Legumes in India. Applications in Food, Medicine and Industry. 2008. XX, 705 p. 4to. Hardcover.

This book has been arranged in the following chapters: Introd./The Legumes (Antiquity, Centres of Origin, Domestication, History,Systematic Botany, etc.)/ The Economic Potential of Legumes in India/Cultivated Legumes/ Chemistry of the Legumes/ Nutritional Significanceof Edible Legumes/ Toxicants in Edible Legumes/ Lectins in Legumes/Lipids in Indian Legumes/ Tannins in Legumes/ Pigments and Dyes inLegumes/ Terpenoids in Legumes/ Saponins in Legumes/ Legumes withAntimicrobial and Pesticidal Acticity/ Systems of Medicine and HealthCare/ Legumes in Ethnomedicine/ Legumes in Ayurveda/ Legumes inSiddha System of Medicine/ Legumes in Unani System of Medicine/Legumes on Homoeopathy/ Legume Flavonoids in Medicine/ Legumes inManagement of Cancer / Information Profiles of Legume Species inIndia (Format of Information Profiles/ Index of Species Profiles/CAESALPINIACEAE, p. 299 - 369/ FABACEAE, p.369 - 585/ MIMOSACEAE,p. 585 - 640)/ Glossary/ Bibliography/ Index. - Deals with a totalof 719 legume species. Botanical names, synonyms, common names inEnglish, Indian vernacular names, distribution, botanical description,phytochemistry, edibility, medicinal uses, bioactivity, toxicology,clinical studies, uses in alternative systems of medicine,ethnomedicine, medical uses outside India, and non -medicinal uses.- A heavy book (2.2 kg.).