Ethnomedicinal PlantsIndia Has One Of The Oldest, Richest And Most Diverse Cultural Traditions Called Folk Tradition Associated With The Use Of Medicinal Herbs. Traditional Folk Medicine Is The Application Of Indigenous Beliefs, Knowledge, Skills And Cultural Practices Concerned With Human Health. The Ethnic People Have Provided Several Miracle Plants Of Medicinal Value To Modern Civilisation. The Present Book, Ethnomedicinal Plants, Contains 15 Articles On Different Aspects Of The Subject. The Book Contains Articles On Medicinal Plants In India And Their Conservation; Protection Of Traditional Knowledge; Medicinal Plants Of Nepal; And Ethno-Medico Botany Of Orissa And Some Parts Of Rajasthan. Articles On The Uses Of Plants In The Treatment Of Urinary Tract Diseases; Ethno-Veterinary Medicinal Plants And Plants In Healthcare During Pregnancy Include Some General And A Few Specific Medicinal Plants Of Great Importance. In Addition To This, General Articles, Namely, Ethnobotany Green Gold Branch Of Botanical Sciences And Modulation Of Radiosensitivity By Certain Plant And Plant Products, Etc. Have Added To The Value Of The Book. This Book Provides Excellent Glimpses Of The Rich Ethnomedicinal Heritage Of India. The Present Book Will Serve Not Only As An Excellent Reference Material But Also As A Practical Guide For Folk Healers, Vaidyas, Research Workers And Students In The Field Of Ethnobotany. Photographs On Front Of Jacket From Left To Right: 1St Row: Adhatoda Vasica, Solanum Nigrum, Abutilon Indicum, Ceterach Officinarum. 2Nd Row: Nardostachys Jatamansi, Selinum Candollei, Oryza Sativa, Cyperus Scarious 3Rd Row: Seeds Of Elaeocarpus Angustifolius, Abrus Precatorius, Celastrus Paniculatus, Vigna Unquiculata. |
Contents
Protection of Indian Traditional Knowledge | 18 |
A Contribution to Some Ethnomedicinally Important Plants of Nepal | 34 |
EthnoVeterinary Medicinal Plants in NorthWest Part of Udaipur | 74 |
Ethnobotanical Plants of Pachchham Hills of Kutch District | 116 |
EthnoMedicoReligious Plants of Hadoti Plateau S E Rajasthan | 136 |
Ethnomedicinal Uses of Plants in the Treatment of Urinary Tract | 151 |
Medicinal Value of Adansonia digitata L in Kutch Gujarat | 160 |
Studies on Ethnomedicinal Aspects of Family Asclepiadaceae in Gujarat | 173 |
EthnoPhytoToxicological Studies in Sidhi District of Madhya Pradesh | 192 |
Modulation of Radiosensitivity by Certain Plants and Plant Products | 226 |
Index | 240 |
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