Medicinal Seeds and Plants

Description:
In India, the evergreen forests of Western Ghats and the Himalayas are rich in herbs useful in treatment of common ailments to lethal diseases like blood cancer. Satawari, Safed Musli, Kali Musli, Ashwagandha for promising tonic, Kukronda and Adusa for respiratory trouble, Gudmar and Sadasuhagan for Diabetes are some examples of miracle herbs. This book contains Global and national scenario of medicinal plants, Industrial applications of medicinal plants and detailed description of taxonomy, botany, propagation, seed biology and uses for important species.
Contents:
Part I- General aspects

1.1. Global scenario of medicinal plants

1.2. National scenario of medicinal plants

1.3. Industrial uses of medicinal plants

Part II- Annual medicinal plants

2.1. Abelmoschus moschatus

2.2. Abutilon indicum

2.3. Acalypha indica

2.4. Acorus calamus

2.5. Andrographis paniculata

2.6. Asteracantha longifolia

2.7. Bacopa monnieri

2.8. Centella asiatica

2.9. Chlorophytum borivilianum

2.10. Coleus aromaticus

2.11. Coleus forskholii

2.12. Dioscorea composita

2.13. Dioscorea deltoidea

2.14. Dioscorea floribunda

2.15. Eclipta alba

2.16. Euphorbia hirta

2.17. Lippia nodiflora

2.18. Mucuna pruriens

2.19. Nervilia aragoana

2.20. Nigella Sativa

2.21. Papaver somniferum

2.22. Phyllanthus amarus

2.23. Plantago ovata

2.24. Plectranthus vettiveroides

2.25. Rosmarinus officinalis

2.26. Thymus vulgaris

2.27. Trianthema portulacastrum

2.28. Tribulus terrestris

Part III-Herbaceous perennial medicinal plants

3.1. Achyranthes aspera

3.2. Aconitum heterophyllum

3.3. Adhatoda zeylanica

3.4. Aloe vera

3.5. Alpinia galanga

3.6. Alternenthera sessilis

3.7. Atropa belladonna

3.8. Baliospermum montanum

3.9. Barleria prionitis

3.10. Boerhaavia diffusa

3.11. Calotropis gigantea

3.12. Cassia angustifolia

3.13. Cassia auriculata

3.14. Cassia tora

3.15. Catharanthus roseus

3.16. Centratherum anthelminticum

3.17. Costus speciosus

3.18. Datura innoxia

3.19. Datura metal

3.20. Datura stramonium

3.21. Digitalis lanata

3.22. Glycorrihiza glabra

3.23. Hibiscus rosasinensis

3.24. Hybanthus enneaspermus

3.25. Jatropha curcas

3.26. Kaempfera galanga

3.27. Mentha spp

3.28. Mimosa pudica

3.29. Nardostachys jatamansi

3.30. Ocimum basilicum

3.31. Ocimum gratissimum

3.32. Ocimum sanctum

3.33. Plumbago zeylanica

3.34. Podophyllum hexandrum

3.35. Rauwolfia serpentina

3.36. Salvia officinalis

3.37. Solanum khasianum

3.38. Solanum nigrum

3.39. Solanum surattense

3.40. Solanum torvum

3.41. Sphaeranthus indicus

3.42. Stevia rebaudiana

3.43. Trichopus zeylanicus

3.44. Vitex negundo

3.45. Withania somnifera

Part IV-Medicinal climbers

4.1. Abrus precatorius

4.2. Argyreia nervosa

4.3. Aristolochia indica

4.4. Cephaelis ipecacuanha

4.5. Chonemorpha fragrans

4.6. Cissus quadrangularis

4.7. Embelia ribes

4.8. Gloriosa superba

4.9. Gymnema sylvestre

4.10. Hemisdesmus indicus

4.11. Ipomoea mauritiana

4.12. Operculina turpethum

4.13. Piper longum

4.14. Pueraria tuberosa

4.15. Tinospora cordifolia

4.16. Tylophora indica

Part V-Perennial medicinal plants

5.1. Aegle marmelos

5.2. Alstonia scholaris

5.3 Artocarpus hirsutus

5.4. Boswellia serrata

5.5. Butea monosperma

5.6. Caesalpinia sappan

5.7. Commiphora wightii

5.8. Emblica officinalis

5.9. Ephedra gerardiana

5.10. Garcinia indica

5.11. Helicteres isora

5.12. Lawsonia inermis

5.13. Mimusops elengi

5.14. Nothapodytes nimmoniana

5.15. Pterocarpus santalinus

5.16. Salvadora persica

5.17. Saraca asoca

5.18. Symplocos cochinchinensis