Minor Forest Products of India : Non-Timber Forest Products of India

Contents: Preface. Acknowledgement. Abbreviations. Part I: 1. Introduction. 2. Collection methods and marketing of minor forest produce. 3. Prospects of development. Part II: 4. Medicinal plants. 5. Essential oils. 6. Spices, condiments and savory plants. 7. Edible wild plants. 8. Gums, resins and oleoresins: i. Gums. ii. Resins and Oleoresins. 9. Fatty oils. 10. Tanning materials. 11. Natural organic colouring materials. 12. Sources of Katha and Cutch. 13. Sources of Oxalic Acid. 14. Fibres and flosses. 15. Beverages (Alcoholic and Non-Alcoholic) and narcotic plants. 16. Fodder and forage plants. 17. Saponins. 18. Fish poisons, pesticides and insecticides. 19. Green manure. 20. Beads. 21. Rubber plants. 22. Plant useful for paper and pulp. 23. Plants useful for basket and wicker work including canes. 24. Beedi leaf. 25. Miscellaneous products. 26. Animal products. List of botanical, and Zoological names. List of local, English and Trade names. Bibliography. 

"The book is first of its kind to cover comprehensive treasure of information on a wide variety of forest products. Besides dealing with general importance, occurrence, extraction, processing, storage and uses of the products, group-wise, the book gives a list in alphabetical order of the more important product yielding plants with their Botanical, English and local names, their rough distribution in the country, their agro-silvicultural practices, exploitation, processing and utilisation of more important species under each group. The book is profoundly illustrated with coloured images.

This book is useful to:

• Students of economic botany in the University Colleges and serving foresters.
• Growers, processing and marketing agencies, manufacturers.
• Very useful particularly in developing countries where there is rich flora and fauna awaiting proper exploitation, production, harvesting and utilisation."