Root Drug Plants of Ethnic India
Contents: Preface. Abbreviations. 1. Plants based medicines. 2. Present status of work on phyto-medicines in India: an overview. 3. Enumeration of root drug plants: i. Collection of data. ii. Presentation and arrangement of data. 4. Root drug plants of ethnic India. 5. Epilogue. 6. Literature cited. Appendices: i. Total number of genera and species of root drug plants under various divisions of plant kingdom. ii. Families of root drugs plants. iii. Predominant Indian genera of root drug plants. iv. Predominant Indian root drug families with three or more species. Index to Botanical names. Index to English, Hindi and Sanskrit names.
"The present compendium is first of its kind providing valuable data on 917 species belonging to 571 genera and 133 families of root drug plants of ethnic India; covering details of nomenclature, English, Hindi and Sanskrit names, distribution, part (s) used, utilisation, active constituents, biological activity and the original source of information. Over thirty-six photographs, three histograms, three tables and eight appendices enhance the value of the compilation significantly. It is hoped, this invaluable compendium with its comprehensive coverage of the subject would help researchers and the medicinal plant industry in general for development of newer plant based drugs for alleviating human suffering.
Audience: Students and scholars of ethnobotany, economic botany, pharmacists, medical practitioners, chemists, bio-technologists, plant genetic research institutions, policy planners etc."
