Principles and Practices of Herbal Garden

AUTHOR'S: B. C. Mazumdar and P. M. Mukhopadhyay
PUBLISHER: Daya Publishing House
ISBN: 9788170353782
YEAR: 2006 (First Edition)
PAGES: 235
SIZE: 14 X 22 X 1.5 cm.
BINDING: Hard
LANGUAGE: English

ABOUT THE BOOK: Although medicinal plants attach a great importance in India where people belonged to different sections regard them as efficacious agents to combat many aliments, well-timed procurement of these materials faces difficulty in many parts of the country as regular cultivation of them is not widely practiced. Relatively small-sized plantations may however, be set up by individuals or organizations for the purpose of meetings their own requirements as well as to those of the neighboring people.
In such type of herbal gardens, culture of the plants is beyond doubt, to be carried out in a specialized manner, taking care to avoid contact with agents that are liable to cause pollution and thereby, health hazard. Having centered attention on this aspect, the present title has made an attempt to bring forward the principles and management of such gardens including the cultural procedure of some notable common medicinal plants. This apart, the title has also enlisted the principal medicinal properties associated with these plants.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR'S:
1. Prof. Bibhas Chandra Mazumdar has been in the profession of teaching and supervising research in some Indian Universities since the year 1971. He has' made a significant contribution in the researches on medicinal plants which is apart from other areas of his specialization that include galacturonate metabolism, plant protease, physiology and biochemistry of crop plants, horticulture and under-utilized fruits. In the above areas he has to his credit 10 text books, 126 research papers and 17 semi-research scientific articles published in journals and magazines of India and other countries.

2. Smt. Paramita Mukhopadhyay had obtained her post-graduate degree in Horticulture from Calcutta University in 1999 and is now carrying out researches towards the Ph.D. degree from the some University. Major areas of her specialization include medicinal plants, fruit and vegetable preservation, agricultural and horticultural marketing. She is also associated with developmental projects on medicinal plants in the rural sector of West Bengal. She is so far to her credit one text book on fruit preservation and 20 research papers published in the above areas.

CONTENTS:
1. Preface
2. Introduction and Objectives
3. Principles of Establishment
    a. Size of the Garden
    b. Selection of Site
    c. Selection of Plants to be Grown
    d. Protection against Trespassing
    e. Preparation of Land
    f. Layout of Garden
    g. Procurement of Propagating Materials
    h. Sowing, Transplanting or Planting
    i. Post-planting Care
4. Principles of Management
    a. Sanitary Condition
    b. Nutrition of Plants
    c. Intercultural Operations
    d. Irrigations
    e. Training and Pruning of Plants
    f. Post-planting Measures
    g. Taking Samples
5. Cultivation of Plants and their Medicinal Properties 28
    a. Bhumyamalaki (Phyllanthus niruri Linn.)
    b. Black nightshade (Solanum nigram Linn.)
    c. Blond psyllium (Plantago ovata Forsk.)
    d. Comphire (Lawsonia inermis Linn.)
    e. Country borage (Cofcus amboinicus Lour.)
    f. Country-mallow (Sida cordifolia Linn.)
    g. Creat (Andrographis paniculata Ness in Wall.)
    h. Devil's cotton (Ambroma augusta Linn.)
    i. Fire plant (Plumbago rosea Linn.)
    j. Garden mint (Mentha viridis Linn.)
    k. Holy basil (Ocimum sanctum Linn.)
    l. Indian aloe (Aloe barbadensis Mill.)
    m. Indian pennywort (Centella asiatica Urban.)
    n. Indian privet (Vitex nigundo Linn.)
    o. Indian senna (Cassia angustifolia Vahl.)
    p. Long pepper (Piper longum Linn.)
    q. Malabar nut (Adhatoda vasica Nees.)
    r. Periwinkle [Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don.]
    s. Rauvolfia (Rauvolfia serpentina Benth. Ex. Kurz.)
    t. Satavari (Asparagus recemosus Willd.)
    u. Sweet-flag (Acorus calamus Linn.)
    v. Thyme-leaved gratiola [Bacopa monnieri (Linn.) Wettst]
    w. Trailing eclipta (Eclipta alba Hassk.)
    x. Winter cherry [Withania somnifera (Linn.) Dunal]
    y. Yellow-berried nightshade (Solanum xanthocarpum Schrad.&Wendl.)
6. Appendices
    a. Glossary of Some Selected Pharmaceutical Terms
    b. Glossary of Some Selected Botanical Terms
    c. Conversion Factor
7. Bibliography
8. Index