SUCCULENT BIOMEDICINES – AN EFFECTIVE WAY OF GETTING PROTECTION AGAINST DISEASES THROUGH IMMUNOMODULATION

Modulation of immunity power of the body is a very strong weapon to combat diseases. Presently, vaccination is considered as the only weapon in this field. Vaccination means introduction of some foreign antigens (generally of infective organisms) inside the body of a human or animal to stimulate the immune system of the body to develop protective power against those antigens in future. Production of protective antibodies along with sensitization of the cells engaged in this process for future fight is the main target of vaccination. The adaptive or acquired immunity section of the individuals is stimulated to perform the work through vaccination. But the other arm of the immunity system, the non-specific immunity can also be utilised to reach the same target. The non-specific defence system of the body comprises different barrier functions of the body, action of phagocytic cells, natural killer cells, T lymphocytes, modification of activities of cytokines etc. The activated non-specific immunity can also protect individuals from catching infection or can assist in reduction of severity of the disease symptoms. The succulent biomedicines, i.e., the paste, juice or seed-powder of different medicinal plant parts, collected at succulent condition from the plants can be effectively used orally in the capsular form to serve the purpose. As these plant medicines contain much more phytochemicals, both in number and quantity and work together, so expected to be more effective than the dried parts (used in contemporary Herbal Medicines) and without toxicity of isolated phytochemicals (used in research of Modern Medicine). Apart from supply of many important nutraceuticals and micronutrients, these have the ability to act as some immunomodulator by activities like antioxidation, antiviral, antibacterial etc.: protective effects on heart, liver, kidney, ling etc. as well as effects like anti-cancer, anti-diabetic etc. Such 130 reported immunomodulant plants are listed. Different bio-preservatives and bio-encapsulating materials for packaging and transportation of the succulent biomedicines under the cold chain can be arranged for their regular use.