India is well-known for its rich traditional systems of medi- cine, i.e. Ayurvedic, Siddha, Unani and Amchi (Tibetan) besides a vast reservoir of living traditions of ethanomedicine. Many rural households in India, with limited access to organized health services practise home remedies, the recipes and formulae of which have been handed down from generation to genera- tion. In Indian systems of medicine, generally the medicines of plant origin are preferred over the medicines of animal origin due to the presence of abundant natural flora (Davis, 1994).