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The Treatise on Indian Medicinal Plants, a compilation of the indigenous drugs of plant origin used in Ayurveda is being published in six volumes. Of these, four volumes describing four hundred and seventy nine plant species have already been published. The present volume describes one hundred and sixteen species comprising ninety three genera belonging to eleven families. Some of the plants described in Volume 5 are well-known sources of drugs used today, for ...
Turmeric belongs to the elite group of spices of Indian origin. Its proven efficacy as a digestive aid, against gastric and peptic ulcers, inflammation, rheumatold-and osteo-and arthritis attracted special attention of the western world in recent years. Clinical trials also corroborated the anti-atherosclerotic, anti-carcinogenic (specially related to colon and prosrate) and anti-mutagenic effect of its active constituent, curcumin. The book fulfills a timely ...
In the Treatise on Indian Medicinal Plants seven hundred species have been described. The present volume deals with one hundred and twenty dicotyledonous flowering plants. Volume 2 was earlier published in 1992 by the publication and information directorate, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, which is now designated as National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR), New Delhi. The earlier volume has been ...