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The present book contains twenty two papers from editors as well as other authors, which have made significant contributions in the field of Ethnobotany. The emphasis in this book is on concept, definition, methodologies in field work, recent techniques, approaches, dimensions, applications and future prospects of this subject and in this respect, the book is significantly different from some half a dozen recent compilations having mostly inventories, which are ...
The book provides glimpses of Traditional Knowledge (TK) and Indigenous Knowledge (IK) of plants uses by some of the selected tribes residing in the State of Manipur. Manipur is a part of Northeastern region of the Country, bestowed with a rich and interesting floral diversity which hold an array of Ethnobotanical specially in ethnomedicinal and aromatic plants. A total 456 number of Ethnobotanical plants and their uses including high therapeutic value and other ...
India is rich in ethnic and floristic diversity and an enormous treasure house of traditional knowledge. Many scholars have worked hard to document this knowledge in the last 25 years (1991–2015) and this book is a concise representation of this ethnobotanical information in one single volume, covering 1000 references. It contains ethnobotanical data such as the uses of over 4600 plant species for medicine, food, material or for religious and cultural ...
The present book is an attempt to provide relevant papers on ethnobotany from reputed and emerging ethnobotanists of India, Africa and the USA. Wide range of source materials and studies in various chapters give glimpses of cross-sectional picture of interactions between man and plants and also focus on the concepts, methodology and future direction of ethnobotanical study. Ethnobotanical studies contribute in cataloguing of biological diversity, which helps in ...
The book has been designed to cover topics on Ethnobotany from various parts of our country. The book reflects various aspects of ethnoforestry, ethnotaxonomy, ethnoecology, ethnosilviculture, ethnomedicine etc. Wide range of source materials and studies in various chapters give glimpses of cross-sectional picture of interactions between man and plants. These also focus on the concepts, methodology and future direction of ethnobotanical study. The book provides ...
We lack a comprehensive account of the medicinal plants used by the people of Assam in general and of Southern Assam in particular. Therefore, it is decided to bring out a document which could be interactive and could answer some relevant queries of the common man. The villagers and tribals have plenty of information regarding the uses of plants but most of it is held either in informal or in loose form. Some of these traditional knowledge is passed orally from ...
This Dictionary is a glossary of the ethnobotanical work done in India. It instantly informs a reader whether a particular folk use is already reported from India or not. The book has exhaustive indices and over 40,000 cross-references. The main text deals with over 2500 plants giving the folk uses for medicine, food, other material culture like dyes and tans, mythology and other symbolic relationships; the related plant part, region of India, source of ...
The Book covers 203 plants use by the tribal and rural folk in India for curing diseases. The authors have dealt only with such plants as are not well known and need to be subjected to phytochemical, pharmacological, toxicity and clinical tests, etc. for ascertaining their medicinal potential. Literature on the chemistry and pharmacology of several species has also been reviewed. The data given on each species includes botanical name, family, brief description, ...
The book of Zingiberaceae of Sikkim is first complete account of this economically important family which is widely represented in tropical and subtropical regions of the state. It deals with 58 taxa of Zingiberaceae falling under 14 genera covering details of current nomenclature, descriptions, flowering and fruiting time, distribution and suitable notes on economic or nomenclatural aspects besides key for identification of species and genera. The book has 10 ...
The book on Asteraceae of Sikkim deals with taxonomic account of more than 300 taxa falling under 84 genera of this second largest family represented from tropical to alpine regions of the state. The details of nomenclature, descriptions, flowering and fruiting time, distribution and key for identification of species and genera along with suitable notes are provided in the text. The book has 20 colour photographs and thirty illustrations representing various taxa ...
Avionics for Pilots & Engineers is here for the benefit of trainee as well as trained pilots and AMEs. The book begins with basics and covers upto the latest technologies in the avionics. Each subject is Delhi with an objective of preparing a ground such that the reader can easily understand any particular topic in more detail from other sources. The book has been made in two parts: Part I Foundation in Electronics and Communication: Introduction to ...
Applied Ethnobotany: A Case Study among the Kharias of Central India is a detailed and updated ethnobotanic study among the Kharias. Besides giving a comprehensive inventory of the useful plants in the Kharia habitat, this book makes a special contribution by suggesting a formula for quantifying the reliability of remedies reported by local medicinemen. An attempt is made, also, to bridge the gap between the work and publications of the scientific fraternity and ...
The book Cross-Cultural Ethnobotany of Northeast India is unique in at least three ways. It deals with the plant resources of that region of India which is universally recognised as one of the centres of biological diversity and speciation on the earth, the northern Himalaya and east India. The region is ethnically the most diverse in India, the cults, races and ethnologies showing change very few hundred kilometres. Few such multidisciplinary treatises have been ...
This invaluable compendium opens our eyes to the wealth of scientific information on the utilization of 262 plant species by the indigenous people inhabiting all the villages under Rewalsar block, a mythologically important wonderland of North-West Himalaya which falls on the confluence of 'Sikandra Dhar' and 'Barkot' ranges and abounds in beautiful sacred lakes. To gain an overview of this region, detailed information on various aspects of the land, people and ...
The book provides an integrated view of various facets of scholarly science communication ranging from the stage of writing a research paper and presentation of scientific data to peer review, editorial processing of communications and to the stage of dissemination through journals. The characteristics of science writing and its unique features are clearly explained. The authors approach the subject in a systematic way using scores of examples to demonstrate the ...
This book is a simple-to-read manual providing useful and handy information on the lucrative economic potential of over 185 species of orchids. 7 colour photos and eight appendices facilitate identification and comprehensive by the reader. It is hoped that the compilation will be invaluable to research workers with academic or applied interest in the subject, teachers and students of ethnobotany, economic botany, medical botany and related disciplines. No ...
Increasing worldwide concern over the present state of biodiversity and conservation has now given a new lease of life to exploratory studies. Neglected in the past, our knowledge about the floristic and faunistic diversity of our country is far from complete. This is especially true of Andhra Pradesh, one of the largest State of India. In spite of the fact that it is floristically one of the richest areas in India, a complete inventory of the flora of Andhra ...