Five Hundred Fifty Five Medicinal Plants : Field and Laboratory Manual (Identification with Its Phytochemical and In Vitro Studies Data)
Contents: Preface. Introduction. 1. Nomenclature and descriptive terminology. 2. Scope of medicinal plants. 3. Detailed description of medicinal plants. 4. Moderate description of 111 plants. 5. Short description of 394 plants. Appendices: 1. Therapeutic guide to plants according to clinical applications. 2. Glossary of some selected medical terms. 3. Some important alkaloidal, glycosidal and tannins containing plants. 4. Important chemical formulae. 5. Crude drugs and their Indian synonyms. 6. Chemical constituents and therapeutic uses of various plants. 7. Endangered, aromatic, spices and poisonous plants. 8. Modern drugs derived from plants sources. 9. Pharmacognostic and analytical test report pattern of a herb. Bibliography. Index.
From the introduction: "Microbiological studies such as determination of surface microbial contaminations of a few plants and evaluation of anti-microbial activities of 50 plants with precautions, wherever necessary, have been given in this book. Detailed and latest references and test of some plants, namely information of Garlic, Aloe Vera, Rauwolfia Serpentina and Cannabis etc. has been given. The book also has a therapeutic guide to plants according to clinical applications, glossary of some selected medical terms; list of some important alkaloidal, glycosidal and tannin-containing plants: and some important chemical structures. Therapeutic and other uses have also been given. Toxicological and therapeutical studies find specific mention in order to strengthen the identification process. The world today recognizes India\'s potential and ancient wisdom in the domain of medicinal plants.
The book highlights the macro and micro features of medicinal plants in terms of modern parameters. Author have given detailed description of 50 plants, moderate description of 111 plants and short description of 394 plants. There is an index of names in local languages, in addition to the index of scientific names and general index. This update knowledge regarding identification should go a long way in presenting to scholars and scientists the advances made till now."
