Indigenous Ethnomedicinal Plants

by P.C. Trivedi

Herbal medicines are in great demand in both developed and the developing countries in primary healthcare because of their great efficacy and little or no side effects. In India, the indigenous system of medicine namely Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani have been in existence for several centuries. These traditional system of medicine together with homoeopathy and folklore medicine continue to play a significant role largely in the health care system of the population. The tribals and rural population of India are highly dependent on medicinal plant therapy for meeting their health care needs. This attracted the attention of several botanist and plant scientists of several medicinal plants and there was a spurt of scientific literature. The present book "Ethnomedicinal Plants of India", contains 21 articles by eminent scholars of the country on different aspect of the subject. This book contains articles on Ethnomedicinal Plants of different states of India including Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Manipur, Assam, West Bengal, Tripura, Chhatisgarh, M.P., U.P., Maharashtra, TamilNadu, North-East India etc. it also covers information on ethnomedicinal plants used by Bodo, Barpeta and Deuris tribes of Assam, Kheria, Sabar, Lodha and Munda tribal groups of W. Bengal and Todas tribes of TamilNadu. Articles on Native plant remedies for snake bite, cryptogamic ethnomedicinal plants from North-East India and Native resources used by Bodo, Barpeta and Deuris tribes of Assam, Kheria, Sabar, Lodha and Munda tribal groups of W. Bengal and Todas tribes of TamilNadu. Articles on Native plant remedies for snake bite, cryptogamic ethnomedicinal plants from North-East India and Native resources used as famine food provides additional information on the subject. Articles on Diversity, utilization and conversation of medicinal plants of Chitrakoot region, M.P. have added to the value of the book. present book provides excellent glimpses of the rich herbal medicine and traditional knowledge heritage of India. The present book will serve not only as an excellent reference material but also as a practical guide for herbal healers, vaidhyas, hakims, research workers and students in the field of medicinal plants.