Contents: Foreword. Preface. Introduction. I. Medicinal Plants of Nepal: A: i. Abies spectabilis (D. Don) Mirb. ii. Abrus precatorius L. ... B: i. Bauhinia variegata L. ii. Berberis aristata DC. ... C: i. Calotropis gigantea (L.) Aiton. ii. Cannabis sativa L. subsp. indica (Lam.) Small and Cronquist. ... D: i. Dactylorhiza hatagirea (D. Don) Soo. ii. Dioscorea deltoidea Wall. ex Griseb. ... E: i. Eclipta prostrata (L.) L. ii. Elaeocarpus sphaericus (Gaertn.) K. Schum. ... F: i. Fritillaria cirrhosa D. Don. G: i. Gaultheria fragrantissima Wall. ii. Geranium nepalense Sweet. H: i. Hedychium spicatum Sm. ii. Hippophae tibetana Schlecht. ... I: i. Ichnocarpus frutescens (L.) R. Br. ii. Inula racemosa Hook. f. J: i. Juglans regia L. var kamaonia C. DC. ii. Juniperus indica Bertol. ... L: i. Lancea tibetica Hook. f. & Thoms. ii. Leucas cephalotes (Roth) Spreng. ... M: i. Mahonia nepaulensis DC. ii. Mallotus philippensis (Lam.) Muell. -Arg. ... N: i. Nardostachys grandiflora DC. ii. Neopicrorhiza scrophulariifolia (Pennell) Hong. O: i. Oroxylum indicum (L.) Kurz. ii. Osyris wightiana Wall ex Wight. ... P: i. Panax pseudo-ginseng Wall. subsp. himalaicus H. Hara. ii. Paris polyphylla Sm. ... R: i. Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth. ex Kurz. ii. Rheum australe D. Don. S: i. Sapindus mukorossi Gaertn. ii. Semecarpus anacardium L. f. ... T: i. Taxus wallichiana Zucc. ii. Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Roxb. ... V: i. Valeriana jatamansi Jones. ii. Verbascum thapsus L. W: i. Woodfordia fruticosa (L.) Kurz. Z: i. Zanthoxylum armatum DC. II. Additional information: Glossary of medical terms. List of medicinal plants described in hand book. Appendix: List of important medicinal plants of Nepal. References. General Index. Index of English, Nepali, Sanskrit, Amchi and trade names. About the book. About the authors.
"Nepal, the Himalayan kingdom is rich in medicinal plant resources. Himalayan medicinal plants are very popular since the Vedic period. Details on all of these plants are still to be known. Although the plant morphology, distribution and medical uses are known but chemical aspects of these plants is still behind. An attempt has been done to include information on chemical aspects in this book.
This book "A Hand Book Of Medicinal Plants of Nepal" includes 108 important medicinal plants occurring in Nepal. The enumeration of the plants is arranged alphabetically according to the scientific names. Every effort has been made to enlist all the reputable medicinal plants of Nepal with their local names. Illustration, description, uses and distribution map of each species are provided and an attempt has been made to include the chemical constituents of the Nepalese medicinal plants derived from secondary sources, references of which are also provided. An appendix of 500 medicinal plant species with local names is included and glossary of medical terms is provided. This book may be able to provide a lucid discourse on the subject to the person seeking a brief information on the topics." (jacket)
