Ethnomedicine and Human Welfare, Vol. IV

Contents: Preface. 1. Development and history of herbalism/D.A. Patil. 2. Herbal therapy for rheumatoid arthritis/T.V.V. Seetharami Reddi, S. Prasanthi and B.V.A. Ramarao Naidu. 3. Antidiabetic plants of India/Rizwana Mubeen, Sadia Fatima, Atiya Khanum, Irfan Ali Khan and S.Y. Anwar. 4. Human ageing and the role of medicinal plants/Rashmi Jha, Suaib Luqman and Syed Ibrahim Rizvi. 5. Medicinal plants used in dermatology/G. Baskar Rajan, Irfan Ali Khan and Atiya Khanum. 6. Ethnobotanical studies in the conservation of plant biodiversity for the sustainable development in Andhra Pradesh/G.V. Gopal and S.P. Kularni. 7. Ethnobotanical drugs from sea weeds/G.V. Gopal and R. Geetha. 8. Wild edible plants of India/Amia Tirkey. 9. Neem and its pharmacological and biological properties/G.V. Gopal.

"Plants are nature\'s remedies and have been used on the earth for food and medicine since ancient times and Indian herbs have gathered a fan following world over, because of their simple healing powers. There is a herb for every human affliction. Herbal traditions have been passed down and refined with scientific understanding, providing information to assist in health maintenance. Today the global movement towards a more natural life style has brought about resurgence of interest in herbs. Herbs, glorified in the ancient medicinal science of Ayurveda have a gentle yet powerful effect in enhancing the health and beauty of man. Herbs act on the blood metabolism, and all cellular processes including the nervous system. Thus, they are capable of bringing the body into harmony and health."