S N Yoganasimhan
Medicinal Plants of India
Vol 1 – Karnataka
ISBN 81-7296-037-9
645 pages
Paperback edition

This book deals with nearly 1300 species of flowering plants possessing medicinal properties. These species are distributed in the state of Karnataka, which harbours one of the richest tropical forest areas in India. Though the primary objective is to cover the plants in Karnataka, it accounts for nearly 80% of medicinal plant species found in south India and more than 65% found in India. This book is supplemented with 50 coloured photographs of important medicinal plants. It will be useful to all those interested in undertaking medicinal plants studies – academicians, students, scholars in the field of botany, medicinal plants, pharmacy, chemistry, pharmaecognosy, forestry, agriculture, ecology and environment.