The increasing cost of prescription drugs has sparked a renewed interest in medicinal plants as a means of maintaining personal health and well-being. Traditional herbal medicine, which has become increasingly popular in developed countries in recent years, presents several advantages over modern medicine, including its prophylactic properties. Therefore, it would be advisable to cultivate and bring to light lesser-known medicinal plants, particularly those that are in high demand and rare. This book was created by the authors to develop better methods of conveying and spreading information about the cultivation and uses of many crops. As the world becomes more advanced and generates vast amounts of information, there will be a greater need to access legacy plant materials with the help of technology. This book helps to break down barriers of accessibility to information on rare medicinal plants.
1. Introduction: The Scope and Importance
2. Devil’s Cotton, Abromaaugusta L.
3. Indian Aconite, Aconitum balfouriiStapf
4. Angelica AngelicaglaucaEdgew
5. Aloewood, AquilariamalaccensisLam.syn. A. agallochaRoxb.
6. Danti, BaliospermummontanumMuell. Arg
7. Brazil Wood, Caesalpiniasappan L.
8. Perfumed Cherry,CallicarpamacrophyllaVahl
9. Gandrayan,CinnamomumcamphoraNees&Eberm
10. Tree Turmeric, Cosciniumfenestratum (Gaertn.) Colebr.
11. Kalimusali, CurculigoorchioidesGaertn
12. Black Zedoary, Curcuma caesiaRoxb.
13. Round Zedoary, Curcuma zedoaria(Christ.) Rosc
14. Himalayan Marsh Orchid, Dactylorhizahatagirea(D.Don) Soo
15. Rattalu, DioscoreabulbiferaL.
16. English Speed-Wheel, EvolvulusalsinoidesLinn.
17. White Teak, GmelinaarboreaRoxb
18. Gurmar, GymnemasylvestreR. Br. ex Schult
19. Puskarmool, InularacemosaHook. F
20. Common Juniper, Juniperuscommunis Linn
21. Spikenard, Nardostachys grandiflora DC; Syn. Nardostachysjatamansi DC
22. Turpeeth, Operculinaturpethum (Linn.) Silva-Manso Syn. Ipomoea turpethum R. Bv.
23. Sonapatha, Oroxylumindicum Vent
24. Pistanchio Tree, Pistaciaintegerrima Stew. ex Brandis
25. Indian Podophyllum, PodophyllumhexandrumRoyle
26. Vijaysar, Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb
27. RevandChini, Rheum emodi wall. exMeissn
28. Manjit, Rubiacordifolia L.
29. Kuchila, Strychnosnux-vomica Linn.
30. Rohida Tree,Tecomellaundulata (Sm.) Seem. Syn. Tecomaundulata (Sm.) G. Don.
31. Giloe, Tinosporacordifolia (Willd.) Miers ex HK. f. and Th. Syn. MeninspermumcordifoliumWilld
32. Vellapine, Vateriaindica Linn.
33. BanafshaViola serpensLinn