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Medicinal Plants    Price: Rs. 1250.00  Buy Now Herbal Folk Medicine Sampat Nehra Present book provides excellent glimpses of the rich herbal medicine and traditional knowledge heritage of India. Ethnobotany deals with the immediate relationship between human societies and plants. Herbal medicine today owes its existence much to the sk ..more  Price: Rs. 1350.00  Buy Now Medicinal Plants: Chemistry & Properties S. Nehra Nature has been a source of medicinal agents for thousands of years and an impressive number of modern drugs have been isolated from natural resources. Export value of Indian Medicinal Plant is increasing year after year and has the potential of multiply ..more  Price: Rs. 6000.00  Buy Now Poisonous Plants: Their Botany, Properties and Uses, in 2 Vols. S. K. Bhattacharjee Thousands of plant species are known to be hazardous which can be found everywhere posing a serious risk of illness, injury or death to human and animals; causing serious economic losses. This book entitled “Poisonous Plants—Their Botany, Properties and U ..more  Price: Rs. 475.00  Buy Now Aadivasiyon ki Aushdiya Virasat D. Acharya हिंदी ..more  Price: Rs. 2500.00  Buy Now Textbook of Ethnobotany P. C. Trivedi ,  N. Sharma Ethnobotany in the wider context denotes the entire realm of useful relationship between plants and man. The traditional communities the world over are treasure trove of accumulated knowledge and wisdom about the management and utilization of various plants and other materials around him. It is now well recognised that traditional wisdom and knowledge on the utilization of biological resources is of immense value to biodiversity planners and scientists in developing strategies in conservation, utilization and generation of wealth from the bioresources. The present book “Text Book of Ethnobotany” contain 15 chapters covering different aspects on the ethnobotany. Major chapter included are: Ethnobotany : Aims, objectives and scope; Prominent Ethnic societies of India; Methods of Ethnobotanical studies; Food yielding plants of tribals; Tribals and Forests; Construction of Huts and houses; Forests degradation and devices adapted for conservation; Ethnomedicinal plants; Entertainment devices and aesthetics; cosmetics, Decoration and Adornment used by tribals; Tribal intoxicants and masticatories; songs, marriages, ceremonies and plants in tribal life; plants in tribal proverbs, Faith in religion and supernatural powers and miscellaneous aspects of plants usage in tribal life. The present book will serve not only as an excellent reference material but also as a practical guide for ethnobotanist, herbal healers, anthropologist, conservator, botanist, chemist, doctors, industrialist and students in the field of ethnobotany. ..more  Price: Rs. 2000.00  Buy Now Aromatic and Spice Plants: Utilisation and Conservation A. Baruah ,  S. C. Nath The articles of this book covered the aspects like Diversity & Taxonomy, Ethnobotany & Pharmaceutical value, Essential oil & chemistry, Cultivation & Agrotechnology, Multiplication & Conservation, Pests & diseases, Pharmacology & Pharmacognosy, Economics & Marketing, Antimicrobial activity, End uses, etc., on a particular aromatic/spice plant taxon (either at Species or Generic level or a general review article). The contents include: Ethnobotany and Active components of Essential Oils of the Genus Cinnamomum Schaeffer used as Spices and Culinary products in Northeast India • Wild edible Aromatic plants of Northeast India • Cinnamomum pauciflorum, an additional and promising source of Cinnamon from Northeastern India • Aquilaria malaccansis Lamk. • Species diversity and Utility potential of Piper L in Northeast India • An overview of Cinnamon with reference to Northeast India • Systematics and Essential oils of Cinnamomum sulphuratum Nees from Northeast India • Commercial potentiality of Litsea cubeba oil of Indian origin • Taxonomy and Industrial prospects of Cinnamomum parthenoxylon Meissn complex growing in Northeast India • Essential Oil Industry in North-East India with special emphasis to Patchouli, Citronella and Lemongrass • Zingiberacean members of commercial importance in North East India with emphasis to essential oil and aroma chemicals • Essential oils of Indian Cassia • BLI-ARUN– New Hybrid Strain of Lemon Grass, a potential crop for rural industries • Fungal diseases of common Aromatic plants of Northeast India • Antimicrobial Activity of Plants and Microbes from Indo-Burma Eco-Zone • Leaf Epidermal characters of some chemotypes of Aromatic Plants of Northeast India • Petiole anatomy and foliar venation of the genus Cinnamomum Schaeffer of Northeast India • Advances in Propagation of few Aromatic and Spice plants of Eastern Himalaya • Advances in tissue culture activities of some priority Aromatic and Medicinal plants native to North East India • Insect Pests of Aromatic plants of Eastern Himalayas • Herbarium database of Aromatic plants of ‘Assam Herbarium’ (Botanical Survey of India, Shillong) collected from Northeastern India • Bibliographic accounts of some selected Aromatic Plants of Northeastern region of India • Index. This book will be useful to the research & academic institutions, various industries, agriculture and allied fields, as well as to exporters, processors, planters and to all those who are interested in Aromatic & Spice plants. ..more  Price: Rs. 2500.00  Buy Now Herbal Drugs and Biotechnology: 2nd Revised and Enlarged Edition P. C. Trivedi The knowledge of Herbal medicine has expanded a lot in recent years. This second edition of the book “Herbal Drugs and Biotechnology” contains 23 chapters on different aspects of medicinal plant having biotechnological approaches. Current information have been added as and where required, besides adding six new chapters in this second edition. Articles on traditional herbal medicines; Phytochemical and antimicrobial studies; plants used in hypercholesterolamina; having hypo- and anti-cancerous properties have been dealt with in detail covering recent findings on the subject. The role of biotechnology, using tissue culture studies on medicinal plants, antimicrobial agents from in vivo and tissue culture study; micropropagation and chemistry of plants have been included to project the importance of biotechnology in this century. The chapter on various facets of standardisation of tools for utilisation of medicinal plants is the need of the day, keeping in mind the adulteration in the crude drug market. The chapter on phytochemicals in radioprotection provides additional information on the subject. The book also covers information on medicinal orchids, exploitation of inter-specific crosses for developing novel plant and nematode diseases of medicinal plants. New chapters in this edition includes information on : Phyto-pharmacology of anti-asthmatic medicinal plants; Management of an unequivocal socio-dermatological problem vitilago involving medicinal plants; Phytochemical analysis of some medicinal plants; Ethnopharmacological evaluation of Biophytum sensitivum; Comparative pharmacognostical studies on different botanical sources etc. This revised edition of book provides adequate background & current information on herbal medicines. This book will serve as a practical guide for teachers, medical practitioners, research workers, industrialists, biotechnologists and workers in the field of medicinal plants. ..more  Price: Rs. 1400.00  Buy Now Role of Biotechnology in Medicinal Plants P. C. Trivedi The biotechnological tools are important to select, multiply and conserve the critical genotypes of medicinal plants which are in great demands worldover. Tissue culture is useful for multiplying and conserving the species; bioreactors for enhanced production of secondary metabolites and in vitro regeneration for production of high quality plant based medicine. The improved in vitro plant cell culture systems have potential for commercial exploitation of secondary metabolites. The present book “Role of Biotechnology in Medicinal Plants” contain ten articles covering latest information on application of biotechnological tools for conservation and multiplication of medicinal plants and production of high quality plant based medicine. Book covers articles on Role of Biotechnology in medicinal plants; Biotechnology for improvement of medicinal plants; Molecular characterization of medicinal plants; Plant tissue culture : A biotechnological tool for conservation of medicinal plants; Role of biotechnological tools for the production of secondary metabolites; In vitro micropropagation of medicinal plants. Article on Safed Musli provide comprehensive account of different aspects of its utilization and conservation. A chapter on Current advances in plant biotechnology provide current information on the subject. This book also provide excellent glimpses on Biotechnological advances in India. This book will be useful for a variety of scholars—Biotechnologists, Ayurvedic and Medical people, Botanists, Pharmacologists, Phytochemists and Conservationists. ..more  Price: Rs. 600.00  Buy Now Vanaushdhi avem Ayurvedic Chikitsa N.Chaudhary हिंदी हिंदी ..more  Price: Rs. 1800.00  Buy Now Jatropha: Potential Ethnomedicinal, Stress Resistant Biodiesel Plants M. Debnath Jatropha is a valuable multi-purpose crop to alleviate soil degradation, desertification and deforestation, which can be used for bio-energy to replace petro-diesel, for soap production and climatic protection, and hence deserves specific attention. The Planning Commission of India has nominated it as an ideal plant for biodiesel. Jatropha until recently was not cultivated as a domesticated crop. But the scenario is changing. The potential of Jatropha is being researched and developed in developing countries as Zambia, Mali, India, China and the Phillipines. Jatropha is grown in many Asian countries. It is also popular in Europe & US as a green product helping to reduce global warming. Lots of researches are going on in the field of Jatropha. Looking into all these fact, an effort has been made to compile all the research results on Jatropha curcas in this book. The book comprises of 10 chapters. Chapter 1 discusses the international popularity of Jatropha as a biofuel plant. Chapter 2 discusses the progress of plantation and biofuel development in India. Chapter 3 describes the facts about the plant Jatropha curcas as a multipurpose plant. Chapter 4 elucidates the therapeutic usage and ethnomedicinal properties of the miracle plant Jatropha curcas. Chapter 5 peeps into the potential of Jatropha as an animal feed. The various mode of propagation of this plant has been described in chapter 6. Jatropha has the unique capability to survive in marginal soil. Chapter 7 tries to give an overview of Jatropha as a stress resistant plant with sufficient experimental documentation. Omics intervention to understand the potentiality of Jatropha has been the main aim of Chapter 8. We discuss in this chapter the various players of omics in relation to the work done on Jatropha. Chapter 9 gives an overview of the plant as a potential energy crop and in the last enzymatic production of biodiesel from Jatropha oil is given in chapter 10. This book will be highly beneficial to all the researchers, students and teachers in the field of plant biotechnology, energy resources, biofuels and agriculture. ..more  Price: Rs. 2400.00  Buy Now Healing Herbs: Traditional Medications for Wounds Sores and Bones R. K.Sood ,  D. Sharma ,  S. Kumar ,  T.N. Lakhanpal This monograph, the most comprehensive publication in the field so far, affords scientists, researchers, students and laymen alike valuable information from disparate sources to form a highly structured work of reference to the world at large. The main text deals with 988 plant species belonging to 649 genera under 164 families of which 796 are used for cuts and wounds, 208 for bone fracture and 97 for sores. Apart from systematic enumeration of plants in the alphabetical order, updated botanical names and synonyms; colour photographs, tables and appendices have also been included, which enhance the value of the compilation significantly. No botanical library should be without it. The contents include: 1. Introduction: Plants & Plant Based Medicaments; Wounds, Sores & Bone Fracture; Current Status on Phytomedicines used for Wounds, Sores & Healing of Bones; Enumeration. 2. Healing Herbs for Wounds, Sores & Bones. 3. Epilogue. 4. Literature Cited. V. Appendices (Index to Total Number of Genera and Species Under Various Divisions of Plant Kingdom for Wounds, Sores and Healing of Bones - Appendix I; Index to Families of Plants Used as Herbal Remedies for Wounds, Sores and Healing of Bones - Appendix II; Index to Plants and Their Part/s Used as Herbal Remedies for Wounds, Sores and Healing of Bones - Appendix III. Audience: Students and scholars of Ethnobotany, Economic Botany, Pharmacists, Medical Practitioners, Chemists, Biotechnologists, Corporate Houses, Plant Genetic Research Institutions, Policy Planners etc. ..more  Price: Rs. 1600.00  Buy Now Ethnic Tribes & Medicinal Plants P. C. Trivedi In India, more than 1800 plants belonging to different families of Angiosperms are used for their therapeutic efficacy. There are still big gaps in the work of completing an exhaustive inventory of the medicinal plants of India. There is at the moment no exhaustive and reliable inventory available of all the medicinal plants of India used by all the different ethnic communities in different ecosystems. The present book “Ethnic Tribes & Medicinal Plants” contains 18 articles by eminent scholars of the country on different aspects of the subjects. This book contains articles on Ethnomedicinal plants of different states of India including Rajasthan, Tamilnadu, Tripura, Nagaland, Orissa, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, North-East India etc. It also covers information on ethnomedicinal plants used by Garasia, Kani, Naga, Bhil, Deories, Mishings, Mawasi and Tai Ahom tribes. Book covers articles on medicinal plants used for curing Asthma, Hepatic disorders, Gynecological disorders, Malaria, Antipyretic and skin diseases. Articles on plants used in Magico-religious belief and Ethno-medico-botanical note on traditional remedy have added to the value of the book. Present book provides excellent glimpses of the rich herbal medicine and traditional knowledge heritage of India. The present book will serve not only as an excellent reference material but also as a practical guide for herbal healers, vaidhyas, Hakims, research workers and students in the field of medicinal plants. ..more  Price: Rs. 1950.00  Buy Now Drugs from Plants P. C. Trivedi This The book focuses on the interrelationship of water resources, management and economic development. It minutely analyses the status of water availability, accessibility and its uses. Further, it elaborates on various benefits like economic, health and several others, generated through water. Moreover, diverse indices like Water Poverty Index (WPI), Hydrological Water Stress Indicator (HWSI), and Social Water Scarcity Index (SWSI) have been calculated to assess the severity of water problem and also to ascertain their important determinants of water poverty and water accessibility. This study also reflects over the water resources and economic development of Rajasthan with special reference to Jaipur district and it draws attention to the decline of water availability in the district to the extent that it is on the brink of turning into a water scarcity zone. It is an excellent guide to interdisciplinary and wide-ranging knowledge on water. It carefully draws comparison on water problems in background of India and other countries. This book is an indispensable reference tool for all scholars and students of development economics, natural resources management, infrastructure planning, geography, demography and environment education. ..more  Price: Rs. 2100.00  Buy Now Polytherapic Medicinal Plants and Spices : Post Harvest Management and Export Potential Karan Singh ,  Mohan Lal Jakhar ,  Dhirendra Singh Man has now realized the limitation and shortcomings of medicines developed by chemical processes as indicated by side and ill effects. Hence, the scope of medicinal plants and spices has widened for different systems of medicine. Besides domestication and cultivation technologies, economic parts of plants need to be processed at primary, secondary and tertiary channels. Such agroprocessing strategies are required for preparing medicines of Allopathy, Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Unani and other systems of healing. Properly processed information have been included on different facets of biotherapeutics and pharmaceutical sciences. Post harvest management and technology of value addition, marketing and trade of medicinal plants and spices have been incorporated alongwith biodiversity and its conservation in lower as well as higher groups of medicinal plants. Roles of herbal ecofarming in societal welfare through cooperative movement in different parts of the nation and world has also been effectively included. Export potential and trade scenario of spices and medicinal herbs has been adequately described alongwith its relationships with industry & WTO. Medicinal values of Indian food of plant origin has been especially highlighted alongwith nutrient management for propagation of medicinal plants and spices. The book will certainly be useful for herbal industrialists, progressive farmers, scholars, teachers and scientists of various disciplines including Basic and applied Botany, Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Biotechnology, Plant Breeding, Post Harvest Science and Technology and Pharmaceutical Sciences. ..more  Price: Rs. 1800.00  Buy Now Medicinal Trees : Distribution, Characteristics and Traditional Formulations Sheelwant Patel The ‘Medicinal Trees’ compiles information about one hundred tree species that possess substantial medicinal values. It give various local names of species, its distribution, characteristics of plant and traditional therapeutic formulations of its body parts. It mostly chooses such trees that one encounters growing in vicinity–on road sides, in parks, in homestead lands, in waste lands. It endeavours to reinvent medicines into trees that we recognize as fruit trees, timber trees, shade trees, flowering trees and shrubs and even as useless wild growths of waste lands. The ‘Medicinal Trees : Distribution, Characteristics and Traditional Formulations’ attempts to re-invent the traditional therapeutical uses of parts of trees our forefathers had used since time immemorial to cure a hoard of ailments. Through use of roots, bark, leaves, latex, flowers, fruits, and seeds they had perfected a system of medicines that we have almost lost. We know a banyan tree provides excellent shade. Do we know that ‘Banyan leaves cure diarrhoea, nose bleeding, and bubo. Latex cures cracked heels, swollen gums and spermatorrhea. Fruits remove dark spots from facial skins and restore its natural glow and charm. Aerial roots tighten and lift sagging breasts. Bark cures vaginal piles, sprains, burning sensation in body and irregularity of menstruation?’ This publication will serve the interest of medicinal plant lovers, collectors, teachers, medical practitioners, research workers and botantists. ..more  Price: Rs. 3000.00  Buy Now Medicinal Plants: Utilisation and Conservation 2nd Revised and Enlarged Edition P.C. Trivedi THE quest for good health and immortality has been a continuous human endeavour since the beginning of civilisation throughout the world. Plants have been used as a source of medicine by men from ancient times. Initially, these formed the bulk of folk or ethnomedicine, practised in India and some other parts of the world. Later, a considerable part of this indigenous knowledge was formulated, documented and eventually passed into the organised systems of medicine, such as Ayurveda, Unani, Sidha or some other systems outside India. Subsequently, with the advance in techniques of phytochemistry and pharmacology, a number of active principles of medicinal plants were isolated and introduced as valuable drugs in modern medicine. The second revised and enlarged edition of book, Medicinal Plants : Utilisation and Conservation, contains 24 chapters covering holistic information on medicinal plants. Four new chapters added includes articles on ‘Medicinal plant solutions to Asthmatic Problems, Biotechnological advances in some Ethnomedicinal plant species; Catharanthus roseus a potential drug source for cancer chemotherapy and Biotechnological interventions and role of secondary metabolites in defense mechanism of plants. Book contains articles on cultivation and propagation of medicinal plants, medicinal pteridophytes, Diseases of medicinal & aromatic plants, Herbal based contraceptive research, Plants with antioxidative properties in radio-protection, IPR, and Growth & competitiveness of Indian pharmaceutical industries. Second revised & enlarged edition of book update the first edition besides adding four new chapters. Book will be useful to practiners of medicines, farmers, researchers in botany, pharmacologists and students. ..more  Price: Rs. 600.00  Buy Now Medicinal Plants of North-East India M. Islam About 80% of the world’s population of the developed and developing countries rely on traditional herbal medicine, for the primary health care because of their great efficacy and little or no side effects. Traditional system of medicine, popularly termed as ‘Folk medicine’ is accustomed since the days of ancient civilizations and playing a significant role in the health care system. In modern days also, it is also becoming popular, as the tribals and rural populations of our country is highly dependent on medicinal plant therapy for meeting their health care needs, and which attracted the attention of Botanists, Plant Scientists, Researchers and other Active/Interested workers. The present work is an outcome of the exploration of different cultivated, non-cultivated, forest/village and other areas of plains and hilly areas, for over a period of twenty years and forms a distinct contributions towards a herbal medicines, based on the studies/observations made on the utilisation of wild herbs in medical therapy in day today life of tribal and non-tribal peoples of the north-eastern region, India. Angiospermic and pteridophytic plants only have been considered in the present study. For each species correct nomenclature, local names, habit, chromosome number (where possible), flowering and fruiting season, ecological situations and medicinal uses of the plants have been discussed alongwith the illustrations of 32 photos for easy understanding of the work. Thus, present work provides excellent glimpses of the traditional knowledge of medicine of North-East India. The author hopes that, the present book will serve not only as reference material, but also as practical guide for herbal healers, research workers, students and all others interested in the field of medicinal plants. ..more  Price: Rs. 2100.00  Buy Now Medicinal Herbs and Spices : Scientific Ecofarming and Technology Karan Singh ,  Mohan Lal Jakhar ,  Dhirendra Singh Medicinal herbs and spices find their use in all systems of medicine. However, the major part of the raw material requirements of pharmaceutical industries is still met out of herbs collected from wild resources. This leads to biodiversity and environmental degradation. To meet such challenges, an equilibrated approach for domestication and cultivation of otherwise, wild medicinal plants and spices is imperative. Very scanty information on such aspects are available in literature which describes the therapeutic potential of about 20000 plants while only very few (about 100) plants are known to be cultivated. Therefore, there is urgent need of concerted efforts to bring more and more plants under farming system. Present book is pioneer in this regard and describes various aspects of potential agrotechnology of medicinal plants and spices. These aspects embody reliable and latest information on applied biology, botany and genetic resources of annuals, biennials and trees. Applied and basic aspects of ecophysiology, biochemistry and biotechnology have been adequately incorporated including pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals, agronomical, breeding and plant protection parameters, propagation and nutrients managements. The subject matter has been judiciously processed and illustrated by reliable data represented in the form of tables, graphs, line diagrams and more than 72 coloured photographs. The book is certainly useful for scholars, researchers, teachers and scientists of variable interests such as Botany, Forestry, Plant Physiology, Biotechnology, Agriculture, Plant Breeding, Agronomy and Horticultures. Organisations and farmers concerning the herbal farming and trade will certainly find the book extremely beneficial in different agroclimatic zones of India and the world. ..more  Price: Rs. 3000.00  Buy Now Indigenous Herbal Medicines : Tribal Formulations and Traditional Herbal Practices Deepak Acharya ,  Anshu Shrivastava Indigenous knowledge behind traditional practice of herbs is like crude diamond, hardest but without shine and not acknowledged and accepted as “Diamond” by the people. Today an artificial shining stone, well packed, aggressively marketed and supported by strategic advertisement is the biggest threat to the existence of real Diamond. If this continues then this phenomenon of endangered indigenous knowledge of tribals will become extinct and needless to discuss, we the human being will be deprived of the real essence and hence the biggest looser. It is important to know that it requires $ 1.5 billion and 10-15 years to develop a new drug, whereas, the development of new drug through traditional herbal knowledge and tribal healers could be much shorter and needless to discuss “cost effective”. The whole book moves around the fulcrum of traditional herbal knowledge of Indian tribesmen. It is the finest attempt to explain the traditional herbal knowledge of Indian tribal regions which are very different in terms of forest, vegetation, cultures, and beliefs. Nevertheless, equally competitive so far age old medicinal practices are concerned. The book deals with about 210 important medicinal plants used by the traditional herbal healers in India. Given vernacular names in English, Sanskrit and many other Indian regional languages, short diagnostic taxonomic description, ecology and distributional aspects provided under each plant and up-to-date information about the ongoing research of every medicinal plant mentioned here makes this book more reader friendly and advanced. Latest accepted and valid botanical names in accordance with ICBN have been adopted for the medicinal plants to sustain correct identity. The book contains more than 2200 traditional herbal practices as per the different disorders, methodology of drug preparation and procedure of intake. Easy language, 90 high resolution colour photographs and systematic presentation of medicinal plants with major emphasis given on traditional herbal therapies, usage, and comparative analysis along with data-tables make the study more exhaustive and generate temptation to read it again and again. It is hoped that it will serve as an informative databank for herbal researchers who are engaged in new drug development; a perfect reference material for Ethnobotanists, Herbalists and Pharmacologists; and a guiding tool for a housewife for home remedies. ..more  Price: Rs. 1700.00  Buy Now Indigenous Ethnomedicinal Plants P. C. Trivedi Medicinal plants are an important health and economic component of the floras in developed as well as developing countries. India occupies the top position in the use of herbal drugs. It also enjoys the unique position of exporting plant drugs and their derivatives because of its huge diverse flora spread over the entire Indian sub-continent. There is great scope of expansion of organised pharmaceutical, phytochemical and herbal durg industry in India. The present book “Indigenous Ethnomedicinal Plants” contains 18 articles by eminent scholars of the country on different aspects of the subjects. This book incorporates articles on—Medicinal plants used by Kanis tribe of Southern-Western Ghats; Folk medicines prevalent among tribals of Bastar, Chhattisgarh; Ecofloristics and Ethnobotany of traditional medicinal plants; Medicinal plants used by tribals of Tamil Nadu; Folk medicinal plants from Manipur. Articles on Ethnobotanical studies on the flora of Alagar Hills, Tamil Nadu; Ethnomedicines used by the Moran of Brahmaputra Valley, Assam; Ethnomedicinal uses of plants of Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere; Ethnomedicinal plants from Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary of Assam and some rare and less known Ethnomedicinal plants used by tribals of Chhattisgarh provide sufficient information on the subject. Book provide information on Ethnomedicinal uses of certain exotic weeds of Assam; Ethnomedicine for Snakebite; Medicinal plants and conservation and uses of Herbal medicines. Articles on the Ageing and the role of medicinal plants; Nutraceutical and pharmaceutical applications of Spirulina in health management; Medicinal plants in cure of Hepatitis and Potential medicinal uses of Withania somnifera have added to the value of the book. Present book provides excellent glimpses of the rich herbal medicine and traditional knowledge heritage of India. The present book will serve not only as an excellent reference material but also as a practical guide for herbal healers, vaidhyas, hakims, research workers and students in the field of medicinal plants. ..more  Price: Rs. 2000.00  Buy Now Indian Medicinal Plants P. C. Trivedi Plants have been used by man from prehistoric times for relieving suffering and curing ailments. The folk medicines of almost all the countries of the world abound in medicinal plants and tribal people wherever they exist, rely chiefly on herbal medicine. Presently, Indian system of medicine uses over 1100 medicinal plants and most of them are collected from the wild regularly, of which over five dozen species are said to be in great demand. The present book “Indian Medicinal Plants” contains 19 articles by eminent scholars of the country on different aspects of the subject. This book contain articles on Plants with aphrosidiac potentials; Anti-ageing plants; Plants in AIDS management; Plants used in the cure of diabetes; Plant folk medicines practised for the treatment of diabetes and Medicinal plants possessing anti-venom activity. Review articles on medicinal plants viz. Ervatamia heyneama, Withania coagulans and Methi provide detailed information on these plants. Other section includes chapters on Medicinal trees of Tripura; Herbal medicines in cure of prevalent diseases in tribal pockets of M.P.; Medicinal plants of Vindyan region of M.P., Exotic Medicinal Plants of Junagadh, Gujarat; Herbal plants of Satpura plateau of M.P. Other articles included on Potential herbs against vaginal infection; and Folklore treatment of leucorrhoea. Articles on Role of Nutraceuticals in health care system and the Prophylactic effects of the Nutraceuticals present in pomegranate have added to the value of the book. This book provides excellent glimpses of the rich herbal medicine and traditional knowledge heritage of India. The present book will serve not only as an excellent reference material but also as a practical guide for herbal healers, vaidhyas, hakims, research workers and students in the field of medicinal plants. ..more  Price: Rs. 2100.00  Buy Now Herbal Cures: Traditional Approach D. A. Patil Recent explosion of interest in traditional medicines has been driven by the accelerated loss of indigenous plantlore, consideration of indigenous plantlore as national heritage, natural products research, new drugs derived from plants and becoming of western medicine more open to alternative approaches to healing. This interest has become episodic in nature and therefore needs many fora or platforms to disseminate the products of research in this regime. The present book is hoped to serve the same purpose. This book contains 22 articles on different aspects of the subject reflecting views and thoughts of experts. It incorporates articles on traditional plant uses in family welfare, wound care, diabetes and skin afflictions, ethnobotanical or ethnomedicinal plants from West Rarrh (West Bengal), North Gujarat, Jharkhand and Western Orissa, ethnotherapeutic leads from tribals of Orissa, ethnomedicinal leads from modern drug development programmes, parasitic angiosperms from mythology to medicine, graphic review of ethnobotany in Chhatisgarh and veterinary medicines of Gond tribals (M.P.). It also covers topics on development and standardization of herbal medicine, methods of tribal drug purification, ethnomedicinal uses of Neem and traditional knowledge with particular emphasis on ethnomedicine/ traditional medicine. Articles on recent approaches in phytochemical and biological importance of Calendula officinalis, in vitro anthelmintic activity of Bauhinia species, in vitro regeneration, phytochemical screening, antibacterial activity and hypoglycemic effects of Ocimum sanctum are included. This book unfolds rich Indian traditional heritage and focuses on modern drug development in India. This book will be useful not only as reference book but will also cater to the immediate needs of students, teachers, research workers, herbal healers, pharmaceutical industries, botanists and ethnobotanists. ..more  Price: Rs. 825.00  Buy Now Bharat Ke Aushdiya Vraksh Parshuram Ram Shukla हिंदी हिंदी ..more  Price: Rs. 2000.00  Buy Now Ethnomedicinal Plants of India P. C. Trivedi Herbal medicines are in great demand in both developed and the developing countries in primary healthcare because of their great efficacy and little or no side effects. In India, the indigenous system of medicine namely Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani have been in existence for several centuries. These traditional system of medicine together with homoeopathy and folklore medicine continue to play a significant role largely in the health care system of the population. The tribals and rural population of India are highly dependent on medicinal plant therapy for meeting their health care needs. This attracted the attention of several botanist and plant scientists of several medicinal plants and there was a spurt of scientific literature. The present book “Ethnomedicinal Plants of India”, contains 21 articles by eminent scholars of the country on different aspect of the subjects. This book contains articles on Ethnomedicinal Plants of different states of India including Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Manipur, Assam, West Bengal, Tripura, Chhatisgarh, M.P., U.P., Maharashtra, TamilNadu, North-East India etc. It also covers information on ethnomedicinal plants used by Bodo, Barpeta and Deuris tribes of Assam, Kheria, Sabar, Lodha and Munda tribal groups of W. Bengal and Todas tribes of TamilNadu. Articles on Native plant remedies for snake bite, cryptogamic ethnomedicinal plants from North-East India and Native resources used as famine food provides additional information on the subject. Article on Diversity, utilization and conservation of medicinal plants of Chitrakoot region, M.P. have added to the value of the book. Present book provides excellent glimpses of the rich herbal medicine and traditional knowledge heritage of India. The present book will serve not only as an excellent reference material but also as a practical guide for herbal healers, vaidhyas, hakims, research workers and students in the field of medicinal plants." ..more  Price: Rs. 1800.00  Buy Now Indian Folk Medicine P. C. Trivedi The value and importance of traditional knowledge are being increasingly realized the worldover. India has been known to be a rich repository of medicinal plants. The pharmaceutical industry continue to investigate and confirm the efficacy of many medicines used by traditional communities. It is estimated that about 75 per cent of the 120 biologically active plant derived compounds presently in use worldwide have been derived through follow-up researches to verify the authenticity of data from folk and ethnomedicinal uses. So, there is a great scope of new drug discoveries based on traditional plant user. The book contains 21 chapters covering information on medicinal plants with special reference to the Indian scenario. Book contain articles on Hepatoprotective activity of medicinal plants, Oral healthcare and plants, Potential wound healers from plant origin, Medicinal plants for fertility control and Plants used against diabetes. A comprehensive account of medicinal uses of Neem, Garlic, Jamun, Holoptelia integrifolia, Nyctanthes arbor-tristis, Trachyspermum ammi have added to the value of the book. In addition, articles on Conservation and cultivation of medicinal plants, Status and conservation of threatened medicinal herbs, Plant and plant products used in gastric and duodenal ulcers, Medicinal palms of Kerala, Medicinal Monocots of U.P., Sacred Forest, Antifungal activity of Phyllanthus amarus and Tapping traditional knowledge of medicinal plants have been included in the book. This book provides adequate background and current information on medicinal plants. Book will be very useful for a variety of scholars—historians and practitioners of medicine, researchers in botany, phytochemistry and pharma-cology and also phytogeographers and conservationists." ..more  Price: Rs. 1600.00  Buy Now Medicinal and Aromatic Crops J. Singh Medicinal and aromatic plants occupy predominant place in over all ambit of plant kingdom. They have immensely supported the life of human being and in earlier days when synthetic chemistry was not so much developed, these plants formed the mainstay of therapeutical treatment to counteract 3 Ds; the disease, the death and the decay pervasive in the society since the dawn of civilization. At present, with dwindling forest resources and consequent drying of natural reserve base of medicinal and aromatic plants, there has been renewal of interest towards field cultivation of these plants. Covering entire aspects of field cultivation of commercially important medicinal and aromatic plants, the book provides information on status of medicinal and aromatic plants in India and deals with the cultivation and allied aspects of medicinal plants like periwinkle, isabgol, senna, sweet marjoram, safed musli, ashwagandha, aloe, dill, guggal, yam, pyrethrum, Indian gooseberry, bael, jamun, under-exploited medicinal plants and aromatic crops like cymbopogons, mint, damask rose, jasmine, tuberose, chamomile, henna, vetiver, keura, basil and geranium. Glossary has been added in the end to favour the understanding of typical technical terms used invariably in context to medicinal and aromatic plants. Inclusion of colourful illustrations of the crops covered add to the utility of the book. " ..more  Price: Rs. 4000.00  Buy Now Multitherapic Medicinal & Spiceal Plants K. Singh Plants and drugs obtained from them have always been in the centre of all the traditional and modern systems of medicine including Allopathy, Homoeopathy, Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani schools of healing. Scholars of these different pathies have published therapeutics of plants with their own point of view. No efforts seems to have been made to bring medicinal and spiceal plants useful in different pathies at common platform. Endeavour made through this book is unique and novel in the sense that we have collected, compended and published well processed and refined information on such plant wealth useful in different systems of healing. Therefore, the book will certainly find its utility amongst scholars, researchers, teachers and scientists of different disciplines and interests including Botany, Environmental Science and Forestry, Plant Physiology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Agricultural Botany, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Agronomy, Plant Pathology, Horticulture and Economic Botany and also post harvest management, technology and processing. The compendium will also pave the way for domestication and ecofarming of many, otherwise, wild medicinal plants and for this purpose, several organizations involved in herbal farming and trade will like to have the book on their desks besides some progressive farmers. Such farming activity may be locationed at any part of the world including tropical, sub tropical, temperate, semi-arid and arid niches. (Includes more than 140 colour plates and numerous line sketches) " ..more  Price: Rs. 650.00  Buy Now Medicinal and Aromatic Plants : Cultivation and Uses Suresh Muralia ,  Akshey Kumar Pathak Most of the medicinal and aromatic plants are indigenous while the others are easily adaptable and offer best opportunity for introduction in the present agricultural system. These plants contain active constituents like mucilages, phenols, anthroquinones, tannins, coumarins, anthocyanins, flavonoids, glycosilinates, saponins, volatile oils, glycocides, alkaloids, vitamins and minerals etc., but systematic researches are required to understand the mode of action of these active ingredients in the body and to standardize their consumable doses. The book covers more than seventy beneficial medicinal and aromatic plants of the country. Several of these are popular ayurvedic medicines. Ashwagandha, Kalmegh, Konch, Shatavar are some of these plants. Some of the described plants like Neem, Babul, Pyrethrum are known for their insecticidal/germicidal properties. Aroma of some plants are used in cosmetic, food and brewing industries. Jatropha is gaining importance as bio-diesel and some of the other plants, valued for industrial purpose are also included. There is an ample scope for commercial cultivation of most of these plants. Export of some of these plants is progressive and earns a great deal of foreign exchange for the country. The chapters included in this book have a precise introduction of each plant, its identification, botanical characters, advanced practices for cultivation with latest available varieties/cultures of plants. Chemical constituents with medicinal principle and therapeutic significance of each plant is described. The economics for cultivation is also given for each plant. The book will benefit the readers, cultivators, medical practitioners, students, botanists, entrepreneurs and the farmers. ..more  Price: Rs. 3000.00  Buy Now Handbook of Medicinal Plants, 5th Ed. S. K. Bhattacharjee With the cost of modern medicine reaching astronomical height, scientists have begun delving into rich and ancient traditional systems based on plants. The ancient dwellers of India had relied on them for centuries to cure themselves and their wisdom is not only enshrined in treatises but has been handed down orally from generation to generation. In the developed Western affluent world too, thinking has veered around to using natural material for drugs and pharmaceuticals and in this context, the abundant inventory of medicinal plants that India has takes on a very important relevance. This book is a comprehensive volume detailing the characteristics of 560 genera covering 1, 170 species. The documentation is exhaustive including nomenclature, description, distribution, cultivation, processing and physical and chemical properties. With several countries patenting Indian products and methods, a specially written chapter on Intellectual Property Rights and Medicinal Plants has been added to this fourth revised and enlarged edition. Attempts have been made to include all aspects of medicinal plants. To this end chapters contain complete information on history, isolation and characterization of active principles, transformation of medicinal system, medicinal plants widely known for their curative effects on certain diseases, export of medicinal plants and phytochemicals, suggestions for improvement of medicinal crop industry, etc. Dr. A.M. Michael, in a specially written foreword, says: “The present book provides comprehensive and condensed information of an extensive and large number of medicinal plants grown and found in different parts of the world covering many important and interesting aspects on the subject. The book will be valuable to students and teachers, scientists, cultivators, entrepreneurs and the farmer.” ..more  Price: Rs. 2000.00  Buy Now Medicinal Herbs & Flowers S. K. Bhattacharjee Herbs have been used to promote and safeguard health, relieve pain and discomfort, heal diseases and wounds and refresh the mind. Herbal medicines are preferred over synthetic drugs and antibiotics since the herbs possess many healing prosperities without side effects. Herbs are the sacred medicine with great power, which no pharmacist can excel or even imitate fully. There is a growing need for information on medicinal herbs and flowers, their chemical constituents, biological activity, aroma and fragrance, characteristics, cultivation, extraction of active ingredients and uses for safeguarding health and healing diseases and discomfort. This book, Medicinal Herbs and Flowers, is a comprehensive and most valuable document on the subject. This is the first book of its kind in contents and concept. The publication is organised in six chapters. Chapter 1 is an introductory one, dealing with history, isolation and characterization of active principles, transformation of medicinal systems, medicinal plants widely known for their curative effects of certain diseases, endangered medicinal plants, need for commercial cultivation of medicinal plants, Indian scenario, medicinal plant trade and industry, export of medicinal plants and phyto-chemicals. Chapter 2 provides information on genera and species of medicinal importance, description, cultivation, extraction and uses. Chapter 3 covers the various aspects of medicinal flowers. Chapter 4 describes the medicinal herbs in depth. Chapter 5 furnishes the information on herbs used in Ayurvedic medicine. Chapter 6 summarises the medicinal herbs, their parts used, active ingredients, etc. There are two annexures through which information is given on (i) important antibiotics from plant sources and (ii) glossary of pharmacological and medicinal terms. The Index of the book has been prepared in such a way that this publication is easy to handle and helpful to all. This publication will serve the interest of medicinal plant lovers, collectors, teachers, researchers, students, progressive farmers, pharmaceutical industry and botanists. ..more  Price: Rs. 3000.00  Buy Now Spices & Plantation Crops J. Singh India enjoys ubiquitous agri-horti diversity. Too many horticultural crops, may it be annual or perennial are grown across the biotic realms of different agro-eco regions of the country. It has favourably placed the nation as one of the leading producers of horticultural crops including that of spices and plantation crops. However, being widely divergent in nature as such, simple description on spices and plantation crop is lacking. However, due to uncessant effort being made towards the improvement, lot of informations have been generated in different arena of spices and plantation crops. Such development on time scale provides impetus to the writers and accordingly an idea to compile the manuscript on spices and plantation crops was conceived. Covering 28 chapters; Status of Spices and Plantation Crops in India, Coriander, Cumin, Fennel, Fenugreek, Black-pepper, Small Cardamom, Large Cardamom, Clove, Onion, Garlic, Ginger, Turmeric, Saffron, Vanilla, Tamarind, Black-Caraway, Celery, Under-exploited Spices- Aniseed, Caraway, Parsley and Nigella, Coconut, Cashewnut, Arecanut, Tea, Coffee, Oil Palm, Cocoa, Betelvine and Rubber, the content of the book has been manoeuvred in a way so as to suit the requirements of different category of readers, The inclusion of colour plates of the crops covered and glossary of impregnated words appearing invariably in the text is expected to ad clarity of the subject. Subject index has been incorporated in the last to help locate the readers, a topic of their interest. The book will be useful to researchers, students and scholars of horticulture, agriclutre and allied disciplines. ..more  Price: Rs. 2500.00  Buy Now Handbook of Aromatic Plants, 2nd Revised Edi. S. K. Bhattacharjee It covers nomenclature, description, distribution, cultivation, processing, physical and chemical properties and uses of more than four hundred genera and a large number of species, which would be of special interest to readers. Moreover, several interesting aspects on history, classification, production and export of essential oils, raw materials for perfumers, extraction of natural fragrance and perfumes, safety aspects of fragrance and flavour materials, uses of flavours and fragrances and suggestions for improvement of aromatic crop industry are discussed in this book. This will be an useful and handy reference book for aromatic plant collectors, perfumers, amateur and professional gardeners, food flavour and perfume industries, farmers, processing personnel, entrepreneurs, extension workers, exporters, student, teachers and scientists. ..more  Price: Rs. 500.00  Buy Now Medicinal Plants : Applied Biology of Domestication and Export K. Singh The over-exploitation of wild plants fromnatural resources (forests) has led to an alarming situation in which many medicinal plants are onthe verge of extinction. Therefore,there is growing demand for scientific knowledge to bring more and more wild medicinal plants under the cultivation web. For achieving such objectives the need for scientific data on basic, application-oriented basic and applied aspect of (wild) medicinal plants for their domestication and cultivation has been experienced by people in all walks of life. This is due to the relevance of such information for plant biodiversity, conservation, sustainable development and environmental protection. Hence,recent and updated information on various aspects of applied plant and seed biology under different abiotic stresses have been included in this book. The book embodies comprehensive scientific knowledge of global distribution, phenology, morphology,germination behaviour under normal and abiotic stresses, seedling growth, crop establishment, dormancy, vegetative growth,reproductive biology, agronomic reactions to soil types, economic, pharmaceutical and the yields under different ecological niches and marketingscenario and export of medicinal plants. This book will, therefore, certainly serve students, teachers, scientists and exporters belonging to several disciplines including Botany, Agricultural Botany, Medical Botany, Environmental Sciences, Plant Physiology, Seed Sciences and Technology, Horticulture, Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences in general. ..more  Price: Rs. 800.00  Buy Now The Complete Herbal and English Physician Enlarged B. Culpeper In this unique and rare work, the author explains the influence of Stars upon Herbs and the Body of Man and how one part of the Creation is subservient to another and all for the use of Man. For every herb, the learned author has given complete description,place, time and the influence of stars on it as well as its virtues and usage. In the chapter on Judgement of Diseases, the author has provided guidelines to find what planet causes disease and what planet cures it by sympathy and Antisympathy. The disease may be opposed by Herbs of the planet, opposite to the planet that cause them. For easy reference,the herbs have been described alphabetically. Directions have also been given for making syrups and conserves, oils and ointments, plasters and poultices and troches and pills. Not being content with herbs,the author painstakingly describes the virtues of living creatures, parts of living creatures and excrements, creatures belonging to sea and the metals, minerals and stones. In the end, the author has provided a key to Gallen's method of physic by explaining the temperature, appropriation and properties of medicines. ..more  Price: Rs. 13500.00  Buy Now Medicinal Plants of the Globe, in 3 vols S.K. Bhattacharjee & Sushmita Bhattacharjee Medicinal plants are most important, interesting and useful groups in nature since a large segments of the world population still like drugs from plants. These group of plants have been an integral part of health and health–care for centuries. Medicinal plants and their bioactive molecules are always in great demand. There is rapidly expanding trade of herbal medicine in the international market which is a multibillion dollar business. The set entitled “Medicinal Plants of the Globe” provides simple, illustrative, down–to–earth and trustworthy descriptions, information and guidance on these unique plants. In this authoritative text more than 950 genera are discussed covering thousands of species. Almost all commercially important medicinal plants cultivated in the different parts of the world have found a place in this publication. Botanical descriptions, origin and distribution of all genera and species are provided, the entries are arranged alphabetically, enabling the readers to go straight to the plant that interests them. The name of the family is given along with each genera. Common names of the species in English and regional language are mentioned. Practical guide to cultivation, processing, plant parts used for medicinal purposes, active ingredients and uses of large number of plants have been incorporated. This will be a highly informative reference set to students, scholars, horticulturists, researchers in academia, medicinal plant collectors, medicinal men, farmers, processing personnel, entrepreneurs, extension workers and exporters. ..more  Price: Rs. 2500.00  Buy Now Ethnobotany for Human Welfare Akhil Baruah The book ‘Ethnobotany for Human Welfare’ includes 13 chapters, covering the aspects of Ethno-medico-botany & therapeutic applications of Herbal plants, Taxonomy of Medicinal plants, Chemistry of Medicinal plants, Biological activity & Pharmaceutical value of active components, etc. contributed by eminent Academicians, Scientists & Scholars of India. The contents include : Herbal Remedies for Rheumatism, Bone Fracture and Allied Bone Disorders: Traditional Knowledge and Practices • Medicinal Plants Used to Cure Blood Related Ailments in Northeast India – An Overview • Herbal Medicines Used for the Treatment of Different Body Pains • Ethnomedicinal Plants Used as Antidotes Against Snake Bites and Scorpion Sting • Medicinal Plants Used Against Lung Related Diseases in Northeast India – An Overview • Ethno-medicinal Plant Diversity Used for Human Fertility Regulation • Rhododendrons for Curing Human Health Diseases • Effect of Certain Natural Products/Plants Against Hepatitis Viruses • Nutritional and Medicinal Values of Fruits • Nutritional and Medicinal Values of Common Vegetables • Medicinal Values of Spices and Condiments • Traditional Practices For Curing Liver Diseases and Diabetes • Phyto-medicines for the Remedy of Dental Problems • Index. This book will be useful to the research & academic institutions, various pharmaceutical industries, agriculture and allied fields, as well as to exporters, processors, planters and to all those who are interested in Ethno-Medicinal plants.  ..more  Price: Rs. 2500.00  Buy Now Indian Ethnomedicinal Plants : Traditional Practices to Cure Diseases Akhil Baruah The book ‘Indian Ethnomedicinal Plants: Traditional Practices to Cure Diseases’ includes 13 chapters, covering the aspects of Ethno-medico-botany & therapeutic applications of Medicinal plants, Taxonomy of Medicinal plants, Chemistry of Medicinal plants/Natural Essential Oils, Cultivation Technique of Medicinal/Aromatic Plants, Biological Activity & Pharmaceutical Value of Active Components/Essential Oils, etc. contributed by eminent Academicians, Scientists & Scholars of India. The contents include: Ethnomedicinal Plants Used to Cure Stomach Disorders · Alzheimer’s and Age Related Dementias: Ethnomedicine, Modern Researches and Future Prospects · Ethnomedicine for Kidney Diseases · Medicinal Plants Used for the Treatment of Malaria in Northeast India: An Overview · Pharmaceutical Values and Essential Oils of Indian Ocimum Taxa: A Review · Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera): A Perfect Remedy for Stressful Life · Ethno-medicinal Plant Wealth Used to Cure Skin Diseases · Medicinal Plants in Folk Medicine for Women’s Diseases in use by Northeast Communities: An Overview · Nutritional and Medicinal Values of Fruits in Diabetes · Ethnomedicine for Liver Disorders · Medicinal Plants Used Against Treatment of Piles in Assam: A Literature Review · Indian Ethnomedicinal Plants used Against ENT Diseases · Antimicrobial Potential of Bio-molecules Originated from Terrestrial and Marine Medicinal Plants · Index. This book will be useful to the research & academic institutions, various pharmaceutical industries, botanists, agriculture and allied fields, as well as to exporters, processors, planters and to all those who are interested in Ethnomedicinal plants.  ..more  Price: Rs. 3500.00  Buy Now Cultivation and Breeding of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants L. C. De Population rise, inadequate supply of drugs, prohibitive cost of treatments, side effects of several allopathic drugs and development of resistance to currently used drugs for infectiousdiseases have led to increased emphasis on the use of plant materials as a source of medicines for a wide variety of human ailments.About 8,000 herbal remedies have been codified in Ayurveda.Nutraceuticals / functional foods and perfumery/aroma chemicals from natural sources is the fastest growing sector in the global market of medicine.Diseases like diabetes, cancer, arthritis, asthma, depression and heart ailments are associated with both genetic and environmental risk factors.Single ingredient drugs known as new chemical entities (NCEs) often fail to cure such diseases. The plant secondary metabolites offer significant therapeutic opportunities to address such diseases.Essential oils are highly concentrated, low volume, high valueproducts.They are adjuncts ofcosmetics, soaps, pharmaceuticals, perfumery, confectionery, ice-creams, aerated waters disinfectants,tobacco, agarbathis and a host of related products. Aromatherapy involves the use of essential oils and aromatics derived from plants to cure diseases. The book attempts to make people aware of the potential of medicinal and aromatic plants from all angles and to explore the possibilities to develop new vistas for medicinal plants based industries. The book is written with 15 independent chapters. Almost all the commercially important commercially important medicinal and aromatic plants cultivated in different parts of the world have found a place in this publication. In an introductory chapter on scope and importance of medicinal and aromatic plants has been made to provide useful and complete information on scenario of domestic and international trade. 14 interesting chapters on classification; exports and imports; biodiversity and conservation; ayurvedic medicinal plants; breeding, cultivation of medicinal trees, shrubs, climbers, herbs and aromatic plants; extraction technologies of essential oils, processing, storage and utilization of drugs and IPR issues in medicinal and aromatic plants are discussed elaborately. This will be useful to teachers, students, scientists, nurserymen, pharmacists, physicians, amateur and professional gardeners, and above all progressive hobby growers. ..more  Price: Rs. 700.00  Buy Now A Text Book of Medicinal and Aromatic Crops N Deepa Devi The present book “A Text Book of Medicinal and Aromatic Crops” is extremely useful to undergraduate students, postgraduate students, research scholars, and teachers. This will also find favour among medicinal and aromatic research workers, extension workers and farmers of the country. The book covers different medicinal and aromatic crops which includes the cultivation aspects viz., soil, climate, varieties / hybrids, propagation, planting, spacing, nutrient, water and weed management, pest and diseases and their management, harvesting, yield, processing and medicinal properties. This book will be helpful to the agriculturists, horticulturist botanists, research workers, extension workers and farmers.  ..more  Price: Rs. 2000.00  Buy Now Medicinal Plants and Raw Drugs of Tribals P. C. Trivedi Healing with medicinal plants is as old as mankind itself. The use of traditional medicines and medicinal plants in most developing countries as therapeutic agents for the maintenance of good health has been widely observed. Modern pharmacopoeia still contains at least 25% drugs derived from plants and many others, which are synthetic analogus, built on prototype compounds isolated from plants. Interest in medicinal plants as a re-emerging health aid has been fuelled by the rising costs of prescription drugs in the maintenance of personal health and well being and the bioprospecting of new plant-derived drugs. This book “Medicinal Plants and Raw Drugs of Tribals” contains 15 chapters by eminent experts on different aspects of the subject. This book incorporates articles on: Important Medicinal Plants: Their Chemical Constituents and Uses; Medicinal Importance of Bryophytes: A Neglected Group of Plants; Medicinal Properties of Pteridophytes; Wild Edible Plants and their Method of Preparation and Mode of Consumption in Tribal Area of Odisha, India; Medicinal Properties of Elaeocarpus ganitrus (Rudraksh)- An Over view; Nutritional Value, Health Benefits and Medicinal Uses of Pear (Pyrus communis); Herbal Home Made Remedies in Cure of Diabetes in Folk Claims in Central India; Ethnomedicinal Plants in the State of Rajasthan-A Review; Ethnomedicinal Uses of Herbal Plants in Snakebite in Central India; Ethnomedicobotanical Observation on the ‘Chajine’- Moringa oleifera from Upper Brahamputra Valley, Assam; Ethnomedicine for Autoimmune Diseases by the Tribes of Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh; Herbal Folk Medicine used by the Kaibartas of Dibrugarh District, Assam, India; Mikania micrantha (Asteraceae)- A Miraculous Climber having Remarkable Anti Bleeding Activity; Pharmacological Action and Medicinal Uses of Green Chillies (Capsicum frutescens); Cultivation Practices of Geranium sps. Pelargonium graveolens- A Promising Medicinal Crop. This book provide adequate current information on medicinal plants. The book will serve not only as an excellent material but also as a practical guide to teachers, medical practioners, research workers, industrialists, biotechnologists and workers in the field of medicinal plants.  ..more  Price: Rs. 1200.00  Buy Now Indigenous Knowledge and Plant Utilization Asha Gupta Indigenous people the ‘stewards’ of biological diversity possess stores of traditional knowledge about their local environments, flora, ecosystem dynamics and plant utilization.These people are fundamental stake holders in the implementation of conservation plans. Biodiversity and indigenous knowledge are complementary phenomena essential to human development. The preamble of the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD), recognizes the “close and traditional dependence of many Indigenous and local communities embodying traditional lifestyles on biological resources. The book Indigenous knowledge and plant utilization aims to preserve and disseminate traditional knowledge helping in effective and realistic conservation and sustainable management of plant resources and evaluate their potential for broader applications. The contents includes : • Botanical Anthelmintics • Cultural Significance of Ethnic Plants of Central India • Medicinal Plants from Mint Family of Manipur Valley • Bamboo Diversity in Traditions and Culture of Manipur • Tropical Ginger-A Potential Antioxidant Plant and a Good Radioprotector • Medicinal Potential and Some of the Biochemical Analysis of Justicia adhatoda Linn. of Manipur • Ethnomedicinal Perspectives From Wetlands of Manipur • Black Turmeric (Curcuma caesia Roxb): Its Importance, Ecology and Conservation • Conservation of Ethnomedicinal Plants Through Sacred Groves : A Case Study from Bargarh District of Odisha (India) • Ethnomedicinal Uses of Some Plants among the Meitei Communities of Imphal East and West Districts, Manipur, India • Bioactivity Directed Evaluation of Wild Curcuma Species • Commercial and Ethnobotanical Importance of Arundo donax L. in Manipur • Medicinal Perspectives of Some Plants of Family Zingiberaceae • Studies on the Mode of Use of Certain Medicinal Plants for the Management of Diabetes • Ethnomedicinal Plants: Indigenous Knowledge System of Naga Tribes • Makhana (Euryale ferox Salisb.): A Significant Neutraceutical. The purpose of this book is to revitalize indigenous knowledge systems and blend them with modern scientific advancement and technology in a broad range of areas: crop and livestock husbandry, participatory research, handicrafts and even traditional medical practices that will boost the productivity and enhance the resilience of the concerned indigenous communities.  ..more  Price: Rs. 1900.00  Buy Now Medicinal Plants and Traditional Practices P. C. Trivedi Study and usages regarding the curative properties of plants have been a part of Indian medicine and Indian plantlore and can be traced back to our great heritage of vedic literature, dating back from 2000 to 800 B.C. A range of formulations in our folk medicines provide matching, may be even better remedies. The modern system of medicines eroded the traditional healing system. The diversity of tribal Medicinal Plants in natural habitats need to be assessed to implement conservation strategies apart from the conventional in situ and ex situ approaches. The present bookMedicinal Plants and Traditional Practices” is a well documented comprehensive review of significant informations on Medicinal Plants. This volume contains 12 chapters covering information on Medicinal Plants with special reference to the Indian scenario. Book contain articles on : Herbal Medicines for Human Healthcare; Medicinal Uses of Some Tree Species; Important Medicinal Plants with Chemical Constituents; Plants and its Derivatives showing Anti HIV Activity; Fruits as a Natural Source of Antiageing Agents; Medicinal Uses of Family-Asteraceae in India; Non-Timber Forest Products of the Savaras of Andhra Pradesh; Assurance of Quality and top Quality Management in Medicinal Natural Essential Oils; Herbal Drugs Standardization : An Update; Biodiversity and Human Welfare; Medicinal Plants of Rajasthan State, India and Household Multipurpose Indian Medicinal Plants. This book provides adequate background and current information on Medicinal Plants. Book will be very useful for a variety of scholars, historians and practitioners of medicine, researchers in botany, phytochemistry and pharmacology and also phytogeographers and conservationist. ..more  Price: Rs. 1700.00  Buy Now Ethnomedicinal Uses Of Plants P. C. Trivedi Considerable amount of knowledge on the traditional usages of plants is available with the primitive people who are considered as the repository of accumulated experience and knowledge of indigenous flora and fauna. Currently, traditional knowledge of Medicinal Plants has gained importance all over the World. According to the World Health Organization, 3.5 billion peoples in the developing world depend on plants for their primary health care needs. The present book “Ethnomedicinal Uses of Plants” contains 12 articles by eminent ethnobotanists of the country on different aspects of the subject. This book incorporates articles on—Study of Ethnobotany in India & Abroad; A Review on Indian Ethnobotany with diuretic and diaphoretic Properties; Ethnobotany; Exploring Fourth World Botany : A Case Study in the Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh; Ethnomedicobotanical information from the Mishing Tribe of Dibrugarh, Assam; Documentation on Therapeutic uses of Ethnobotany of Panchamahal; Ethnobotany of Dillenica indica from Brahmaputra Valley of Upper Assam; Ethnomedicinal value of some plant species of Caesalpiniaceae family; Ethnomedicinal Information from Dibrugarh District of Assam; Ethnoveterinary Practice in Sant-Rampur forest range of district Panchamahal; Gujarat and Ethnobotanical study of religious tree Aegle marmelos. In addition to this, information is also collected about plants identified as vedic ‘Soma’ which have added to the value of the book. This book provides excellent glimpses of the rich ethnobotanical heritage of India. This book will definitelly serve not only as an exellent reference material but also as a practical guide for folk healers, vaidyas, research workers and students in the field of Ethnobotany ..more  Price: Rs. 3500.00  Buy Now Herbal Medicine S. K. Sood ,  Poonam Kumari ,  Rakesh Thakur ,  Susheel K. Bassi ,  Anil Thakur  ..more  Price: Rs. 1100.00  Buy Now Aaushdhiya avem Sugandhit Podhe : Upyog, Krishi Taknik avem Sujhav Jai Shanker Mishra HINDI ..more  Price: Rs. 950.00  Buy Now Sagandhiya avem Aaushdhiya Podhe Chandra Prakash Shukl HINDI ..more  Price: Rs. 2400.00  Buy Now Unusual Folk Plants and Drugs of India S. K. Sood ,  Ruchi Chandel ,  Seema Sharma ,  Suresh Kumar This invaluable compendium is a vital reference source, providing the users with exhaustive details of 616 unusual folk plants and drugs of India belonging to 465 genera under 137 families for prevention and management of stings and bites in mankind and his livestock. Presented in a jargon-free style that makes the reading both interesting and absorbing and coupled with illustration of textural matter with many figures and photographs, this book is the only available reference work on the area. It is hoped that this work will prove a milestone in the advancement of knowledge on the subject and will certainly become a standard reference for many decades to students, researchers and teachers in ethnobotany, economic botany, medicine, pharmacology, biochemistry, biotechnology, plant genetic resources, etc. and laymen alike. The book’s main sections include: Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction: General Account, Current Status of Work on Herbal Antidotes, Enumeration; Herbal Antidotes for Stings and Bites; Epilogue, Literature Cited, Plates, Appendices (Total Number of Genera and Species of Herbal Antidotes Under Various Divisions of Plant Kingdom – Appendix I; Total Number of Genera and Species Under Various Families of Herbal Antidotes – Appendix II; Predominant Families of Herbal Antidotes – Appendix III; Predominant Genera of Stings and Bites – Appendix IV; Plant Parts Used for Treating Stings and Bites – Appendix V; Plant Parts Used for Treating Stings – Appendix VI; Plant Parts Used For Treating Bites – Appendix VII; Predominant Dicot Families with Relative Percentage – Appendix VIII; Predominant Monocot Families with Relative Percentage – Appendix IX; Plants Used for Stings – Appendix X; Plants Used for Bites – Appendix XI; Plants Used for Stings and Bites – Appendix XII; English Names – Appendix XIII; Hindi Names - Appendix XIV; Sanskrit Names - Appendix XV; Botanical Names -Appendix XVI). ..more  Price: Rs. 1400.00  Buy Now Traditional Herbal Medicine P. Thangaraj The objectives of the book is to highlight the relevance of traditional medicine and way towards ethnopharmacology, to share research achievements and innovations in herbal science, to evaluate and review opportunities for advancing herbal drug research i ..more

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