This handbook covers the medicinal and chemical properties of Ayurvedic medicines, the plants that produce them and the currently known organic compounds that occur therein. It provides therapeutic attributes of each plant as well as indicates its potential for use as modern herbal or molecular drug. It combines the works of Ayurvedic folk medicine with modern pharmacology, botany, and chemistry in a singularly effective way. It also provides a useful standardization of classical Ayurvedic formulations. Consisting of numerous photographs of medicinal plants, this handbook will serve as an excellent reference work for chemists, botanists, pharmacists, and medical professionals.
This handbook covers the medicinal and chemical properties of Ayurvedic medicines, the plants that produce them and the currently known organic compounds that occur therein. It provides therapeutic attributes of each plant as well as indicates its potential for use as modern herbal or molecular drug. It combines the works of Ayurvedic folk medicine with modern pharmacology, botany, and chemistry in a singularly effective way. It also provides a useful standardization of classical Ayurvedic formulations. Consisting of numerous photographs of medicinal plants, this handbook will serve as an excellent reference work for chemists, botanists, pharmacists, and medical professionals.
Section I: General Introduction .................................................................................... 1
Section II: Monographs ............................................................................................... 43
1. Abies spectabilis ......................................................................................................452. Acacia catechu ...........................................................................................................49
3. Achyranthes aspera ....................................................................................................55
4. Acorus calamus ..........................................................................................................60
5. Adhatoda zeylanica ....................................................................................................65
6. Aegle marmelos ..........................................................................................................70
7. Aloe vera ....................................................................................................................77
8. Alpinia galanga ...........................................................................................................85
9. Alstonia scholaris ........................................................................................................90
10. Andrographis paniculata .............................................................................................95
11. Argyreia nervosa ......................................................................................................102
12. Asparagus adscendens .............................................................................................107
13. Asparagus racemosus .............................................................................................. 111
14. Azadirachta indica .................................................................................................... 117
15. Bacopa monnieri .......................................................................................................127
16. Barleria prionitis ........................................................................................................133
17. Benincasa hispida .....................................................................................................137
18. Berberis aristata .......................................................................................................141
19. Bergenia ciliata .........................................................................................................147
20. Boerhavia diffusa .....................................................................................................152
21. Bombax ceiba ...........................................................................................................158
22. Boswellia serrata ......................................................................................................163
23. Butea monosperma ...................................................................................................169
24. Caesalpinia bonduc ...................................................................................................176
25. Calotropis procera ....................................................................................................182
26. Cannabis sativa .........................................................................................................189
27. Carum carvi ..............................................................................................................19828. Cassia absus .............................................................................................................203
29. Cassia angustifolia ....................................................................................................206
30. Cassia fistula ............................................................................................................. 211
31. Cassia tora ................................................................................................................217
32. Cedrus deodara ........................................................................................................222
33. Celastrus paniculatus ................................................................................................227
34. Centella asiatica ........................................................................................................233
35. Cissus quadrangularis ...............................................................................................242
36. Clitoria ternatea ........................................................................................................246
37. Coccinia grandis .......................................................................................................251
38. Commiphora wightii ..................................................................................................256
39. Convolvulus microphyllus .........................................................................................264
40. Costus speciosus .......................................................................................................269
41. Crataeva nurvala ......................................................................................................274
42. Crocus sativus ..........................................................................................................279
43. Cuminum cyminum ...................................................................................................287
44. Curculigo orchioides .................................................................................................292
45. Curcuma longa..........................................................................................................297
46. Curcuma zedoaria .....................................................................................................308
47. Cyperus rotundus ......................................................................................................313
48. Desmodium gangeticum ...........................................................................................319
49. Eclipta alba ...............................................................................................................324
50. Embelia ribes ............................................................................................................329
51. Emblica officinalis .....................................................................................................334
52. Eugenia jambolana ....................................................................................................344
53. Ficus bengalensis ......................................................................................................35054. Fumaria indica ..........................................................................................................355
55. Garcinia morella ........................................................................................................360
56. Glycyrrhiza glabra .....................................................................................................364
57. Gymnema sylvestre ..................................................................................................375
58. Hedychium spicatum ................................................................................................380
59. Hemidesmus indicus .................................................................................................385
60. Holarrhena antidysenterica .......................................................................................391
61. Hygrophila auriculata ................................................................................................396
62. Inula racemosa .........................................................................................................401
63. Lawsonia inermis ......................................................................................................405
64. Leptadenia reticulata ................................................................................................409
65. Leucas aspera ..........................................................................................................413
66. Litsea glutinosa .........................................................................................................418
67. Mallotus philippensis .................................................................................................423
68. Mangifera indica .......................................................................................................428
69. Momordica charantia ................................................................................................436
70. Moringa oleifera .......................................................................................................444
71. Mucuna pruriens .......................................................................................................453
72. Nardostachys jatamansi ............................................................................................458
73. Nelumbo nucifera .....................................................................................................463
74. Nigella sativa ............................................................................................................471
75. Ocimum sanctum ......................................................................................................480
76. Phyllanthus fraternus ................................................................................................490
77. Picrorhiza kurroa ......................................................................................................498
78. Piper longum .............................................................................................................504
79. Pluchea lanceolata ....................................................................................................51280. Plumbago zeylanica ..................................................................................................516
81. Psoralea corylifolia ...................................................................................................522
82. Pterocarpus marsupium ............................................................................................532
83. Pueraria tuberosa .....................................................................................................537
84. Punica granatum .......................................................................................................544
85. Rauvolfia serpentina .................................................................................................555
86. Rubia cordifolia .........................................................................................................561
87. Salacia prinoides .......................................................................................................568
88. Santalum album ........................................................................................................573
89. Saussurea lappa ........................................................................................................577
90. Semecarpus anacardium...........................................................................................584
91. Sida cordifolia ...........................................................................................................590
92. Swertia chirayita .......................................................................................................596
93. Terminalia arjuna ......................................................................................................604
94. Terminalia bellirica ....................................................................................................612
95. Terminalia chebula ....................................................................................................619
96. Tinospora cordifolia ..................................................................................................628
97. Tribulus terrestris ......................................................................................................636
98. Trigonella foenum-gracecum ....................................................................................643
99. Valeriana jatamansi ...................................................................................................651
100. Vitex negundo ...........................................................................................................656
101. Withania somnifera ...................................................................................................664
102. Zingiber officinale .....................................................................................................678
103. Zingiber zerumbet .....................................................................................................691
Section III: Annexures ............................................................................................... 697
Annexure 1. Glossary of Botanical Terms ......................................................................699
Annexure 2. Glossary of Medical and Biochemical Terms ...........................................702
Annexure 3. Activity-wise Plant Listing ..........................................................................712
Annexure 4. Plant-wise Activities ....................................................................................737
Indexes ........................................................................................................................... 757
Index-1. Botanical Names ................................................................................................759
Index-2. Ayurvedic Plant Names .....................................................................................761
Index-3. Biologically Active Chemical Compounds .........................................................
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