Drugs from Plants. 2010. X, 302 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.

The book deals with information on medicinal plants and their utilization with special reference to the Indian scenario. The book covers chapters on: Medicinal lichens of India, Medicinal gymnosperms, phytoconstituents used in the treatment of epilepsy, spirulina against rheumatoid arthritis and bioactive medicinal plants of alpine and sub-alpine zones. Separate chapter on important medicinal plants included: Andrographis Paniculata, Glycyrrhiza Glabra, pomegranate, Ocimum sanctum, Ipomoea Carnea and Bacopa Monnieri. Articles on basic concept and methodology of herbal resource technology, role of tissue culture techniques in conservation of ethnobotanically important flora, pharmacodynamics and toxicity of some medicinal plants, mycotoxins as herbal drug contaminants and advances in plant drug research in synergy with Ayurveda have added to the value of the book. This book also provides excellent glimpses of the rich ethnobotanical heritage of India.