Medicinal Plants: Potential Resources for Human Health

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. History of medicinal plants. 3. Importance of medicinal plants. 4. International trade in medicinal plants and plant products. 5. Medicinal plants cultivation, collection, post-harvest processing and storage. 6. Cultivation status of medicinal plants in Bangladesh. 7. Conservation of medicinal plants in Bangladesh: IUCN guidelines for conservation of medicinal plants. 8. 100 important medicinal plants of Bangladesh. 9. Phytochemicals responsible for medicinal properties of plants. 10. Use of plant material as home remedies. 11. Some selected receipts of herbal medicine. 12. Selected herbal drink for better health. 13. Stevia, the miracle plant. 14. Frequently used indigenous medicinal plants in local pharmaceutical industries. 15. Brief information on medicinal plants in Bangladesh. 16. Glossary of botanical terms. 17. Glossary of medical terms. 18. Index of scientific names. 19. References.