Reviews on Indian Medicinal Plants, Volume 4: Ba-By

by A K Gupta, Madhu Sharma, Neeraj Tandon

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From the preface: "Extensive search has been made for relevant literature from primary, secondary and tertiary sources, as well as by contacting various universities, medical institutions and individual researchers involved in activities related to medicinal plants. The Monograph on each plant includes regional names, habit and habitat, Ayurvedic description (wherever available), Sanskrit synonyms, uses ascribed, ethnobotanical studies, the details of botanical, pharmacognostic, chemical, pharmacological/biological, clinical and toxicological aspects backed by complete references on each aspect of the information cited. Coloured photographs of some important medicinal plants have also been included.

The available literature information is enormous and a total number of 274 plant species with 2276 references under alphabet ‘B’ (as per botanical names) are covered in this volume."

Contents: 1. Baccaurea. 2. Bacopa. 3. Baeckea. 4. Baeolepsis. 5. Balanites. 6. Balanophora. 7. Baliospermum. 8. Bambusa. 9. Banistereopsis. 10. Baphicanthus. 11. Barleria. 12. Barringtonia. 13. Basella. 14. Bauhinia. 15. Beaumontia. 16. Begonia. 17. Beilschmiedia. 18. Belamcanda. 19. Benincasa. 20. Benthamidia. 21. Berberis. 22. Berchemia. 23. Bergenia. 24. Bergia. 25. Berrya. 26. Beta. 27. Betula. 28. Bidens. 29. Biebersteinia. 30. Bignonia. 31. Biophytum. 32. Bischofia. 33. Bixa. 34. Blachia. 35. Blainvillea. 36. Blastania. 37. Blatus. 38. Blechnum. 39. Blepharis. 40. Blepharispermum. 41. Blepharistemma. 42. Blighia. 43. Blumea. 44. Boehmeria. 45. Boenninghausenia. 46. Boerhavia. 47. Bolbitis. 48. Bolusanthus. 49. Bombax. 50. Borago. 51. Borassus. 52. Borreria. 53. Bosia. 54. Boswellia. 55. Bothriochloa. 56. Botrychium. 57. Bougainvillea. 58. Brassaiopsis. 59. Brassica. 60. Breynia. 61. Bridelia. 62. Bromus. 63. Broussonetia. 64. Brownea. 65. Brucea. 66. Bruguiera. 67. Brunfelsia. 68. Buchanania. 69. Buddleja. 70. Bulbophyllum. 71. Bulbostylis. 72. Bunium. 73. Bupleurum. 74. Bursera. 75. Butea. 76. Buxus. 77. Byttneria. Appendices: 1. List of plants reported for only enthnobotanical/traditional uses. 2. List of plants not included in volume due to change in botanical nomenclature. 3. List of some important books, treatises and encyclopaedias referred. Indices: 1. Index of botanical names. 2. Index of bioactive phytoconstituents. 3. Index of pharmacological and biological activity. 4. Index of regional and other names. Plant Genera included in earlier volumes: 1. List of Plant Genera Vol-I. 2. List of Plant Genera Vol-II. 3. List of Plant Genera Vol-III.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR A K Gupta

Dr. A. K. Gupta is Director (Education, Examinations and Accreditation) at The Institution of Engineers (India), Kolkata. Apart from teaching experience, the author is well versed in fields of curriculum development, preparation of study material for engineering students, and conducting professional engineering examinations. Dr. Gupta has several published research papers in reputed national and international journals to his credit. He is also the author of six other books on Mathematics, Engineering Management, and MIS.