of primary health care. Popular contemporary drugs and vaccines are established on natural resources and associated traditional knowledge. Traditional medical knowledge has social, cultural and scientific value and is important for many indigenous people and local communities. Growing commercial and scientific interest in traditional medicine systems has led to call for traditional systems of medicine to be better recognized, respected, preserved and protected.