This book is so to say an encyclopaedia of medicinal plants in India. The present works by the scientists of repute cover as to document latest names, chromosome numbers, English, Sanskrit and vernacular names, of all states, trade names, traditional uses including ethnic, Ayurvedic, Homoeopathy, Siddha, Unnani and modern uses. It also covers phytography, chemistry, adulterants, etc. This profusely illustrated book will be immensely useful to researchers, ...
Ethnobotany of Totopara" is a descriptive ethnomedicinal account of a very small Mongoloid tribe known as "Toto". The Totos are living in Totopara which is situated in the extreme north-east part of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal. The authors took extensive field studies during 1995 to 1997 at Totopara and the present account is the outcome of those field studies. Until a few years ago, the Totos were unknown to the outside world. They used to ...
Tribal societies, throughout the world, have their respective systems of medicines. Their concepts and attitudes towards the diseases, and the pharmacopeia are different. They also impose prohibition on some specific diets during illness and convalescence. The present book is the result of years of field work on the tribal societies of Lodha (branded by British rulers as criminal tribe), Munda, Oraon and Santal of India supported by commensurate theoretical ...
This book is a depictive account of the major Non Timber Forests Products (NTFPs) of India, which provide livelihood support to millions of Indians. The study of NTFPs was a neglected chapter in Indian science since recent past. In this book is an attempt has been made to cover all the important aspects of NTFPs that are available in India. The aspects of NTFPs, which needed immediate attention of NTFP managers, field workers and researchers have been dealt in a ...
The authors, for the first time, have endeavoured to cover varied information - botanical, ecological, chemical and medicinal - about each plant species in a single work. The data about each species has been schematically presenter documenting, inter alia, Botanical names; Their families, common synonayms and chromosome numbers as available; English, Sanskrit & vernacular names being user in all the States of the Republic of India; Trade names, if any; ...