Herbal Resources of India and Nepal: Tonic, Memory Boosters and Mood Swing

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Encompassing an up-to-date multi-disciplinary account of the current state of information on 1,000 promising herbal resources of India and Nepal for tonic, memory boosting and mood swing purposes, the present exhaustive database, the only of its kind available, is timely and comprehends valuable information on updated nomenclature, synonyms, family, English, Hindi and Sanskrit names, distribution, reproductive cycle, part/s used, folk use(s), active constituents and original source of information to different stakeholders. Over 72 photographs, 8 histograms, 1 pie chart, 9 tables and 9 appendices have been included so as to enhance the value of the compilation significantly. Presented in a jargon free style, it aims to stimulate cross fertilization of ideas that will span the disciplines, and would help researchers and the medicinal plant industry in general to evolve economically feasible, safe and reliable novel herbal tonics and memory boosters for the masses in highly competitive and stressful world as well would prove to be a signpost for other researchers leading to overall welfare of the mankind.

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Psychoactive, memory boosters and tonic. 3. Plants of economic significance. 4. Conclusion and prospects. 5. Literature cited. Appendices.

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.