Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary

In an easy to use dictionary style of A–Z presentation, this volume lists the taxonomy and medicinal usage of Indian plants. Also given are both traditional Indian and international synonyms along with details of the habitats of the plants. This book, illustrated by over 200 full-color figures, is aimed at bringing out an updated Acute Study Dictionary of plant sources of Indian medicine. The text is based on authentic treatises which are the outcome of scientific screening and critical evaluation by eminent scholars. The Dictionary is presented in a user-friendly format, as a compact, handy, easy to use and one-volume reference work.

All the medicinal plants incorporated in Dictionary of Synonyms: Indian Medicinal Plants have been studied for their medicinal properties and qualify for further research in modern labs. The purpose is to provide leads to scholars who are well-versed in folk and indigenous nomenclature, but are not able to reach the latest scientific literature.

This Handbook contains the brief information on medicinal plants mainly used in Indian Systems of Medicine. Nearly 1000 plant species belonging to 164 families either used as main sources of the drugs or as their substitutes and adulterants are given in it. The drug plants have been given familywise following the Bentham and Hooker's system of classification. The brief information about the drug plants i.e. Names (Sanskrit & Botanical) habit of the plants, part(s) used in medicine, main properties/uses and broadly the name of area(s) where the plants naturally occur has been given in tabular form. The names of common substitutes and adulterants of important drug plants have also been provided. Indexes of botanical and Sanskrit names have also been given at the end. The book has been written in a very easy and simple manner, so that an average reader can follow it. The specific features of this small reference book are: (a) The information, including the names of substitutes and adulterants are given in tabular form, so that one can see it at a glance. (b) The book can be kept easily is hand in field and other places. (c) Important medicinal plants of the families have been indicated. (d) The book contains nearly all those plants which are prescribed in various courses of Ayurveda, pharmacy, Medico-botany etc. The book is useful to the students, teachers, researchers on medicinal plants, herbal based pharmaceutical concerned, N.G.O's and other those who are interested in medicinal plants.

Key Points -Summaries of more than 600 in-vitro and in-vivo pharmacological studies on Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants. -Summaries of more than 130 clinical trials on Ayurvedic Plants and their products; and Research overview by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). -Comprehensive research based bio-efficacy profile of 35 commonly used Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants. -Exclusive herb drug interaction data on Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants and their Phytoconstituents. -Authentic list of more than 300 Phytochemical marker compounds of Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants. -Quality specifications of 600 Ayurveda Plants from 8 volumes of Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. -Stability study protocols for Ayurvedic medicines. Reference Works by C. P. Khare: -Indian Herbal Medicine: Application of Research Findings, Vishv Books, New Delhi, 2010. -Indian Herbal Remedies/Encyclopedia of Indian Medicinal Plants, Two editions, Springer, 2004. -Indian Medicinal Plants: An Illustrated Dictionary, Springer, 2007. -Dictionary of Synonyms: Indian medicinal Plants, -IK International Publishing House, New Delhi, 2011. -The Modern Ayurveda: Milestones beyond the Classical Age (With C K Katiyar) CRC Press, 2012. -Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeial Plant Drugs: Expanded therapeutics, CRC Press, 2016.

Chronological historical citations document 500 years of usage of plants, trees, and shrubs native to eastern Canada and northeastern United States. Also complete identifying information, 343 illustrations. "You can't go wrong." — Botanic & Herb Reviews.

Describing the medicinal uses of over 2,700 plants by 218 Native American tribes, the author organizes his extensive research into eighty-two categories--including contraceptives, gastrointestinal aids, sedatives, toothache remedies, and more--and provides indexes arranged by tribe, usage, and common name, as well as 150 line drawings.