Medicinal Plants Cultivation & Their UsesThe medicinal plants have been used since ancient times for the treatment of human ailments. Over three quarters of the world population relies mainly on plants and plant extracts for health care. The herbal medicines today symbolize safety in contrast to the synthetics that are regarded as unsafe to human and environment. In the primeval times, the Indian sagacious held the view that herbal medicines are the only resolution to treat numeral health related problems and diseases. Although herbs had been priced for their medicinal, flavoring and aromatic qualities for centuries, the synthetic products of the modern age surpassed their importance, for a while. However, the blind dependence on synthetics is over and people are returning to the naturals with hope of safety and security. Understanding the worth and heritage of excellence of medicinal plants the book makes an attempt to provide information on cultivation of medicinal plants and their different uses. This book includes the chemical composition of plants, plant protection, essential oils extracted from plants, cultivation of more than 100 medicinal plants, list of rare medicinal plants and their various uses. The book covers different parameters of medicinal plants cultivation and various ways of their uses. It covers medicinal plants containing alkaloids, steroids flavonoids, glycosides, terpenoids, additives and other active metabolites. We hope that this book will be useful not only for technologists, professionals, but also for farmers, traders, exporters and importers of Medicinal Plants. |
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Dubosia Species | 67 |
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Linn | 75 |
Mesue Ferrea Linn | 337 |
Myrica Nagi Thunb or M Sapida M Cerifera | 339 |
Nardostachys Jatamansi | 341 |
Nelumbo Nucifera Gaertn | 343 |
Nigella Sativa Linn N Indica | 345 |
Operculina Turpethum Linn | 347 |
Oryza Sativa Linn | 349 |
Phoenix Dactylifera Linn | 357 |
Hyoscyamus Niger Linn | 85 |
Plantago Ovata | 97 |
A Review | 108 |
Antimicrobial and Medicinal Properties of Ferns | 134 |
Archis Hypogaea Linn | 183 |
Artemisa Absinthium Linn | 189 |
Artemisia Maritima Linn or A Brevifolia Wall | 191 |
Arundo Bambos | 193 |
Aristolochia | 195 |
Asparagus Racemosus | 199 |
Azadirachta Indica | 201 |
Bambusa Arundinaceae | 214 |
Bassia Latifolia Roxb | 218 |
Bergenia Ligulata Wall | 220 |
Boerhaavia Diffusa Linn | 222 |
Boswellia Serrata Roxb | 224 |
Butea Frondosa | 226 |
Caesalpinia Sappan Linn | 228 |
Cajanus Indicus Spreng C Bichlor and C Flalvus | 229 |
Calotropis Procera R Br | 231 |
Carum Copticum | 235 |
Cassia Angustifolia Vahl | 237 |
Cassia | 239 |
Celasturs Paniculatus Willd | 241 |
Centella Asiatica | 243 |
Cichorum Endivia Linn | 245 |
Cinnamomum Tamala | 247 |
Cissampelos Pareira Linn | 249 |
Cissus Quadrangularis | 250 |
Citrus Limonum Sp Risso | 252 |
Citrus Medica Linn | 254 |
Cleroendrum Serratum Linn Moon | 256 |
Commiphora Mukul | 258 |
Chemistry of Costus Speciosus | 261 |
Crataeva Nurvala | 273 |
Crocus Sativus | 275 |
Cucumis Trigonus Roxb | 278 |
Cycyrbita Maxima Duchesne | 279 |
Curcuma Zedoaria Rose | 280 |
Cynodon Dactylon | 282 |
Daemia Extensa R Br | 284 |
Dolichos Biflorus | 285 |
Eclipta Alba Hassk | 287 |
Elettaria Cardamomum | 289 |
Embelia Ribes | 291 |
Enicostemma Littorale | 293 |
Eugenia Aromatica | 295 |
Evolvulus Alsinoides | 297 |
Ferula Foetida | 299 |
Feronia Elephantum Correa | 301 |
Ficus Racemosa | 303 |
Fumaria Officinalis | 305 |
Galega Purpurea Linn | 307 |
Garcinia Mangostana Linn | 309 |
Hedychium Spicatum | 311 |
Hermodactylus Gol | 313 |
Hibiscus Rosa Sinensis Linn | 315 |
Holarrhena Antidysenterica | 317 |
Impomoea Headeraceae Jacq | 319 |
Inula Racemosa Hook F | 320 |
Jatropha Montana or Baliospermum | 322 |
Juglans Regia Linn | 323 |
Lawsonia Inermis Linn | 324 |
Leptadenia Reticulata | 326 |
Liquidambar Orientalis Miller | 327 |
Luffa Acutangula Roxb | 328 |
Luffa Amara Roxb or L Plucketiana | 330 |
Lycopersicum Esculentum Mill or Solanum | 331 |
Matricaria Chamomilla Linn M Suaveolens | 333 |
Medicago Sativa | 334 |
Melaleuca Leucadendron Linn | 335 |
Melia Azedarach Linn M Sempervirens | 336 |
Phyllanthus Emblica Linn | 359 |
Phyllanthus Niruri Linn | 361 |
Pinus Longifolia Roxb | 363 |
Pisum Sativum Linn | 364 |
Piper Betle | 365 |
Pluchea Lanceolata B C | 368 |
Psychotria Ipecacuanha Linn | 371 |
Pterocarpus Marsupium Roxb | 373 |
Pterocarpus Santalinus Linn | 375 |
Castor Seeds | 377 |
Saraca Indica Linn | 380 |
Sesamum Indicum DC | 382 |
Sinapis Juncea | 384 |
Soja Hispida Moench or Glycine Soja | 386 |
Solanum Indicum Linn | 389 |
Strychnos Nuxvomica Linn | 391 |
Tephrosia Purpurea Linn | 393 |
Tinospora Cordifolia Willd Miers | 395 |
Tribulus Terrestris Linn | 397 |
Trichosanthes Dioica Roxb | 399 |
Trigonella Foenum Graeccum Linn | 401 |
Valeriana Wallichii DC | 405 |
Vanda Roxburghii R Br | 434 |
Viola Odorata Linn | 436 |
Vitex Negundo Linn | 438 |
Wedelia Calendulaceae Less | 440 |
Ashwagandha Withania Somnifera Dunal Solanaceae | 442 |
Woodfordia Fruticosa Kurz | 461 |
Zingiber Officinal Roscoe | 463 |
LIST OF RARE MEDICINAL PLANTS | 478 |
Acalypha Indica Linn | 481 |
Agava Cantula Roxb | 485 |
Ageratum Conyzoides Linn | 489 |
Alectra Parasitica | 491 |
Ampelocissus Latifolia Roxb Planch | 493 |
Anisomeles Indica Linn Kuntze | 497 |
Apama Siliquosa Leamk | 499 |
Atylosia Scarabaeodies Linn Benth | 501 |
Bidens Biternata Lour Merr Sherff | 503 |
Borreria Articularis L F F N Williams | 505 |
Bridelia Retusa Spreng | 507 |
Caesalpinia Digyna Rottl | 509 |
Cardiospermum Halicacabum Linn | 512 |
Clerodendrum Viscosum Vent | 514 |
Cochleospermum Religiosum L Alston | 516 |
Craterostigma Plantagineum Benth Hochst | 518 |
Cleistanthus Collinus Benth | 520 |
Ceropegia Bulbosa Roxb | 522 |
Commelina Benghalensis Linn | 523 |
Corallocarpus Epigeus C B Clare | 525 |
Costus Speciosus Koenig Sm | 527 |
Dipteracanthus Prostratus Poir Nees | 530 |
Enicostema Hyssopifolium Willd Verdoorn | 535 |
Glossogyne Bidens Retz Alston | 537 |
Glycosmis Mauritiana Lam Tanaka | 539 |
Leonotis Nepetifolia L R Br | 542 |
Lepidagathis Cristata Willd | 544 |
Morinda Citrifolia Linn | 546 |
Naregamia Alata W A | 548 |
Orthosiphon Pallidus Royle Ex Benth | 549 |
Pentanema Indicum L Ling | 553 |
Phlogacanthus Thyrasiformis Hard Mabb | 555 |
Rivea Hypocrateriformis Desr Choisy | 557 |
Sauromatum Venosum Ait Kunth | 559 |
Stachyrarpheta Jamaicensis L Vahl | 561 |
Solena Amplexicaulis Lamk Gandhi | 562 |
Typhonium Frilobatum Schott | 565 |
Tridax Procumbens Linn | 567 |
Tragia Hispida Linn | 570 |
Ventilago Denticulata Willd | 571 |
Xanthium Strumarium Linn | 573 |
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