Indian Medicinal Plants: A Compendium of 500 Species, Volume 2

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P. K. Warrier, V. P. K. Nambiar, C. Ramankutty
Orient Blackswan, 1993 - Botany, Medical - 416 pages
"ndian Medicinal Plants, based on a treatise prepared by S. Raghunatha Iyer, a scholar of both Sanskrit and ayurveda, aims to make an authoritative contribution to the field. The original work which drew on- classical texts, current research as well as the oral medical knowledge of tribal groups has been updated by scholars associated with the Arya Vaidya Sala in Kottakkal, India. This unique compendium offers profiles of 500 key species with detailed taxonomic information. One of the lead features of this compilation is the. special technique used in the illustrations, both colour and line, which aims to achieve authenticity of texture, colour and form. The outline information includes distribution and the popular nomenclature in English, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Sanskrit, Tamil and Telugu. The main texts present properties and uses in a format which cites ancient verse texts and ethnobotanical sources."--Book jacket.
 

Contents

Caryota urens
1
Cassia absus
3
Cassia auriculata
6
Cassia fistula
11
Cassia occidentalis
19
Cassia senna
23
Cassia tora
26
Catharanthus roseus
31
Chenopodium album
61
Chonemorpha fragrans
67
Cicer arietinum
70
Cichorium intybus
74
Cinchona officinalis
78
Cinnamomum camphora
81
Cinnamomum tamala
84
Cinnamomum verum
87

Catunaregum spinosa
33
Cayratia carnosa
37
Cedrus deodara
41
Ceiba pentandra
45
Celastrus paniculatus
47
Centella asiatica
52
Ceratophyllum demersum
56
Cerbera odollam
59
Citrullus colocynthis
91
Citrus aurantifolia
94
Citrus limon
97
Citrus medica
103
Citrus reticulata
108
Cissus quadrangularis
112
Cleome viscosa
116
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