Indian Medicinal Plants: A Compendium of 500 Species (Vol. I) - Softcover

P.K. Warrier

9788173717024: Indian Medicinal Plants: A Compendium of 500 Species (Vol. I)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8173717028 ISBN 13: 9788173717024

Publisher: Universities Press, 1993

Indian 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 upon classical texts and current research, as well as the oral medical knowledge of tribal groups has been updated by scholars associated with the arya vaidya sala in kottakal, india this unique compendium offers profiles of 500 key species with detailed taxonomic information one of the leading 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 book also lists the distribution and popular nomenclature in english, sanskrit, hindi, malayalam and tamil the main texts present properties and uses in a format which cites ancient verse texts and ethnobotanical sources this rare work, in five volumes, should be of special interest to practitioners of alternative medicine, studen

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