Multifacial Application of Drug Plants

ABOUT THE BOOK: India has been a source of rich amount of the medicinal plant wealth. The efficacy of Indian medicinal plants, particularly of those growing in temperate and alpine Himalayas is fairly well known. Many life-saving drugs are being prepared from different parts of the plants. Indian system of Medicine alone has identified 1500 medicinal plants, of which 500 species are commonly used in preparation of herbal drugs.
In the present book 'Multifacial Applications of Drug Plants', various aspects of drug plants and their uses in various diseases are discussed. Most of the contributions are on the Conservation and Management of Medicinal Plants, Traditional and Ethnobotanical Uses of Important Plants in different parts of the country, particularly in Uttarakhand. Some of the aspects on Intellectual Property Rights and Medicinal Plant Biodiversity Conservation are also discussed. An Integrated approach for proper utilization of medicinal plants is also given. This is hoped the book will serve as a guide for conservation, cultivation and utilization of plant wealth in a proper way for the benefits of human beings.

EDITOR'S: D.R. Khanna, A.K. Chopra, G. Prasad, D.S. Malik and R. Bhutiani | ISBN: 9788170355502 | YEAR: 2008 | PAGES: 376 | SIZE: 18 X 24.5 X 2.3 cm. | BINDING: Hard | LANGUAGE: English

ABOUT THE EDITOR'S:
1. Prof. D.R. Khanna, Ph.D. FIAES, FASEA, FNC, FZSI, FSES is Professor in Department of Zoology and Environmental Science, Gurukula Kangri Vishwa-vidyalaya, Haridwar. He is well known Limnologist and has published about 80 research papers and articles in national and international journals of repute. He has edited 6 books and authored 10 books. Dr. Khanna is Editor of Environment Conservation Journal and Associate editor of various journals. He was awarded ASEA excellence award. Nature conservators Impetus Gold medal and Bharat Jyoti award.
2. Prof. A. K. Chopra, Head, Department of Zoology and Environmental Science, Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar did his M.Sc. and Ph.D. from Lucknow University, Lucknow. He started his career in 1977 as lecturer and since has never looked back. He has to his credit over 100 research papers in national and international journal of repute. He has written about 30 articles and authored 4 books. Prof. Chopra was awarded several prestigious awards for his outstanding contribution in the field of life science and environmental science.
3. Prof. G. Prasad, Professor in Department of Botany and Microbiology, Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar, obtained his M.Sc. degree from Kanpur University and Ph.D. degree from Kurukshetra University. Dr. Gupta has published nearly 50 research papers in foreign and Indian journals of International repute. He has edited two books. He has been awarded fellow of Action for sustainable efficacious development and awareness.
4. Dr. D.S. Malik, Ph.D., FNC, FASEA, is Reader in Department of Zoology and Environmental Science, Gurukula Kangri vishvavidyalaya, Haridwar. He is a well-known researcher and academician in the field of Biodiversity Resource Conservation. He has published about 60 research papers and edited six books. Dr. Malik is executive editor of Journal Aquacult. He has been awarded ASEA Young Scientist Award, Nature Conservators, Paryavaran Award and Nature Conservators Impetus Gold Medal.
5. Dr. R. Bhutiani, FASEA, is Lecturer in the Department of Zoology and Environmental Science, Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar. Currently he is doing research in the field of limnological modeling. Dr. Bhutiani has authored/edited six books. He is associate editor of Environment Conservation Journal. He has published about 25 research papers and 5 articles in national and International Journals of repute. He has been awarded two junior young scientist awards for best research paper and appreciation award 2006.
6. Dr. Anil Kumar Dhiman, M.Sc. Ph.D., FBS, FES, FUWAI, is working as Information Scientist in Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar. He has to his credit 25 books and about 80 papers. He has attended various seminars in Botany and Library Science and also had been the member of organizing committee of seminars and conferences of national reputes. He is awarded APSI Gold Medal & Young Scientist Award in 1999 and Glory of India International Award in the year 2006.

CONTENTS:
Preface

1. Conservation and Management of Medicinal Plants in India
    Bikram Singh Sajwan and Chandra Prakash Kala
2. Medicinal Plant Resources in Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve in the Central Himalayas
    K.P. Chamoli, L.S. Rawat, Ganga Singh, K.S. Rao and R.K. Makhuri
3. Micropropagation of Chlorophytum borivilianum to Boost its Cultivation
    Archana Rani, Harsh KumarM. Kumar and J.K. Handoo
4. Ethnobotanical Recordings of Some Important Medicinal Plants of Roopkund Area of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (NDBR), Uttarakhand
    Laxmi Rawat, Deepak Kholiya and H.B. Vashistha
5. Traditional, Ethnobotanical and Economical Uses of Some Valuable Medicinal Plants
    Das Moumita and S.P. Bajpai
6. Healthy Cutting and Successful Planting Rate of Geranium (Pelargonium gravelens) During Different Seasons in a Commercial Nursery at Pauri Garhwal
    P.K. Bahuguna, H.K. Joshi, A.K. Dobriyal, P.C. Phoondami, S. Goswami, Prasanna Bahuguna and Nirmala Negi
7. Shifting Trends in Farming Pattern in Agra Region: A Survey
    Pratibha Verma and Jai Knox
8. Scenario and the Prospects of Ethhomedicinal Research in Gujarat
    Parabia Minoo, Pathak Smita, M.N. Reddy, Sheth Falguni and Parabia Farzin
9. Prospects and Problems in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Cultivation
    S.K. Chauhan and Sanjay Raina
10. Contribution to the Ethnobotany of Balaghat District, Madhya Pradesh
    K.P. Sahu, S.K. Masih and J.L. Shrivastava
11. Medicinal Food Plants in Sericulture: Uses and Conservation
    P.K. Srivastav
12. Effect of Organic Manure on Yield and Quality of Betelvine (Piper beetle L.)
    A. Parian, M.N. Imam and S.M. Chowdhary
13. Impacts of Sulphur Dioxide on Seed Germination and Seedling Growth of Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek
    Princee Gupta
14. Effect of Different Concentrations of Ocimum sanctum on Morphological Changes in French Bean Infested with Meloidogyne incognita
    Ranjana Saxena, Archana Batham and Shruti Pathak
15. The Use of Plants (Sal, Maljhan, Sagon, Dhak) in the Preparation of Dona and Pattals
    Deepika and Navneet
16. Garlic: A Potent Ethnomedicine for Pain in Falangial Joints
    T.P. Mall, Babli Singh and D.P. Singh
17. Ethnobotanical Observations on Certain Species of Weed Plants of Medicinal Uses
    Anil Kumar Dhiman
18. Diseases of Some Medicinal Plants in Uttarakhand
    Shubhra Bhandari and N.S.K.Harsh
19. Plants of Medicinal Importance in Kujapuri Hills, Garhwal Himalaya
    Megha Raivat, H.B. Vasistha and Mridula Negi
20. Utilization and Cultivation of Ocimum basilicum (Lamiaceae)
    Pooja Gupta and R.K. Sharma
21. Certain Asian Medicinal Plants
    Bindu Arora and Gopal Saxena
22. Regeneration Behaviour of Certain Medicinal Plants
    Archana Pandey and S.P. Bajpai
23. Study on the Ancient Traditional Therapeutic Methods of Kaljikhal Block of District Pauri Garhwal (Uttarakhand)
    Vinod kumar
24. Intellectual Property Rights and Medicinal Plant Biodiversity Conservation: An Approach to Serve Society in Sustainable Way
    Deepak D. Ramteke, V.D. Nagrale, S.B. Zade and C.f. Khune
25. Neem Bark: A Potent Ethnomedicine for Corn
    T.P. Mall and Babli Singh
26. Satawar Cultivation for Promoting Rural Economy in Bihar
    Rolly, C. Prabha and A.K. Gupta
27. Medicinal Uses of Glabrous Trees (Osmanthusfragrans) in Pauri Garhwal Region
    Prasanna Bahuguna, P.P. Badoni, PankajK. Bahuguna and H.K. Joshi
28. Observation on Ethnobotany of the Bhotia (Tribal Community), Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand
    M.P.S. Parmar, M.D. Kushwah and Suresh Kumar
29. Loss of Medicinal Plant Diversity of Shakumbhari Devi Hills of Shivalik Range
    Piyush Kumar Patel and Manjul Dhiman
30. Phenology of Alpine Plants in Garhwal Himalaya, India
    S.P. Joshi, M.M. Srivastava, Pramod Kumar and Asha Dobhal
31. Elephantopus scaber L.: A traditional Panacea for Several Ailments
    S.C. Tripathi andManjulla Srivastava
32. Ethnomedicinal Plants Used by Gonds Tribe of Naoradehi Sanctuary of Sagar (M.P.)
    Kaushlesh Pathak, S.P. Bajpai, C.D. Athaya and Yogendra Thakur
33. Health Values of Medicinal Plants in Ancient Literature
    D.S. Malik, P.K. Bharti and Yogesh Shastri
34. Floral Diversity of Gurukula Kangri University Campus, Hardwar (Uttarakhand) and its Medicinal Significance
    P.K. Bharti and Rashmi Yadav
35. Medicinal Plants: A High Potential Market
    Pooja Sharma
36. Medicinal Flora at Karan Singh Pur Distt-Bulanshahar (U.P.)
    J.P. Singh and Shakun Singh
37. An Overview of Jatropha Plantation and its Application
    Nitin Kamboj, A.K. Chopra and D.S Malik
38. Bio-environmental Management of Malaria with Use of Herbal Plants
    Vinod Kumar and A.K. Chopra
39. Utilisation of Medicinal Plants: Need for an Integrated Approach
    Alka Thapliyal, Kapil Kumar, M.G. Dastidar, Padma Vasudevan and T.R. Sreekrishnan
40. Traditional Medicinal Plants of Apocynaceae
    Anubhav Arora and Harendra Kumar
41. Medicinal Plants of Ramnagar Forest Division in Kumaon Region
    Shikha Pandey and Ila Prakash
42. Ethnobotanical Recordings of Some Important Plants of Sambarpat Area of Western Madhya Pradesh
    S.K. Mahajan, D.R. Khanna and M.L. Mahajan
43. Medicinal Plant Germplasm Conservation and Tissue Culture in Uttarakhand: An Economic Aspect
    S. Gupta, Pramod Kumar and A. P. Uniyal
44. Herbs and Ayurvedic Remedies for Cholesterol Treatment
    A.K. Tripathi and S.N. Singh
45. Healthy Cutting and Successful Planting Rate of Geranium (Pelargonium gravelens) During Different Seasons in a Commercial Nursery at Pauri Garhwal
    P.K. Bahuguna, H.K. Joshi, A.K. Dobriyal, P.C. Phoondami, S. Goswami, Prasanna Bahuguna and Nirmala Negi
46. Medicinal Uses of Glabrous Trees (Osmanthusfragrans) in Pauri Garhwal Region
    Prasanna Bahuguna, P.P. Badoni, PankajK. Bahuguna and H.K. Joshi
47. Medicinal Use of Plant Solanum pseudocapsicum Found in Garhwal Himalaya
    Prasanna Bahuguna, P.P. Badoni, H.K. Joshi and Pankaj K. Bahuguna

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