| Healing Plants of Peninsular India Contributor(s): Cabi (Author) |
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ISBN: 0851995012 ISBN-13: 9780851995014 Publisher: Cabi OUR PRICE: $283.29 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2001 Annotation: There is a considerable interest in the Western world in medicinal plants and herbal drugs. In fact there is increasing debate to bring these products under legislative control in line with synthetic drugs. The Indian subcontinent is the source of many plants of medicinal importance. This book provides botanical descriptions and information on the medicinal properties of 550 plant species from Central and Southern India, some of which are also found elsewhere in the world. A description of the botany, ecology and use of each plant species is described and illustrated with high quality color photographs. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Botany - Nature | Plants - Flowers - Medical | Alternative & Complementary Medicine |
| Dewey: 615.321 |
| LCCN: 00060894 |
| Physical Information: 2.35" H x 7.32" W x 9.76" (5.50 lbs) 944 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Indian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: There is a considerable interest in the Western world in medicinal plants and herbal drugs. In fact there is increasing debate to bring these products under legislative control in line with synthetic drugs. The Indian subcontinent is the source of many plants of medicinal importance. This book provides botanical descriptions and information on the medicinal properties of 550 plant species from Central and Southern India, some of which are also found elsewhere in the world. A description of the botany, ecology and use of each plant species is described and illustrated with high quality color photographs. |