Contents: Preface. Introduction. Monographs : 1. Ajagandha (Sd.) (Cleome gynandra Linn.). 2. Ajamoda (Frt.) (Apium leptophyllum (Pers.) F.V.M. ex Benth.). 3. Amalaki (Fr. Frt. Pulp) (Emblica officinalis Gaertn.). 4. Amalaki (Drd. Frt.) (Emblica officinalis Gaertn.). 5. Aragvadha (Frt. Pulp.) (Cassia fistula Linn.). 6. Arka (Rt.) (Calotropis procera (Ait.) R. Br.). 7. Arka (Lf.) (Calotropis procera (Ait.) R. Br.). 8. Asana (Ht. Wd.) (Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb.). 9. Ashoka (St. Bk.) (Saraca asoca (Rosc.) DC. Willd.). 10. Asvagandha (Rt.) (Withania somnifera Dunal.). 11. Asvattha (Bk.) (Ficus religiosa Linn.). 12. Atasi (Sd.) (Linum usitatissimum Linn.). 13. Atibala (Rt.) (Abutilon indicum (Linn.) Sw.). 14. Ativisa (Rt.) (Aconitum heterophyllum Wall. ex Royle). 15. Babbula (St. Bk.) (Acacia nilotica (Linn.) Willd. ex Del. sp. indica (Benth.) Brenan). 16. Bakuci (Frt.) (Psoralea corylifolia Linn.). 17. Bibhitaka (Frt.) (Terminalia belerica Roxb.). 18. Bilva (Frt. Pulp) (Aegle marmelos Corr.). 19. Candrasura (Sd.) (Lepidium sativum Linn.). 20. Citraka (Rt.) (Plumbago zeylanica Linn.). 21. Dhanyaka (Frt.) (Coriandrum sativum Linn.). 22. Dhataki (Fl.) (Woodfordia fruticosa (Linn.) Kurz.). 23. Eranda (Rt.) (Ricinus communis Linn.). 24. Gambhari (Rt. Bk.) (Gmelina arborea Roxb). 25. Goksura (Rt.) (Tribulus terrestris Linn.). 26. Goksura (Frt.) (Tribulus terrestris Linn.). 27. Guduci (St.) (Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Miers.). 28. Guggulu (Exudate) (Commiphora wightii (Arn.) Bhand.). 29. Gunja (Sd.) (Abrus precatorius Linn.). 30. Haridra (Rz.) (Curcuma longa Linn.). 31. Haritaki (Frt.) (Terminalia chebula Retz.). 32. Hingu (Oleo-Gum-Resin) (Ferula foetida Regel.). 33. Jatamansi (Rz.) (Nardostachys jatamansi DC.). 34. Jatiphala (Sd.) (Myristica fragrans Houtt.). 35. Kampilla (Frt.) (Mallotus philippinensis Muell.-Arg.). 36. Kancanara (St. Bk.) (Bauhinia variegata Blume). 37. Kankola (Frt.) (Piper cubeba Linn. f.). 38. Kantakari (W.P.) (Solanum surattense Burm. f.). 39. Kanyasara (Lf.) (Aloe barbadensis Mill.). 40. Karanja (Sd.) (Pongamia pinnata (Linn.) Merr.). 41. Karavira (Lf.) (Nerium indicum Mill.). 42. Karkatasrngi (Gall) (Pistacia chinensis Burgo). 43. Karpasa (Sd.) (Gossypium herbaceum Linn.). 44. Kaseru (Rz.) (Scirpus kysoor Roxb.). 45. Ketaki (Rt.) (Pandanus tectorius Soland. ex Parkinson). 46. Khadira (Ht. Wd.) (Acacia catechu (Linn. f.) Willd.). 47. Kiratatikta (W.P.) (Swertia chirata Buch.-Ham.). 48. Krsnajiraka (Frt.) (Carum carvi Linn.). 49. Kulattha (Sd.) (Vigna unquiculata (Linn.) Walp.). 50. Kustha (Rt.) (Saussurea lappa C.B. Clarke). 51. Kutaja (St. Bk.) (Holarrhena antidysenterica (Roth) A. DC.). 52. Lavanga (Fl. Bud) (Syzygium aromaticum (Linn.) Merr. & M. Perry). 53. Lodhra (St. Bk.) (Symplocos racemosa Roxb.). 54. Madana (Frt.) (Xeromphis spinosa (Thunb.) Keay). 55. Misreya (Frt.) (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.). 56. Nyagrodha (St. Bk.) (Ficus bengalensis Linn.). 57. Pasanabheda (Rz.) (Bergenia ciliata (Haw.) Sternb.). 58. Patha (Rt.) (Cissampelos pareira Linn.). 59. Puga (Sd.) (Areca catechu Linn.). 60. Punarnava (Rakta) (W.P.) (Boerhaavia diffusa Linn.). 61. Saptaparna (St. Bk.) (Alstonia scholaris (Linn.) R. Br.). 62. Sati (Rz.) (Hedychium spicatum Ham. ex Smith). 63. Snuhi (St.) (Euphorbia neriifolia Linn.). 64. Suksmaila (Frt.) (Elettaria cardamomum (Linn.) Maton). 65. Sunthi (Rz.) (Zingiber officinale Roxb.). 66. Svarnapatri (Lf.) (Cassia angustifolia Vahl.). 67. Svetajiraka (Frt.) (Cuminum cyminum Linn.). 68. Sveta Sariva (Rt.) (Hemidesmus indicus (Linn.) R. Br.). 69. Tagara (Rz.) (Valeriana wallichii DC.). 70. Tamalaki (Rt., St. & Lf.) (Phyllanthus fraternus Webst.). 71. Tvak (Bk.) (Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume). 72. Tvakapatra (Lf.) (Cinnamomum tamala (Buch.-Ham.) Nees & Eberm.). 73. Udumbara (Bk.) (Ficus racemosa Linn.). 74. Upakuncika (Sd.) (Nigella sativa Linn.). 75. Varuna (St. Bk.) (Crataeva nurvala Buch.-Ham.). 76. Vasa (Lf.) (Adhatoda vasica Nees). 77. Vidanga (Frt.) (Embelia ribes Burm. f.). 78. Vijaya (Lf.) (Cannabis sativa Linn.). 79. Yasti (Stn. & Rt.) (Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn.). 80. Yavani (Frt.) (Trachyspermum ammi (Linn.) Sprague ex Turril.

The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India, part-I, Vol. I is a legal document of standards for the quality of single drugs included therein under the drug and cosmetic act 1940 and comprises of 80 monographs on single drugs of plant origin. Atlas of Macroscopic and Microscopic characters of Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeial drugs is a companion volume of Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-I, Vol. I comprising illustrative details on Macro and Microscopy of all the plant drugs covered in pharmacopoeia. It is first of its kind. All the illustrations under each monograph are in conformity with the textual part of pharmacopoeia. The photograph and drawings follow the approaches recommended in the classical texts of Pharmacognosy. Anatomical and histo-chemical treatments, instruments used for drawing and the field photographs as well as photomicrographs are those accepted in the study of crude drugs experimental details are given in the appendices of the Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. It may be pointed out that the details given here are solely to help analytical personnel in a laboratory, as additional visual aids to confirm their identity and it has no mandatory status. Users are welcome to give their suggestions on these monographs so that these suggestions are evaluated and followed in the forthcoming volumes of Atlas of Macroscopic and Microscopic characters of Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeial Drugs. (jacket)