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.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR S K Sood
Dr. S.K. Sood is Professor of Botany at the Department of Biosciences, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla. He obtained his M.Sc. (1974) and M. Phil. (1976) from Himachal Pradesh University and Ph.D. (1981) from Nagarjuna University, Guntur, specializing in Plant Systematics and Embryology. For his post-doctoral, he underwent specialized training in Ethnobotany. He has had a brilliant academic career followed by over 25 years of teaching and conducting research in Botany at Postgraduate as well as research levels. Dr. Sood has guided about 10 M. Phil and 12 Ph.D. students and published numerous research papers in various national and international journals. He has attended and participated in many seminars, workshops and conferences. He is also associated with many educational and research bodies in India and abroad. A prolific writer, his book Ethnobotany of Cold Desert Tribes of Lahoul-Spiti (N.W. Himalaya): Deep Publications, New Delhi, 2001, was widely acclaimed. His current major interests are in the theory and practice of systematics, flora of North-West Himalaya, ethnic tribes and conservation research.
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