The present unique compendium, the only of its kind available, presents a kaleidoscopic updated interdisciplinary information from disparate Indian sources on 1000 species of plants (651 genera, 158 families) employed as herbal medicine (leafy drugs) to form a highly structured referenced work of great help to scientists, researchers, students and laymen alike with details of updated nomenclature, English, Hindi and Sanskrit names, distribution, reproductive cycle, folk uses and the original source of information. Written in a very simple illustrative and coherent manner, inclusion of 7 histograms, 1 pie chart, 5 tables, 64 beautiful photographs and Index are the other added attractions of the present work.
Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Herbal medicine (leafy drugs). 3. Epilogue. Bibliography. Index to botanical names.
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