eng Oriental Scientific Publishing Company Biomedical and Pharmacology Journal 0974-6242 2018-06-25 11 2 1073 1082 10.13005/bpj/1468 20985 article Vishnuvardhini.S 1 Andamuthu Sivakumar 1 Vaiyapuri Ravi 1 A. S. Prasad 1 J.S.Sivakumar 1 Department of Conservative dentistry and Endodontics, Vivekanandha Dental College for Women. Plants have been used for health disorders and to prevent diseases including epidemics since times immemorial. Many plants are used as Phytomedicines in dentistry because they possess varying degree of biological and antibacterial effects. In endodontics, plants and their extract can be used as irrigant and intracanal medicament to prevent the potential side effects caused by conventional chemical agents. Such herbal preparations are derived from the roots, leaves, seeds, stems and flowers of medicinal plants. This paper emphasize on the advantages of different herbal plants and their products when used as phytotherapy in endodontics. https://biomedpharmajournal.org/vol11no2/herbendodontics-phytotherapy-in-endodontics-a-review/ Endodontics E. faecalis herbs  intracanal medicaments  irrigants microorganisms  phytotherapy root canal system