Medicinal Flora of Rajaji National Park (Haridwar, Uttarakhand)

The Himalaya is the treasure house of natural wealth, particularly of medicinal plants. Nowadays there is a severe threat to natural vegetation due to deforestation and reckless exploitation of herbal medicines. Today, it is a big need to compile the regional medicinal plants of the local areas. The present book provides the comprehensive knowledge about the Medicinal Flora of Rajaji National Park, Uttarakhand. Matter of this book is presented in a very pleasant and simple way with extensive use of different tables, graph, maps and plant pictures.
This book provides baseline data to establish a connection between the traditional health practitioners and scientific communities, which could be substantial in novel drug discovery. Furthermore, ethno-medicinal data is of significant value for conservation managers and policy makers for sustainable management of medicinal plant species.