Journal of Survey in Fisheries Sciences 10(1S) 6170-6179 2023 6170 Indian traditional plants: medicinal properties and Human health Prathiksa Pramanik 1 , Souvik Tewari *2 , Paromita Mukherjee 3 , Raksha Banka 4 and Suranjana Sen 5 1 Department of Food and Nutrition, Swami Vivekananda University, Barrackpore, West Bengal, India. pramanikprathiksa@gmail.com / Mob. 9433543929 *2 Department of Food and Nutrition, Swami Vivekananda University, Barrackpore, West Bengal, India. souvikt@svu.ac.in / Mob. 9002435977 3 Department of Food and Nutrition, Swami Vivekananda University, Barrackpore, West Bengal, India. paromitam@svu.ac.in / Mob. 8017306905 4 Department of Food and Nutrition, Swami Vivekananda University, Barrackpore, West Bengal, India. rakshabanka58@gmail.com / Mob. 8336893446 5 Department of Food and Nutrition, Swami Vivekananda University, Barrackpore, West Bengal, India. ssuranjana91@gmail.com / Mob. 8617240911 (*Corresponding author: Souvik Tewari*) ABSTRACT: India is the indigenous country of traditional plant those have various medicinal activity to prevent different diseases. Indian traditional plant plays a conventional role to nourish human health. Medicinal plants contain bioactive components which functioned as secondary metabolites. These metabolites prevent many kinds of disorders without causing any side effects. Numerous pharmacological properties of medicinal plants (Tulsi, Neem, Bay leaves, Nishinda, Nayantara, Kalmegh, Mint etc.) have discussed in this review. They contain phytochemical components such as flavonoid, phenolics, phenylpropanoid, terpenoid, fatty acid, tannin, azadirachtine, azadirone, nimbin, nimbidin, menthone, pulegone, menthofuran, azulene. Due to presence of these bioactive compounds, it possesses pharmacological, therapeutic, pharmaceutical functions like antimicrobial, anti-obesity, anti-infective, antidiabetic, antileukemic, antiulcer, anticancer, antiallergic, antioxidant properties. The object of this review is aimed to elaborate the scientific discussion about phytoconstituent and pharmacological functions of these traditional medicinal plant. Keywords: anti-carcinogenic activity, cardiovascular disease, medicinal properties, obesity, phenolics, phenylpropanoid, traditional plants. INTRODUCTION The traditional herbal treatment practise known as Ayurveda has a rich history and strong foundation in India. The prevention and treatment of human diseases depends heavily on herbal plants. Plants have been used as traditional medicine by humans for thousands of years (Shakya, 2016). Traditional medicinal plants and human health: Tulsi In India, Tulsi is the very common ancient medicinal plant used in Ayurveda for preventing different diseases. It has lot of