Indian Medicinal Plants and Therapeutic Uses

India is a major centre of origin and diversity of medicinal plants. The demand for medicinal plants is increasing, and this leads to unscrupulous collection from the wild and adulteration of supplies. Providing high-quality planting material for sustainable use and thereby saving the genetic diversity of plants in the wild is important. In this regard, some of the important medicinal plants and their therapeutic uses are provided. Indian Medicinal Plants and Therapeutic Uses offers a unique compendium of 198 medicinal plant species from India. KEY FEATURESProvides a write-up on each plant, including popular nomenclature, occurrence and distribution, botanical description, and chemical constituents with referencesPresents plant parts and chemical constituents, properties and actions, pharmacological principles, parts used, methods of propagation, and therapeutic usesDescribes the medicinal uses of more than 198 medicinal plant species from IndiaThis book is of special interest to practitioners of alternative medicine, students of Ayurveda, researchers and industrialists associated with medical botany, pharmacologists, sociologists, medical herbalists, and those who are interested in medicinal plants.

• Publication date: 8 December 2025
• Page count: 386
• Dimensions: Height 185 mm; Width 262 mm; Thickness 26 mm
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Format: Hardback
• ISBN-13: 9781032204246