Fragrances and Flavours of Mystic Himalaya: Decoding the Healing Aromas for Human Wellness

This publication, entitled, ‘Fragrances and Flavours of the Mystic Himalaya: Decoding the Healing Aromas for Human Wellness’ is a valuable compilation of various healing and cosmetic attributes of Aromatic plants found in the Himalayan region. The authors have documented techniques of cultivation of select aromatic plants from the region along with their respective healing compounds, therapeutic uses, product line and physiological comfort rendered by such compounds based on researched information. The authors have documented both the native and commonly cultivated garden plants which can be easily cultivated by the rural communities in their home gardens and abandoned fields. For the economically impoverished agrarian communities in the Himalayan region an enterprise based on cultivation and mass production of such plants on cooperative basis can bring a tremendous socio economic benefit. It is hoped that naturalists, students of phytochemistry and educated unemployed youth in the region would find this publication useful. The objective of this publication can be summed up comprehensively as an effort to obtain a realistic understanding of MAPs for livelihood and revenue generation by encashing on its wellness potential as a natural remedy.