About the Book: Underrutilized Plant Resources Of The Himalayas
The book entitled "Underutilized Plant Resources of the Himalayas"comprises of
an exhaustive account of 296 promising plants (medicinal 263, edible 133, fodder
108, ornamental 67, sacred 52, magico-religious 34, fibre 29, veterinary 123,
miscellaneous 84) with multifaceted information on updated Nomenclature;
Vernaculars, English, Hindi, Sanskrit and Regional Names; Distribution;
Description; Flowering and Fruiting; Habitat Ecology; Part/s Used; Folk Uses;
Active Constituents; Biological Activity and Uses in Literature to serve as a
valuable ready-reckoner to different stakeholders like pharmacists, medical
practitioners, chemists, biotechnologists, plant geneticists, new entrepreneurs
and technocrats, extension workers, students, researchers, policy planners etc.
Further, inclusion of information on economic