Medicinal Plants of the World, Vols. I to V

Contents: Vol. I. Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Terminology of plants description: i. Alphabetical glossary. ii. Appendix. iii. Some important medicinal plants A to Z.

Vol. II. 1. Abarema bigemina (Linn.) Kerterm. 2. Baccaurea courtallensis (Wt.) Muell.-Arg. 3. Cadaba fruticosa (L.) Druce. 4. Dacrydium elatum wall.

Vol. III. 1. Ebenus stellata boiss. 2. Fagara Budrunga Roxb. 3. Gaillardia Pulchella Foug. 4. Habenaria Commelinifolia wall. ex Lindl. 5. Iberidella Andersonii Hk.f and Thoms. 6. Jacaranda mimosifolia D. Don. 7. Kadsura Hiteroclita (Roxb.) Craib. 8. Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet. 9. Macadamia ternifolia F. Muell. 10. Najas graminea Del. 11. Oberonia ensiformis (Smith. and Rees) Lindl. 12. Pachira aquatica Aubl. 13. Quamoclit coccinea Cooke.non Moench.

Vol. IV. 1. Radermachera Xylocarpa (Roxb.) K. Schum. 2. Sabal Mexicana Mart. 3. Tabeuia Pentaphylla (L.) Hemsl. 4. Ulex Europeaus L. 5. Vaccaria pyramidata Medik. 6. Wagatea spicata Dalz. 7. Xanthium Strumarium L. 8. Yoania Japonica Maxim. 9. Zaleya decandra (Linn.) Burm.

Vol. V. 1. Flower in medicinal uses. 2. Plant their medicinal parts drug name and uses. 3. Changes in nomenclature. 4. Bibliography. Index to English names. Index to Hindi names. Index to other vernacular names.

"The Medicinal Plants of the World" is the outcome of the persistent demand made by Tradesmen, Vaidyas, Hakims, Research Scholars and teachers. This book has been written due to our long association with the subject and the medicinal plants extending over a long time and according to the new researches in all Indian Universities and other countries of the world. The book gives a ready reference source in the alphabetic sequence the generic names of the plants found in India and all over the world contains technical, English, Hindi and other local names called in different languages of India as well as the world of more and more different kinds of plants eg. Algae, Fungi, Lichen, Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms and Angiosperms growing on the planet earth. Approximately 7000 species, 4000 genera belonging to 400 families are listed in this book. Every possible effort has been made to give the latest nomenclature for every genus and species found in all over the world together with this common synonyms. Bibliography and comprehensive index of English, Hindi and other languages names are appended at the ends.

The plants have been sketched specially for this book, care has been taken to see that they appear exactly like what they are in their natural surroundings more over they have been described in semi-technical language which we believe, will greatly help the persons in his practical uses.

This book should be useful to tradesmen, Vaidyas, Hakims, Teachers, researchers, students of taxonomy, economic botany, agricultural botany, horticulture, pharmacy and those who have an interest in the standardized names of the plants." (jacket)