Compendium of Indian Medicinal Plants 1960-1969 in Volume 1 (Used)

Description : 

Publisher : Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) And National Institute Of Science Communication And Information Resources (CSIR)
Author : Ram P. Rastogi, B. N. Mehrotra
Language : English
Pages : 528 (With B/W Illustrations)
Cover: HARDCOVER
Dimension : 24 cm x 19 cm
Weight : 1.11 kg
Edition : 2017
ISBN : 8185042055

About the book 

This detailed treatise is written for botanists, chemists and biologist as companion volume to "Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants" by Chopra, Nayar & Chopra, and covers the ten-year period 1960-69.

While following the general format of the 'Glossary', taking cognisance of the widespread spurt in research on medicinal plants, the write-up on each plant also includes new type of data/information. Two new sections have, therefore, been addeda section on 'New Compounds' gives the chemical structures of new compounds isolated and a section on 'Biological Activity' summarises the biological work on pure constituents isolated from a plant. These sections would add immensely to the usefulness of the Compendium.

The first part of the volume presents the logistics of the writeup in an 'Explanatory Note', which is followed by the description of 1200 plants in 442 pages. Finally, three index-es (155pages) comprising local names, chemical constituents and biological activities have been provided.

The volume 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.