Medicinal and Aromatic Crops

Medicinal and aromatic plants occupy predominant place in over all ambit of plant kingdom. They have immensely supported the life of human being and in earlier days when synthetic chemistry was not so much developed, these plants formed the mainstay of therapeutical treatment to counteract 3 Ds; the disease, the death and the decay pervasive in the society since the dawn of civilization. At present, with dwindling forest resources and consequent drying forest resources and consequent drying of natural reserve base of medicinal and aromatic plants, there has been renewal of interest towards field cultivation of these plants. Covering entire aspects of field cultivation of commercially important medicinal and aromatic plants, the book provides information on status of medicinal and aromatic plants in India and deals with the cultivation and allied aspects of medicinal plants like periwinkle, isabgol, senna, sweet marjoram, safed muslin, ashwagandha, aloe, dill, guggal, yam, pyrethrum, Indian gooseberry, bael, jamun, under-exploited medicinal plants and aromatic crops like cymbopogons, mint, damask rose, jasmine, tuberose, chamomile, henna, vetiver, keura, basil and geranium. Glossary has been added in the end to favour the understanding of typical technical terms used invariably in content to medicinal and aromatic plants. Inclusion of colourful illustrations of the crops covered add to the utility of the book.