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.
Presents modern scientific evidence supporting Ayurvedic therapeutic claims Stands as an unsurpassed resource in the English language on Indian medicines Fuses the works of Ayurvedic folk medicine with modern pharmacology, botany, and chemistry
Sukh Dev
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