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ABOUT THE BOOK: International Encyclopaedia of Medicinal Plants is an amazing compendium consisting of a series of eighteen volumes, covering A to Z of medicinal plants. It is a remarkable compilation of information on herbal medicine, chemistry, pharmacology, healing properties, treatment of ailments and biology of medicinal plants of the world. It also covers herbs from all over the world, giving their location, cultivation, history of herbal medicine and the herbal traditions of different cultures.
This encyclopaedia exhaustively covers scientific data for the plants and provides detailed information on how each plant is used in different countries, describing both traditional therapeutic applications and its use with lavishly illustrated details. The importance of pharmaceuticals derived from plant sources is also described with the potential of ethnomedicine for providing innovative leads in the exploration for bioactive constituents. Featuring key herbs and their healing properties, this heavily illustrated encyclopaedia will appeal to everyone interested in the medicinal plants.
EDITOR IN CHIEF: Vijay Verma | ISBN: 9788126135455 (set) | YEAR: 2008 | PAGES: 4832 | SIZE: 14.5 x 22 x 2 cm.(1 x 18 volumes) | BINDING: Hard | LANGUAGE: English
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
1. Dr. Vijay Verma is one of the greatest proponents of herb use in India and one of the most widely read writers on the subject. Bom in Haridwar, India in 1969, he completed his M.B.B.S. from Kanpur Univerisity and M.D. from Delhi University. He has written a number of books and research papers on herbal medicines and plants.
2. Dr. Meenu Sharma is a B.A.M.S., M.D. (Ayurveda) from Rishikul University Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India.
3. Dr. Vishwanath Pandey, born in 1956, is M.D. (Ayurveda) from Gurukul University, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India. A well-acclaimed researcher, he has many books and research paper to his credit.
4. Dr. Satyavir Singh, born in 1954, Ph.D from Meerut University, is an acclaimed authority on cultivation of plants and has authored a number of books on cultivation of plants.
5. Dr. Harish Chandra, born in 1972, is a Ph.D in Plant Microbiology from Gujrat University. He specialises in microbiological research involving medicinal plants.
6. Dr. Rajeev Rajput Ph.D. in Pharmacognosy, born in year 1971. A specialist in the field of drugs of Plants origin, he has written a number of research papers on this subject.
CONTENTS:
1. Volume – 1: Medicinal Plants of India
1) Preface
2) Introduction to Medicinal Plants
3) Herbalism
4) Flower Used as Medicine
5) Leaves and Seeds Used as Medicines
6) Miscellaneous
2. Volume – 2: Medicinal Plants of China
1) Preface
2) Acrid Herbs
3) Adaptogen Herbs
4) Analgesic Herbs
5) Anthelmintic Herbs
6) 5, Antiarthritic Herbs
7) Antiasthmatic Herbs
8) 7, Antibacterial Herbs
9) 8, Anticholesterolemic Herbs
10) Antidandruff Herbs
11) Antiemetic Herbs
12) Antifungal Herbs
13) Antiinflammatory Herbs
14) Antirheumatic Herbs
3. Volume – 3: Medicinal Plants of Korea
1) Preface
2) Introduction
3) Plants in Ophthalmic Treatment
4) Antitussives
5) Odontalgics
6) Expectorants
7) Cardiotonics
8) Hypotensives
9) Diuretics
10) Analgesics
11) Anthelmintics
12) Antiasthmatics
13) Antibacterials
14) Antidotes
15) Antiemetics
16) Antifungals
17) Antipyretics
18) Antiscorbutics
19) Haemostatics
20) Stomachics
4. Volume – 4: Medicinal Plants of Japan
1) Preface
2) Introduction
3) Abortifacients
4) Antiasthmatics
5) Antiseptics
6) Antispasmodics
7) Plants in Cancer Treatment
8) Plants for Treatment of Cardiac Problems
9) Cholagogues
10) Diuretics
11) Digestive Aids
12) Hypotensives
13) Plants for Kidney Problems
14) Odontalgics
15) Carminatives
16) Plants in the Treatment of Venereal Diseases
17) Vermifuges
18) Stimulants Sedatives
5. Volume – 5: Medicinal Plants of Russia
1) Preface
2) Introduction
3) I Medicinal Plants; Botany, Properties and their Uses
4) Glossary
6. Volume – 6: Medicinal Plants of Philippines
1) Preface
2) Introduction
3) Medicinal Plants: Botany, Properties and their Uses
4) Glossary
7. Volume – 7: Medicinal Plants of Taiwan
1) Preface
2) Introduction
3) Medicinal Plants: Botany, Properties and their Uses
8. Volume – 8: Medicinal Plants of America
1) Preface
2) Introduction
3) Medicinal Plants: Botany, Properties and their Uses
4) Glossary
9. Volume – 9: Medicinal Plants of Britain
1) Preface
2) Introduction
3) Abortifacients
4) Analgesics
5) Anodynes
6) Anthelmintics
7) Antibacterials
8) Antidotes
9) Antiemetics
10) Antifungals
11) Antipyretics
12) Antiscorbutics
10. Volume – 10: Medicinal Plants of Africa
1) Preface
2) Introduction
3) Medicinal Plants: Botany, Properties and their Uses
11. Volume – 11: Medicinal Plants of Europe
1) Preface
2) Introduction
3) Medicinal Plants in Cardiac Diseases
4) Cardiotonics
5) Demulcents
6) Diuretics
7) Expectorants
8) Hypotensives
12. Volume – 12: Medicinal Plants of South America
1) Preface
2) Introduction
3) Medicinal Plants: Botany, Properties and their Uses Glossary
13. Volume – 13: Medicinal Plants and Ayurveda
1) Preface
2) Introduction
3) Principles of Ayurveda
4) Medicinal Plants in Ayurveda
5) Traditon of Ayurveda
6) History of Ayurveda
7) Ayurvedic Medicine
8) Ayurvedic Life Style
9) Treatment in Ayurveda
10) Ayurveda, the World's Medicine
11) for the Next Millennium
12) Glossary
14. Volume – 14: Psychotropic Medicinal Plants
1) Preface
2) Introduction
3) Medicinal Plants; Botany, Properties and their Uses
4) Glossary
15. Volume – 15: Herbal Plants in Traditional Medicine
1) Preface
2) Traditional Medicine: The Mother of All Medicines
3) Indian Systems of Medicine
4) Traditional Chinese Medicine
5) Tibetan Traditional Medicine
6) Traditional Medicine of Bhutan
7) Traditional Medicines from Tropical Forests
8) Medicinal Plants in Traditional Medicine
9) Traditional Medicine and Public Health
10) The Value of Plants Used in Traditional Medicine for Drug Discovery
16. Volume – 16: Herbal Medicinal Plants
1) Preface
2) Introduction
3) History of Herbs
4) Toxicology and Herbs
5) Different Kinds of Herbs
6) Ayurvedic Herbs
7) Herbal Medicine
8) Herbalism
9) Herbal Medicine: Interesting Facts
10) Chinese Herbal Medicine Glossary
17. Volume – 17: Aromatic Medicinal Plants
1) Preface
2) Introduction
3) Aromatic Essential Oils
4) Use of Aromatic Plants in Aromatherapy
5) Aromatic Absolutes
6) Origin of Raw Materials in Different countries
7) Aromatic Plants: Their use, Trade and Conservation
8) Pests and Diseases of Aromatic Plants
9) Aromatic Medicine
10) Glossary
18. Volume – 18: Index
1) Index
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