Database on Medicinal Plants Used in Ayurveda, Vol. VII/K.V. Billore, M.B. Yelne, T.J. Dennis and B.G. Chaudhari. New Delhi, Central Council for Research in Ayurveda and Siddha, 2005, xxiv, 535 p., photographs, $99.

    Contents: Preface. Explanatory introduction. Plants covered: 1. Ankola : Alangium salvifolium (L.f.) Wangerin. 2. Ashwagol : Plantago ovata Forsk. 3. Ativisha : Aconitum heterophyllum Wall. ex Royle. 4. Chandrashura : Lepidium sativum Linn. 5. Devadaru : Cedrus deodara (Roxb.) Loud. 6. Erandakarkati : Carica papaya Linn. 7. Indravaruni : Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad. 8. Jatamansi : Nardostachys grandiflora DC. 9. Jayanti : Sesbania sesban (Linn.) Merr. 10. Karkatashringi : Pistacia chinensis Bunge ssp. integerrima (Stewart) Rech.f. 11. Katuka : Picrorhiza kurroa Royle ex Benth. 12. Kebuka : Costus speciosus (Koen.) J.E.Sm. 13. Kiratatikta : Swertia chirayita (Roxb. ex Flem.) Karsten. 14. Kushtha : Saussurea costus (Falc.) Lipsch. 15. Meshashringi : Gymnema sylvestre (Retz.) R.Br. ex Schult. 16. Mishreya : Foeniculum vulgare Mill. 17. Nigajihva : Enicostemma axillare (Lam.) Raynal. 18. Parsikayavani : Hyoscyamus niger Linn. 19. Parpata : Fumaria indica (Haussk.) Pugsley. 20. Priyangu : Callicarpa macrophylla Vahl. 21. Raktachandana : Pterocarpus santalinus Linn.f. 22. Rasna : Pluchea lanceolata (DC.) C.B. Clarke. 23. Sarpagandha : Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth. ex Kurz. 24. Shala : Shorea robusta Roxb. ex Gaertn.f. 25. Shankhapushpi : Convolvulus prostratus Forsk. 26. Shringataka : Trapa natans L. var. bispinosa (Roxb.) Makino. 27. Sthauneya : Taxus baccata Linn. 28. Tala : Borassus flabellifer Linn. 29. Tejovati : Zanthoxylum armatum DC. 30. Yavani : Trachyspermum ammi (L.)  Sprague. Index I: Classical (Sanskrit) names. Index II: Vernacular names.

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