Description
Book SynopsisGallery of Medicinal Plants (Dravyaguna Vigyan) is an excellent book in its field Ayurvedic Materia Medica which covers all medicinal plants and drugs of animal-origin included in Paper-II of Dravyaguna Vigyan, as per the Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) syllabus. Not only is this book a monograph, but it also serves as a color atlas of medicinal plants. It will be an immensely valuable resource for the students, faculty, academicians, and researchers in Ayurveda, homeopathy, Unani, Siddha, botany, pharmacy, medicinal plants, and other related branches of study at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Key Features:
- Emphasis is laid on the identification of different plants, as the book contains 1000+ colored images of parts of an individual plant
- The chapters discuss histological, mythological, and spiritual data along with the controversial aspects of medicinal plants
- Key characters for identification, rasapanchak (Ayurvedic properties), points to ponder, etc. are placed in colored boxes for easy remembrance
- Folklore and ethnopharmacological uses, own experience, and recent research data are given in addition to classical information
- Frequently asked questions are also appended at the end of the book
Table of ContentsPart I: Detailed Plants
Part II: Nondetailed Plants
Part III: Jangama Dravya (Drugs of Animal Origin)
Part IV: Ahara Dravya
