Economic Plants of India. Volume 1. 1989. some figures and distrib.maps. 159 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.

Deals with the different aspects of plants and their uses in medicine,as food plants, in socio-religious ceremonies, in abatement ofenvironmental pollution, as raw materials in industry for extractingdyes, fibre, tannins, oils, fats, gum, latex, narcotics etc. are discussed. This is followed by different plant names and their uses. Allthe plant names dealt in this book are arranged in an alphabeticalorder. The currently used botanical names are given in bold print andsynonyms in italics. The common names of plants in English, Hindi (H)and Sanskrit (S) are given in roman type. The economic uses of plantsare dealt only under the currently used botanical name following thegenerally accepted practice in such reference works. For each speciesits family, common name(s) in English and/or in Sanskrit, Hindi(wherever known), general distribution in India (native country in caseof an exotic) and the economic uses are given in the same order.