About the Book: Current Trends In Medicinal Botany
Man has been using plants for healing purposes since time immemorial. All
ancient civilizations have referred to medicinal plants, but the knowledge on
medicinal plants has accumulated fast over the last few centuries. In the past
few decades, plant scientists and chemists have put in a great deal of interest
and efforts to identify the active ingredients of traditional or folk herbal
medicines as therapeutic agents. This book is an attempt to bring together the
diverse research trends currently operative in the field of medicinal botany all
over the globe. This book elucidates the varied facets of the current