A Classified Inventory of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Species of Indian Traditional Medicinal Systems

of traditional medicine among common people. Mainstreaming of Indian System of Medicines along with allopathic drugs and healthy lifestyle will be helpful to provide healthcare service in the best possible way to all people not only in India but around the globe.--Identification and use of authenticated plant material is key to the success in furthering the use, development, and commercial exploitation of traditional formulations. Efforts till date in this regard have not created desired result/impact. Therefore, in the present book an attempt has been made to provide a consolidated filtered inventory of medicinal plant species as per their level of use, importance in trade, opportunities among undocumented, unexplored/underexplored, and new plants and threat to existence of many because of various reasons, particularly over-exploitation to facilitate conservation and sustained future use. Contents of book provides basic information on botanical identities, Sanskrit and other common names, natural

the strength and gaps for further research and development, particularly in the areas of validation of properties, identification and greater insight about principal component(s) through biochemical profiling/evaluation and the molecular characterization, to facilitate greater development of plant-based natural products to be used as nutraceuticals, therapeutics, cosmetics etc.--It is hoped that besides teachers and students the book may also help policy makers involved in the integration of Indian Traditional Medicinal Systems and indigenous traditional knowledge associated with medicinal and aromatic plants, in the medical science curriculum, research, developing new drug formulation and their clinical trials for full integration. Thereby evolving an affordable fully integrated medical systems to serve the larger human national and global populations of rural poor.- [Publisher's text]

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