Religious and Useful Plants of Nepal and India : Medicinal Plants and Flowers as Mentioned in Religious Myths and Legends of Hinduism and Buddhism
Contents: 1. Why this book? 2. Introduction. 3. Importance of the plants and trees. 4. Taboos in the world of vegetation. 5. Plants and trees in religion and medicine: i. Kalpataru of Kalpavriksha or tree of eternity. ii. Parijat or Harisingar of night Jasmine, (Nyctanthes arbror-tristis). iii. Soma. iv. Rudraksha or Utrasum bead tree or the holy beed of elaeocarpus. v. Tulasi or Vrinda or Holy Basil (Ocimum sanctum). 6. Kamal or lotus (Nelumbium nucifera). vii. Pipal or bodhi tree (Ficus religiosa). viii. Bat or bar or banyan tree (ficus benghalensis). ix. Bel or wood apple (aegle marmelos). x. Aam or amp or mango (Mangifera indica).... 6. Vegetarianism vs non-vegetarianism. 6a. Flesh food or vegetable diet. 7. Appendix. 8. Select references. 9. Glossary. 10. Index.
About this edition: " This is the new revised and updated edition of the book "Religious and Useful Plants of Nepal and India." This book has been very popular and widely appreciated. Couple of its editions were sold out within a short span of time. The book has also been translated into Japanese language by a famous Japanese Botanist Dr. Naoki Nishioka of Tokyo.
Even after copies of several editions were exhausted, there was persistent demand. Therefore, the new edition was planned. Now, it is thoroughly revised and updated with careful refining. Botanical names and terminologies are also corrected and new subject matter has also been added. Several new colour pictures and line-drawings have been appended. New format has also been adopted. Glossary of medicinal terms has also been given. Quality of new edition is also drastically improved."
