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Handbook of Medicinal Plants
Business Horizons, Jan 2003, Pages: 1,137
The book describes more than 1346 medicinal plants found in the world and includes vernacular names, description, distribution, part use, utilization, active principles, agronomic practices and 870 colour photographs. Separate chapters on organic farming, bio-fertilizers and bio-pesticides used for sustainable cultivation of medicinal plants, tips for medicinal plants cultivation and multi-tier agriculture systems of medicinal plants have been presented. The book also includes complete addresses (including E-mail addresses) of research institutes and agencies, NGOs, importers and exporters, traders and commission agents, growers, seeds and planting materials suppliers, medicinal gardens, books, analytical testing facilities, market news services, important web sites of the world. Glossary of various terms used and common names of medicinal plants in different languages have been appended.
About the Authors – Narayan Das Prajapati is a well-known medicinal plant grower on large scale in India, also providing training to farmers, traders and research institutions. He is a visiting faculty in various universities and member of National Medicinal Plants Board of India, Govt. of India. Dr. S. S. Purohit has been a guest scientist in universities of various countries, having a 30 years teaching experience and is a well-known author of about 30 books and 125 research articles. Arun K. Sharma is working as a scientist at Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur, India and is known for his experience with Biofertilizers and Organic farming. Tarun Kumar has done Masters in Science in medicinal plants from Gujarat Ayurvedic University, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India and is a guest faculty in various institutions, having written over 50 articles on medicinal plants.
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