Indian Medicinal Plants: A Compendium of 500 Species, Vol. 1
Contents: 1. Abelmoschur esculentus. 2. Abelmoschus moschatus. 3. Abies spectabilis. 4. Abrus precatorius. 5. Acacia caesia. 6. Acacia catechu. 7. Acacia leucophloea. 8. Acacia nilotica. 9. Acacia polyantha. 10. Acacia sinuate. 11. Acalypha indica. 12. Achyranthes aspera. 13. Aconitum heterophyllum. 14. Aconitum napellus.15. Acorus calamus. 16. Actiniopteris dichotoma. 17. Adenanthera pavonina. 18. Aegle marmelos. 19. Aerva lanata. 20. Agaricus campestris. 21. Ageratum conyzoides. 22. Alangium salvifolium. 23. Albizia lebbeck. 24. Albizia odoratissima. 25. Allium cepa. 26. Allium sativum. 27. Allophylus serratus. 28. Aloe barbadensis. 29. Alpina galangal. 30. Alstonia scholaris. 31. Alstonia venenata. 32. Alternanthera sessilis. 33. Amaranthus spinosus. 34. Ammania baccifera ssp.baccifera. 35. Amomum subulatum. 36. Amorphophallus paeoniifolius ar.companulatus. 37. Anacardium occidentale. 38. Anacyclus pyrethrum. 39. Anamirta cocculus. 40. Ananas comosus. 41. Andrographis paniculata. 42. Anethum graveolens. 43. Anisomeles malabarica. 44. Annona squamosal. 45. Anogeissus latifolia. 46. Aphanamixis polystachya. 47. Aquilaria agollocha. 48. Arachis hypogaea. 49. Arecca catechu. 50. Argemone Mexicana. 51. Argyreia nervosa. 52. Aristolochia bracteolate. 53. Aristolochia indica. 54. Artemisia nilagirica. 55. Artocarpus communis. 56. Artocarpus heterophyllus. 57. Artocarpus hirsutus. 58. Asparagus racemosus. 59. Averrhoa carambola. 60. Azadirachta indica. 61. Bacopa monnieri. 62. Baliospermum montanum. 63. Bambusa arundinacea. 64. Barringtonia acutangula. 65. Basella alba var.rubra. 66. Bauhinia variegate. 67. Benincasa hispida. 68. Beta vulgaris. 69. Betula utilis. 70. Biophytum sensitivum. 71. Bixa orellana. 72. Blumea lacera. 73. Boerhaavia diffusa. 74. Bombax ceiba. 75. Borassus flabellifer. 76. Boswellia serrate. 77. Brassica juncea. 78. Brassica oleracea var.capitata. 79. Buchanania lanzan. 80. Butea monosperma. 81. Caesalpinia bonduc. 82. Caesalpinia sappan. 83. Cajanus cajan. 84. Calamus rotang. 85. Callicarpa macrophylla. 86. Calophyllum inophyllum. 87. Calotropis gigantean. 88. Calycopteris floribunda. 89. Camellia sinensis. 90. Canavalia gladiate. 91. Cannabis sativa. 92. Canscora decussate. 93. Canthium parviflorum. 94. Capparis deciduas. 95. Capsicum annuum. 96. Cardiospermum halicacabum. 97. Careya arborea. 98. Carica papaya. 99. Carissa carandas. 100. Carthamus tinctorus. Appendices. Index to Sanskrit Terms.
Indian Medicinal Plants, based on a treatise prepared by S. Raghunatha Iyer, a scholar of both Sanskrit and Ayurveda, aims to make an authoritative contribution to the field. The original work which drew upon classical texts and current research, as well as the oral medical knowledge of tribal groups has been updated by scholars associated with the Arya Vaidya Sala in Kottakal, India. This unique compendium offers profiles of 500 key species with detailed taxonomic information. One of the leading features of this compilation is the special technique used in the illustrations, both colour and line, which aims to achieve authenticity of texture, colour and form. The book also lists the distribution and popular nomenclature in English, Sanskrit, Hindi, Malayalam and Tamil. The main texts present properties and uses in a format which cites ancient verse texts and ethnobotanical sources. This rare work, in five volumes, should be of special interest to practitioners of alternative medicine, students of Ayurveda, the research and industry associated with medical botany, pharmacologists, sociologists and medical herbalists.
