Concepts of Medicinal Botany

Contents: 1. Plant as medicine. 2. Ayurveda. 3. Siddha. 4. Unani. 5. Conservation of medicinal plants. 6. Different approaches to conservation. 7. Propagation of medicinal plants. 8. Drug development stages. 9. Application of plant products. 10. Institutions, quality control and regulations

The primary objective of this book is to provide history and scientific footage to medicinal plants. Plants have been used as medicine from prehistoric days. Even today, according to World Health Organization approximately 25% of the modern medicines used in the United States are derived from plants.

Concepts of Medicinal Botany covers a wide range of medicinal knowledge of plants — from Ayurveda to different systems of medicine like Siddha and Unani. This book covers use of herbal medicines, conservation of medicinal plants, propagation, nursery management, ethnobotany and many more. It also gives detailed information about the plant parts used as medicines and their key phytochemicals.