Medicinal plants in India

Traditional medicinal plants in india.
Uses of the medicinal plants.

Medicinal Plants of India, Vol. 2 : Tamil Nadu/S.N. Yoganarasimhan. Bangalore, Author, 2000, 715 p., maps, col. photos, $66 (Vol. II).
Contents: Preface. Introduction. 1. Details of medicinal plants (A-Z). 2. Endemic medicinal plants. 3. Important formulations: i). Siddha ii). Ayurveda. 4. Glossary of medical terms. Bibliography. Index. Siddha drugs. Ayurveda drugs. Tamil names.
"The book deals with 1474 species of plants possessing medicinal properties. These species are distributed throughout the state of Tamil Nadu, which harbours one of the important tropical forest areas in India. Supplemented with 103 colour photographs of important medicinal plants and tribal people of Tamil Nadu, this is the second volume in the series.
"Medicinal Plants of India, Volume 2--Tamil Nadu gives the botanical names of the species with updated nomenclature and family name. Brief description of the species with emphasis on field characters and their district-wise distribution in Tamil Nadu, along with their Tamil names is provided. The chemical constituents of these species, their general uses and uses in Siddha and Ayurveda systems of medicine are elaborated. Endangered medicinal plants of the state and important preparations in Siddha and Ayurveda systems of medicine of the respective species are highlighted."
[S.N. Yoganarasimhan is Head of the Medicinal Plants Division at the Regional Research Institute, Bangalore.] No. 17759