What are the uses of natural products?

1 As drugs for the treatment of a wide range of diseases 2 As pharmaceutic aids in pharmaceutical industry 3 In cosmetics as flavouring & colouring agents, etc. 4 In culture media for the propagation of M.O. in microbiology laboratories & biotechnology. 5 General uses e.g. in food industries: as dusting powders, as indicators and in perfumery