Role of Biotechnology in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Vol. XIII

Contents: Preface. 1. Phytotherapy for malaria/T.V.V. Seetharami Reddi, S. Prasanthi and B.V.A. Ramarao Naidu. 2. Traditional phytocure for leprosy/T.V.V. Seetharami Reddi, S. Prasanthi and B.V.A. Ramarao Nadu. 3. Phytocure for epilepsy/T.V.V. Seetharami Reddi, S. Prasanthi and B.V.A. Ramarao Nadu. 4. A brief overview of medicinal plants of India/Nudrat Z. Sayed and Usha Mukundan. 5. Secondary metabolites and medicinal plants/Rahul Gavhane, Menka Sharda, Ratnaparkhi S and Usha Mukundan. 6. Antimicrobial substances from bryophytes with therapeutic potential/A. Subramoniam and  S. Subhisha. 7. Ethnomedical cure for common skin diseases/G.V. Gopal and S.P. Kulkarni. 8. Spices medicine/S.S. Mandal, Irfan Ali Khan and Atiya Khanum.

"Plants have provided all the basic needs of man ever since his birth and evolution. Plants are the sources of food, medicine, fuel, fibre and others. Plants have been associated with the health of mankind from time immemorial and also the important source of medicines even since the dawn of human civilization. In the past, sickness was viewed as a punishment from God, and hence was treated with prayers and rituals. India has been a traditional exporter of medicinal plants for the past several decades and ranks as one of the foremost supplier of medicinal plants in the world. The importance of traditional medicine and and medicinal plants in slowly gaining ground. Traditional remedies in India not only offer an affordable health care system; but also hold immense potential for the international market in this age of patents and intellectual property rights."