International Encyclopaedia of Medicinal Plants (Medicinal Plants of Britain)

by Vijay Verma, Meenu sharma

Overview

International Encyclopaedia of Medicinal Plants is an amazing compendium consisting of a series of eighteen volumes, covering A to Z of medicinal plants. It is a remarkable compilation of information on herbal medicine, chemistry, pharmacology, healing properties, treatment of ailments and biology of medicinal plants of the world. It also covers herbs form all over the world, giving their location, cultivation, history of herbal medicine and the herbal tradition of different cultures. This encyclopaedia exhaustively covers scientific data for the plants and provides detailed information on how each plant is used in different countries, describing both traditional therapeutic applications and its use with lavishly illustrated details. The importance of pharmaceuticals derived from plants sources is also described with the potential of enthnomedicine for providing innovating leads in the exploration for bioactive constituents. Featuring key herbs and their healing properties, this heavily illustrated encyclopaedia will appeal to everyone interested in the medicinal plants.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789390326570
Publisher:	Arts & Science Academic Publishing
Publication date:	06/30/2008
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	300
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Dr. Vijay Verma is one of the greatest proponents of herb use in India and one of the most widely read writers on the subject. Born in Haridwar, India in 1969, he completed his M.B.B.S from Delhi University. He has written a number of books and research papers on herbal medicines and plants. Dr. Meenu Sharma is a B.A.M.S.,M.D.(Ayurveda) from Rishikul University, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India. Dr. Vishwanath Pandey, born in 1956,is M.D. (Ayurveda) from Gurukul University, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India. a well-acclaimed researcher, he has many books and researcher paper to his credit. Dr. Satyavir Singh, born in 1954, Ph. D from Meerut University, an acclaimed authority on cultivation of plants and has authored a number of books on cultivation of plants. Dr. Harish Chandra, born in 1972, is a Ph. D from Gujrat University. He Specialises in microbiological research involving medicinal plants. Dr. Rajeev Rajput Ph. D. in Pharmacognosy, born in year 1971. A specialist in the field of drugs of Plants origin, he has written a number of research papers on this subject.