Indian Medicinal Plants: A Compendium of 500 Species, Vol. 2
Contents: 1. Caryota urens. 2. Cassia absus. 3. Cassia auriculata. 4. Cassia fistula. 5. Cassia occidentalis. 6. Cassia senna. 7. Cassia tora. 8. Catharanthus roseus. 9. Catunaregum spinosa. 10. Cayratia carnosa. 11. Cedrus deodara. 12. Ceiba pentandra. 13. Celastrus paniculatus. 14. Centella asiatica. 15. Ceratophyllum demersum. 16. Cerbera odollam. 17. Chenopodium album. 18. Chonemorpha fragrans. 19. Cicer arietinum. 20. Cichorium intybus. 21. Cinchona officinalis. 22. Cinnamomum camphora. 23. Cinnamomum tamala. 24. Cinnamomum verum. 25. Citrulius colocynthis. 26. Citrus aurantifolia. 27. Citrus limon. 28. Citrus medica. 29. Citrus reticulate. 30. Cissus quadrangularis. 31. Cleome viscosa. 32. Clerodendrum serratum. 33. Clerodendrum viscosum. 34. Clitoria ternatea. 35. Coccinia grandis. 36. Cocculus hirsutus. 37. Cochlospermum religiosum. 38. Cocus nucifera. 39. Coffea arabica. 40. Coix lacryma-jobi. 41. Colocasia esculenta. 42. Commiphora mukul. 43. Commiphora myrrha. 44. Commiphora wightii. 45. Coptis teeta. 46. Cordia dichotoma. 47. Coriandrum sativum. 48. Coscinium fenestratum. 49. Costus speciosus. 50. Crataeva magna. 51. Cress a cretica. 52. Crinum asiaticum. 53. Crocus sativus. 54. Crotalaria retusa. 55. Croton tiglium. 56. Cucumis melo var. utilissimus. 57. Cucumis sativus. 58. Cucumis trigonus. 59. Cucurbita maxima. 60. Cuminum cyminum. 61. Curculigo orchioides. 62. Curcuma amada. 63. Curcuma aromatica. 64. Curcuma longa. 65. Cuscuta reflexa. 66. Cyamopsis tetragonoloba. 67. Cyathula prostrata. 68. Cycas circinalis. 69. Cyclea peltata. 70. Cymbopogon citratus. 71. Cymbopogon martinii. 72. Cynodon dactylon. 73. Cyperus esculentus. 74. Cyperusrotundus. 75. Dall.ergia sissoo. 76. Datura metel. 77. Daucus carota var. sativa. 78. Delphinium denudatum. 79. Dendrophthoe falcate. 80. Desmodium gangeticum. 81. Desmodium triflorum. 82. Desmostachya bipinnata. 83. Dichrostachys cinerea. 84. Dioscorea alata. 85. Diospyros malabarica. 86. Diplocyclos palmatus. 87. Drynaria quercifolia. 88. Drypetes roxburghii. 89. Eclipta prostrata. 90. Elaeocarpus sphaericus. 91. Elephantopus scaber. 92. Elettaria cardamomum. 93. Eleusine coracana. 94. Embelia ribes. 95. Emilia sonchifolia. 96. Enicostemma axillare. 97. Erythrina variegate. 98. Eucalyptus globulus. 99. Eupatorium triplinerve. 100. Euphorbia antiquorum. 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.
