The present publication attempts to document floristic diversity of medicinal
plants from Indian heritage. The book pertains to an effort to cohere indepth
systematic as well as auxiliary knowledge to feed proper information to the
biologist as well as locals, administrators, forester, policy makers and
naturalists who are involved in sustainable environmental management. This book
discusses the characteristics of 380 genera covering 600 species. An integrated
and comprehensive account of all related aspects of the subject such as
nomenclature, distribution, mode of propagation, phenology, Medicinal potential,
ethnobotany and active principle of plants have been incorporated. Moreover,
several interested aspects on history, demand and supply, marketing and trade of
medicinal