The Book
Indian Medicinal Plants, based on a treatise prepared by S. Raghunatha Iyer, a scholar of both Sanskrit and Ayurveda, aims to make an authoritative contribution to the field. The original work which drew upon classical texts and current research, as well as the oral medical knowledge of tribal groups has been updated by scholars associated with the Arya Vaidya Sala in Kottakal, India. This unique compendium offers profiles of 500 key species with detailed taxonomic information. One of the leading features of this compilation is the special technique used in the illustrations, both colour and line, which aims to achieve authenticity of texture, colour and form. The book also 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.The Author(s)
Arya Vaidya Sala
P K Warrier, Managing Trustee of the Arya Vaidyasala, Kottakkal, Kerala.
V.P.K.Nambiar, former systematic botanist at the Kerala Forest Research Institute and a specialist in the flora of the Western Ghats.
C.Ramankutty, a learned physician of the Arya Vaidyasala, Kottakkal, Kerala.
Table of Contents
- Ricinus communis
- Rosa centifolia
- Rotula aquatica
- Rubia cordifolia
- Ruta chalepensis
- Saccharum arundinaceum
- Saccharum officinarum
- Saccharum spontaneum
- SaJacia reticulate
- Salvadora persica var. wightiana
- Samadera indica
- Santalum album
- Sapindus laurifolia
- Saraca asoca
- Sarcostemma acidum
- Sarcostigma kleinii
- Saussurea lappa
- Schleichera oleosa
- Schrebera swietenioides
- Scindapsus officinalis
- Securinegaleucopyrus
- Semecarpus anacardium
- Sesamum indicum
- Sesbania grandiflora
- Setaria italic
- Shorea robusta
- Sida cordata
- Sida rhombifolia
- Sida rhombifolia ssp. Retusa
- Sida spinosa
- Smilax china
- Solanum anguivi
- Solanum melongena
- Solanum nigrum
- Solanum surattense
- Solanum tuberosum
- Solena amplexicaulis
- Spermacoce hispida
- Sphaeranthus indicus
- Spondias pinnata
- Sterculia foetida
- Stereospermum colais
- Streblus asper
- Strychnos nux-vomica
- Strychnos potatorum
- Swertia chirayita
- Symplocos cochinchinensis ssp. laurina
- Syzygium aromaticum
- Syzygium cumini
- Syzygium jambos
- Tabemaemontana divaricata
- Tamarindus indica
- Taraxacum officinale
- Tectona grandis
- Tephrosia purpurea
- Terminalia arjuna
- Terminalia bellirica
- Terminalia chebula
- Terminalia crenulata
- Terminalia paniculata
- Thespesia populnea
- Tinospora cordifolia
- Toddalia asiatica
- Toona ciliata
- Trachyspermum roxburghianum
- Tragia involucrata
- Trapa natans var. bispinosa
- Tribulus terrestris
- Trichodesma indicum
- Trichosanthes cucumerina
- Trichosanthes lobata
- Trichosanthes tricuspidata
- Trigonella foenum-graecum
- Triticum aestivum
- Tylophora indica
- Uvaria narum
- Valeriana jatamansi
- Vateria indica
- Ventilago maderaspatana
- Vernonia anthelmintica
- Vernonia cinerea
- Vetiveria zizanioides
- Vigna mungo
- Vigna pilosa
- Vigna radiata
- Vigna radiata var. sublobata
- Vigna unguiculata ssp. cylindrica
- Vitex negundo
- Vitex trifolia
- Vitis vinifera
- Wedelia chinensis
- Withania somnifera
- Woodfordia fruticosa
- Wrightia tinctoria
- Zanonia indica
- Zanthoxylum armatum
- Zea mays
- Zingiber officinale
- Ziziphus mauritiana
- Ziziphus oenoplia
Appendix A
Appendix B
Bibliography
Families with corresponding Sanskrit terms
Index of botanical names
Index of common names:
English
Hindi
Kannada
Malayalam
Sanskrit
Tamil
Telugu