The book is written in simple language. Some common animal diseases and their clinical signs are mentioned briefly. The symptoms and the treatment of the disease are described as stated by the indigenous people who rear the cattle and treat their ailments by using different medicinal plants. About 300 medicinal plants along with their botanical names, vernacular names and brief descriptions are mentioned. Botanical names are arranged alphabetically. The plants ...
The book Medicinal Plants of Assam deals with the plants of that part of the country which is universally recognised as one of the hot-spot regions in biodiversity of the world. The plants described in the book are reported to be used by the different ethnic groups of Assam as traditional medicine since time immemorial. The book is meant only to provide information and clues for laboratory or clinical research work not for prescribing curatives for disease or ...