Abstract
Abstract This book, of interest to researchers working in botany, ecology, medicine and pharmacology; naturalists within and outside India; and the general public, provides information on the healing plants of peninsular India. Five-hundred and forty-five species of trees, shrubs, climbers, herbs, grasses and ferns used in traditional Indian medicine are listed in alphabetical order of their respective families, with botanical synonyms, common names, morphological descriptions, details of their geographical distribution and habitat, and their medicinal properties and uses. Colour plates are included for all the species. Indexes of scientific names, common names (in Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telegu and Urdu) and medicinal uses, 2 glossaries (medical and botanical terms), and a bibliography are provided.
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