Identification of Common Indian Medicinal Plants

The Title "Identification of Common Indian Medicinal Plants " is written by V.N. Naik. This book was published in the year 2004. The ISBN number 8172333730|9788172333737 is assigned to the Hardback version of this title. This book has total of pp. xvi + 150 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Scientific Publishers. We have about 808 other great books from this publisher. Identification of Common Indian Medicinal Plants is currently Available with us.

The Book provides a scientific background needed for the identification of medicinal plants commonly occurring in India.

1. It explains scientific terms for description of plant parts.
2. It explains the method for identification of plants employing scientific terms.
3. Any unknown medicinal plant can be identified to its family, genus and ultimately to the species.
4. More than 610 species of Indian Medicinal Plants, including those 365 mentioned in the CCIM approved University syllabus of Ayurvedic medicine are listed.
5. An exhaustive list of above plant species provides correct and up-to-date scientific name together with names in English, Sanskrit, Marathi and Hindi languages and plant parts used in medicine.
6. It also provides about 88 line drawings of plants parts and 125 coloured photographs for confirmation of identified plants.

With the help of this book, one will be able to identify 610 species of Medicinal Plants. This will help in pinpointing the genuine drug and its parts by way of comparison. It may also help in detection of genuine as well as adulterated plant species and their parts. Thus, it is hoped that, the book will be useful to Agriculturists, Ayurvedic practitioners, Pharmacists in addition to the students of Ayurved, Botany as well as a common person interested in knowing common Indian Medicinal Plants.

Dr. V.N. Naik (1971) retired from B.A.M. University, Aurangabad as a Reader in Botany in June, 1993. He has to his credit the publication of Twelve books on various aspects of plant sciences and published over 70 research papers in the national as well as international journals. One of his book Taxonomy of Angiosperms has earned the world reputation. More than ten students have been awarded Ph.D. degrees under his supervision. Dr. Naik has been responsible for building-up a herbarium in the University, which preserves more than 60 thousands specimens. He is chairman of Shaliwahan Ayurved Seva Pratishthan, Aurangabad and a consulting taxonomist of Ayurved Research Institute, Pune, Uttan Vanaushadhi Sanshodhan Sanstha (Keahav srushti) Bhaider, Mumabi, Tilak Ayurved Mahavidyalaya and Research Institute, Pune and other organizations.

Preface

Chap. 1 : Knowing Plants by their External Features :
i. The Seed
ii. The Root
iii. The Stem
iv. The Leaf
v. The Flower
vi. The Fruit

Chap. 2 : Glossary of Botanical Terms
Chap. 3 : Key to Identification of Families of Medicinal Plants
Chap. 4 : Key to Identification of Species of Medicinal Plants
Chap. 5 : Family-wise List of Common Indian Medicinal Plants