indian medicinal plants - 1

The book lists the distribution and popular nomenclature in english, sanskrit, hindi, malayalam and tamil. the main texts present properties and uses in a format which cites ancient verse texts and ethnobotanical sources. this rare work, in five volumes, should be of special interest to practitioners of alternative medicine, students of ayurveda, the research and industry associated with medical botany, pharmacologists, sociologists and medical herbalists. it lists infromation on 500 species.