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Abstract: India is known for its rich biodiversity with several endangered and endemic conditional plants in its hotspot. Among the 400 flowering plants worldwide, 315 families are presented in India. It is a vast repository of traditional knowledge and provide source for several medicines. Even now rural communities and households practice folklore medicines to cure common ailments. These medicines combine traditional healing practices, spirituality and therapies to diagnose and prevent elements. NEP2020 (4.27) clearly mention that Knowledge of India will include knowledge from ancient India and its contribution to modern India and its successes and challenges and clear sense of India's future aspirations about education, health, environment. Indian knowledge system including tribal knowledge, indigenous and traditional way of learning of many subjects including tribal ethno-medicinal practices, forest management, yoga, medicine etc. This research paper attempts to review the role of folklore herbal medicinal system regarding holistic approach to health and healing in the perspective of Indian knowledge system. The study solely based on secondary data. The research found that from Vedic period to later time folklore herbal medicinal system played pivotal role in curing the health and healing of people. Reviving ancient folklore herbal medicinal system is need for today's world. The more we are reaching the highest in technology. The better we need to take care of health. Hence, there will be a probability of huge demand for herbal practices as they have no side effects and people want to cure themselves without taking allopathic remedies. Moreover, we need to understand the true meaning of IKS where we share and care people. Since we need to live our life meaningful, instead of overthinking about materialistic life. Eventually, we can conclude that from Vedic period to later our ancient Indian renowned sages always been taking care of entire Gyan Parampara including various subjects. So, the Knowledge and understanding of these traditional practices can makes us feel rooted to our nation and sense of pride in our Bhartiya Gyan Parampara.