Abstract

Medicinal and aromatic plants are mostly perishable and take more care for the careful handling and improve processing for better qualities and efficacy of the active ingredients in post harvest processing. Therefore, taking into the care of the secondary plant products viz., mono- terpeins, steroids and alkaloids contents and its properties with quality and quantity, should be handled properly. The biochemical and physiological characters in handling the quality will be of utmost care, after the harvest. In this attention a proper care has been adopted through this review, in handling the post harvest techniques on the biochemical and physiological processing of the secondary plant products and its active bio-molecules of the specialized medicinal and aromatic plants.

Key words: Medicinal plant, Post harvest, phyto-medicinal qualities, efficacy of the active ingredients, cultivation and conservation.