Book ID: 44052
JAIN,S.K. and Robert A. DEFILIPPS
Medicinal Plants of India. 2 Vols. 1991. (Medicinal Plants of the World, No.5). 248 full-page illustra- tions. 849 p. gr8vo. Cloth.
An important work by two leading authorities, bringing intoperspective the insights of traditional medicine while combining themwith the discipline of contemporary scientific practice. Geographically,the work covers the plant resources of India (including Nagaland) andSikkim, includes plants used in Western, Ayurvedic, and Unani medicine,and lists 1844 species. There are vernacular names given in Hindi,Sanskrit, and English, as well as in regional dialects and anintroduction by Dr. Ayensu.