This document is a book about Ayurvedic drug plants written by Anil Kumar Dhiman. The book contains information on the basics of Ayurveda, including its origins and development as well as its fundamental concepts. It then describes and discusses over 200 plants that are used in Ayurvedic medicine, providing their botanical names and properties. The book also includes appendices with lists of classical and modern Ayurvedic formulas, addresses of Ayurvedic pharmaceutical companies, a glossary of medical terms, and indexes of the plants by their botanical and common names.
This document is a book about Ayurvedic drug plants written by Anil Kumar Dhiman. The book contains information on the basics of Ayurveda, including its origins and development as well as its fundamental concepts. It then describes and discusses over 200 plants that are used in Ayurvedic medicine, providing their botanical names and properties. The book also includes appendices with lists of classical and modern Ayurvedic formulas, addresses of Ayurvedic pharmaceutical companies, a glossary of medical terms, and indexes of the plants by their botanical and common names.
This document is a book about Ayurvedic drug plants written by Anil Kumar Dhiman. The book contains information on the basics of Ayurveda, including its origins and development as well as its fundamental concepts. It then describes and discusses over 200 plants that are used in Ayurvedic medicine, providing their botanical names and properties. The book also includes appendices with lists of classical and modern Ayurvedic formulas, addresses of Ayurvedic pharmaceutical companies, a glossary of medical terms, and indexes of the plants by their botanical and common names.
This document is a book about Ayurvedic drug plants written by Anil Kumar Dhiman. The book contains information on the basics of Ayurveda, including its origins and development as well as its fundamental concepts. It then describes and discusses over 200 plants that are used in Ayurvedic medicine, providing their botanical names and properties. The book also includes appendices with lists of classical and modern Ayurvedic formulas, addresses of Ayurvedic pharmaceutical companies, a glossary of medical terms, and indexes of the plants by their botanical and common names.
by Anil Kumar Dhiman M.Sc, Ph.D., FES, FES, FUWAI APSI Young Scientist and Gold Medal Awardee 1999 Information Scientist Gurukul Kangri University Haridwar-249 404 (U.A.) India
2006 DAYA PUBLISHING HOUSE Delhi -110 035 Contents
Preface vii List of Plants Discussed xiii List of Figures xix List of Coloured Plates xxi Chapter 1: Basics of Ayurveda 1 I. Introduction II. Origin and Development of Ayurveda HI. Fundamentals of Ayurveda Chapter 2: Description and Discussion on Plants 14 Figures 413 Appendices Appendix-1: Classical Ayurvedic Formulas 443 Appendix-2: Modern Ayurvedic Formulas 472 Appendix-3: Addresses of Ayurvedic Pharmaceutical Concerns 487 Appendix-4: Glossary of Medical Terms 524 Bibliography 537 Index of Botanical Names 557 Index of Common Names 567
