This detailed treatise is written for botanists, chemists and biologists as companion volume to Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants" by Chopra, Nayar & Chopra and covers the five-year period 1985-89. Volume 1 (1960-69) was published during February 1990 and Volume 2 in April 1991. The reprint editions of these volumes have come out in 1993 which contain a new index of chemical structures. Vol.3 (1980-84) was published in May, 1993 and has been reprinted in 1995. Thus, these volumes have four indexes each.
The format followed for Vol.4 is similar to that of Vols 1, 2 and 3, i.e. the write-up on each plant also includes new type of data/information, viz. chemical structures of new compounds isolated and the biological work on pure constituents isolated from a plant.
The first part of Vol.4, like preceding volumes, presents the logistics of the write-up in an 'Explanatory Introduction', which is followed by the description of 1650 plants in 780 pages. Finally, four indexes (150 pages) comprising local names, chemical constituents, biological activities and chemical structures have been provided.
These volumes will be welcomed by all those working on medicinal plants/natural products who will appreciate that such a wealth of information has been assembled in a classified manner in a single volume. Volume 5 covering the five-year period 1990-94 is under preparation.
This Compendium has been designed as a companion volume to the Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants by Chopra, Nayar & Chopra (hereinafter referred to as Glossary). All the plants have been listed in alphabetical order and reference to the Glossary has been given for those plants which are included therein; in the case of new plants, not listed in the Glossary, their local name and distribution has also been included, wherever known, in keeping with the pattern of the Glossary. The distributional range of such plants has been confined to the present political boundary of India. Bhutan and Nepal have also been included because these countries fall within the unbroken chain of the Himalayas and some of the Himalayan species occur in contiguous territories in India, Bhutan and Nepal. Certain plants, although not found in India, are included either because these were listed in the Glossary or are sold in the indigenous drug market in India.
The literature cited is on the basis of complete screening of Chemical Abstracts and Biological Abstracts and covers the five-year period from 1985 to 1989. It has been aimed to make the Compendium exhaustive by including research done anywhere in the world on the taxa found in India, whether indigenous or introduced.
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Acupuncture & Acupressure (197)
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Homeopathy (513)
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Original Texts (220)
Reiki (59)
Therapy & Treatment (171)
Tibetan Healing (131)
Yoga (43)
हिन्दी (1087)
Ayurveda (3168)
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