Ethnomedicinal Plants: A Biodiversity Treasure
by Mohan, V R, A Doss, P S Tresina & V Sornalakshmi
ISBN: 9789388027120
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Imprint : DAYA
Year : 2018
Price : Rs. 18995.00
Biblio : 2018., xiii+626p., figs., plts., tbls., indx., 25cm
Author Profile
Dr. V R Mohan, PhD, is an Associate Professor and Head of Botany at V. O. Chidambaram College, Tuticorin, India. His research areas are seed biochemistry and ethnopharmacology. He earned his PhD in the field of wild edible legumes and now has nearly 28 years of undergraduate as well as post-graduate teaching experience, along with 24 years of research experience. He has published more than 400 research articles related to ethnomedicinal plants in various international and national peer reviewed
About The Book
At first fleeting look, “Ethnomedicinal Plants: A Biodiversity Treasure” appears to be a medical compendium of plants intended as a guide and reference resource for professionals in the field. Anyone who picks up this book, it contains nuggets of information that would interest a great many readers, from school children to teachers, from undergraduates to researchers, from homemakers to business people and of course, the healthcare professionals.
The aim of this book was to review the current
Table of Contents
Foreword v
Preface vii
1. An Exploration on the Indigenous Ethnomedicinal Plants of Saduragiri Hills, Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India 1
2. Ethnomedicinal Plants of Agasthiarmalai Biosphere Reserve, Tamil Nadu: An Investigation 67
3. Traditional Knowledge of Irulas Tribes in Krishnagiri District, Tamil Nadu, India 123
4. Ethnobotanical Studies on the Medicinal Plants Used by Kani Tribes of Mugilayadi Hills, Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary, Southern Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India 167
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