CONTENTS:- - Foreword - Preface - Abbreviations - Introduction 1. Abutilon indicum Linn. 2. Acorus calamus Linn. 3. Achyranthes aspera Linn. 4. Aristolochia indica Linn. 5. Berberis aristata DC. 6. Berberis asiatica Roxb. 7. Berberis chitria Lindl. 8. Berberis lycium Royle. 9. Berberis tinctoria Lesch. 10. Berberis umbellata Wall. ex G. Don 11. Bergenia ciliata (Haw.) Sternb 12. Bergenia ligulata Wall 13. Bergenia stracheyi (Hook.f. and Thorns.) 14. Boerhavia diffusa Linn. 15. Calotropis gigantea (L.) R. Br. 16. Calotropis procera (Ait.) R.Br. 17. Coleus forskohlii Briq. Syn. Plectranthus barbatus Andr. 18. Coptis teeta Wall. 19. Costus speciosus (Koen. ex Retz.) 20. Curcuma amada Roxb. 21. Curcuma angustifolia Roxb. 22. Curcuma aromatica Salisb. 23. Curcuma longa Linn. 24. Curcuma zedoaria Rosc. 25. Cyperus rotundus Linn. 26. Desmodium gangeticum (L.) DC. 27. Dioscorea deltoidea Wall. Ex Griseb. 28. Elephantopus scaber Linn. 29. Gloriosa superba Linn. 30. Hemidesmus indicus (L.) R.Br. 31. Ichnocarpus frutescens Linn. 32. Mahonia borealis Takeda 33. Mahonia leschenaultii (Wallich ex Wight and Arn.) Takeda 34. Mahonia nepaulensis DC. 35. Plumbago zeylanica Linn. 36. Podophyllum hexandrum Royle 37. Potentilla fulgens Linn. 38. Pueraria tuberosa (Roxb. Ex Willd.) DC. 39. Rauvolfia serpentina L. Benth. Ex Kurz. 40. Ricinus communis Linn. 41. Rubia cordifolia Linn. 42. Sida cordifolia Linn. 43. Sida rhombifolia Linn. 44. Solanum incanum Linn. 45. Solanum indicum Linn.; Syn: Solanum anguivi Lam. 46. Solanum virginianum L. Syn. Solanum xanthocarpum Schrad. and Wendl. 47. Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. 48. Thalictrum foliolosum DC. 49. Tinospora cordifolia (Thunb.) Miers 50. Utleria salicifolia Bedd. Ex. Hook. F. - Botanical Terms/Therapeutic Terms - Index
DESCRIPTION
This Atlas is a compilation of fifty Ayurvedic medicinal plants yielding valuable root drugs, meticulously compiled to cater the needs of academia, researchers and herbal drug industry. The present work embodies a practical approach for addressing the challenges of quality raw material (QRM) and can be assured by botanical and chemical standards established with the aid of conventional and modern tools. It is an attempt to raise awareness about QRM among all the stakeholders in academia and industry, in the current scenario of increased demand of herbal drugs at a global level. The Atlas of root drugs from Ayurveda would serve as a reference for the scientists and researchers of Botany, Pharmacy and Chemistry, as well as farmers and pharmaceutical industries.
