Indian Medicinal Plants Uses and Propagation Aspects

The demand for medicinal plants is increasing, and this leads to unscrupulous collection from the wild and adulteration of supplies. Providing high-quality planting material for sustainable use and thereby saving the genetic diversity of plants in the wild is important. In this regard, the methods of propagation of some important medicinal plants are provided along with the traditional methods of propagation. Indian Medicinal Plants:Uses and Propagation Aspects offers a unique compendium ofmore than 270medicinal plant species from India with detailed taxonomic classifications based on the Bentham and Hooker system of classification. Salient Features: Provides traditional methods of propagation and discusses the propagation of medicinal plants Presents plant properties, plant parts and chemical constituents Describes the medicinal uses ofmore than 270medicinal plant species from India This book is of special interest to practitioners of alternative medicine, students of Ayurveda, researchers and industrialists associated with medical botany, pharmacologists, sociologists and medical herbalists.

Preface. Acknowledgement. Abelmoschus moschatus Medik. Abroma augusta (L.) L.f. Abrus precatorius (L.) W.F. Wight. Abutilon indicum (L.). Acacia catechu (Linn. f.) Willd. Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd. Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd Ex. Delile. Acacia sinuata (Lour.) Merr. Acanthus illicifolius L. Acalypha indica L. Acmella oleracea (L.) R.K. Jensen. Aconitum heterophyllum Wall. ex. Royle. AconitumnapellusL. Acorus calamus L. Adhatoda zeylanica Medik. Aegle marmelos B. R. Zate. Aerva lantana (L.) Juss. Ex Schult. Aesculus indica (Wall. Ex. Camb.) Hook. Agave americana L. Ageratum conyzoides L. Alangium salvifolium (L.f.) Wangerin. Aleurites triloba J.R. Forst & G. Forst. Allium cepa L. Allium sativum L. Aloe barbadensis Mill. Alpiniagalanga(L.) Willd. Alstonia scholaris (L.) R.Br. Alternanthera pungens Kunth. Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R.Br. ex DC. Amaranthus spinosus L. Ammi majus L. Andrographis paniculata (Burns.f.). Anethum graveolens L (dill). Anisomeles indica (L.) Kuntze. Annona squamosa (L.), Anthocephalus cadamba(Roxb.)Miq. Apium graveolens L. Argemone mexicana (L.). Argyreia nervosa (Burm. f.) Bojer.ArtemisiavulgarisL. Asclepias curassavica(L.). Asparagus recemosus Willd. Asclepias curassavica(L.). Asteracantha longifolia Nees. Averrhoa carambola L. Azadirachta indicaA. Juss. Azima tetracanthaLam. Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wett. Balanites aegyptiaca (L.)Del. Basella alba(L.). Benincasa hispida (Thung). Berberis aristata. Berberis lyceum (ROYAL). Betula utilis D. Don. BoerhaviadiffusaL. Boswellia serrata Roxb. ex Colebr. Bryonopsis laciniosa Linn. Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Oken. Buchanania lanzan Spreng. Calophyllum inophyllum L. Calotropis gigantia( L.) R.Br. Calycopteris floribunda (Roxb.) Lam. Canarium strictum Roxb. Canscora decussata (Roxb.) Roem &Schult. Caralluma stalagmifera C.E.C. Fisch. Cardiospermum helicacabum L. Carissa carandas (L.). Carum carvi (L.). Cassia auriculata(L.). Cassia fistula Linn. Cassia occidentalis L. Cassia senna (L.). Catharatus roseus (L.) G. Don. Cayratia pedata (Wall.) Gagnep. Celastrus paniculatus Wild. Centella asiatica (L.) Urban. Centratherum anthelminticum (L.) Kuntze. Chlorophytum borivilianum Santapu & Fernandes. ChloroxylonswieteniaD.C. Chonemorpha fragrans (Moon), Alston. Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume. Cissus quadrangularis(L.). Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad. Clerodendrum infortunaetum (L.). Clerodendrum inerme (L.) Gaertn. Clitoria ternatea L. Coccinia indicaL. Coleus aromaticus Benth. Coleus forskholii Briq. Commiphora wightii (Arnott). Cordia wallichi G. Don. Coriandrum sativum (L.). Costus pictus D. Don. Costus speciosus (Koen. Ex. Retz.) Smith. Crotalaria pallid Aiton. CrotontigliumL. Cryptolepis buchananiRoem. & Schult. Cuminum cyminumL. Curculigo orchioides Gaertin. Curcuma longa L. Cyclea peltata (Poir.) Hook.f. ET Thoms. Cymbopogon citrates (DC. Ex. Nees) Stapf. Datura inoxia. Datura metel L. Datura stramonium L. Desmodium gangeticum (L.) DC. Desmoodium triflorum (L.) DC. Dgiitalis purpurea L. Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) Wight & Arn. Digera arvensis Forssk. Dioscorea deltoidea. Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton. Embelia ribesBurm.f. Emblica officianalis Gaertn. Euphorbia hirta L. Evolvulus alsinoides (L.). Fagonia cretica Linn. Foeniculum vulgare Mill. Garcinia cambogia (Gaertn.) Deser. Gloriosa superba L. Glycosmis pentaphylla(Retz.) DC. Glycyrrhiza glabra L. Gmelina arborea Roxb. Gymnemasylvestre (Ritz.)R. Br. Hedychium coronarium (Koenig) Kuntze. Helicteres isora L. Heliotropium indicum Linn. Hemidesmus indicus (L.) R. Br. Ex Schult. Hemigraphis colorata (Blume) H. G. Hallier f. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (L.). Holarrhena antidysenterica (Roth)Wall ex. A.D.C. Holostemmaada-kodien (Roxb. K.) Schum. Hyoscyamus niger L. Impatiens balsamina (L.). Indigofera tinctoria Linn. Inula racemosa Hook. f. Ionidium suffruticosum Ging. Ipomoea obscura (L.) Ker Gawl. Kaempferia rotunda L. Lagenaria siceraria (Molina.) Standley. LepidiumsativumL. Leptadenia reticulate. Leucas cephalotes (Roth) Spreng. Limonia acidissima L. LyciumbarbarumL. Melia azedarach L. Momardica charantia L. Sp. Pl. Momordica cymbalaria(Hook.) Fenzl. MomordicadioicaRoxb. Ex Willd. Moringa oleifera Lam. Mullugo nudicalis Lam. Murraya koenigii (L.) Spr. MyristicafragransHoutt. Nardostachys grandiflora DC. Nigella sativa L. Nothapodytes foetida (Wight) Sleumer. Nyctanthes arbor-tristis (L.). Ocimum basilicum L. Ocimum sanctum L. Oroxylom indicum L. Pandanus fascicularis Lamk. PeganumharmalaL. Phyllanthus amarus Schum. & Thonn. Physalis minima L. Pimpinella anisum L. Piper longum L. Piper nigrum L. Plantago ovata Forssk. Plumbago rosea L. Podophyllum hexandrum Royle. Portulaca oleraceaL. Psoralea corylifolia L. Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Bentham Ex. Kurz. Ricinus communis L. Ruta graveolens L., Scoparia dulcis L. Solanum nigrum L. Solanum torvum. Solanum trilobatum L. Solanum xanthocarpum Schrad. & Wendl. SphaeranthusindicusL. Spilanthes calva DC. Spinacia oleracea L. Stephania wightii (Arn.) Dunn. Strychnos nux-vomica L. Strychnos potatorum L.f. Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeel. Terminalia arjuna(Roxb. Ex DC.) Wt. &Arn. Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Roxb. Terminalia chebula Retz. Tiliacora racemosa Colebr. Tinaspora cordifolia (Willd.) Hook. F. & Th. Tribulus terrestris L. Tridax procumbens L. Trigonella foenum graecum L. Tylophora indica (Burm. F.) Merrill. Vitex negundo L. Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal. Woodfordia fruticosa (L.) Kurz. Wrightia tinctoria (Roxb.) R. Br. Wrightia tomentosa Roem. & Smith. Zizyphus mauritiana lam. Index.

Prof. Srinath Rao is retired professor from Department of Botany, Gulbarga University, Kalburgi, Karnataka, India. He is having 34 years of teaching Post graduate students of Botany and Biotechnology in the field of in vitro propagation of medicinal plants and in vitro enhancement of secondary metabolites. He has successfully guided 25 M.Phil and 27 Ph.D students. He has made significant contributions on in vitro propagation and enhancement of secondary metabolites in some important medicinal plants. He has presented papers in several international conferences held in USA, UK, Germany, France and Sri Lanka. Apart from this, he has given 50 invited lectures in national conferences and International conferences. He published more than 100 research papers in national and International Journals. He has completed 7 major research projects funded by UGC, CSIR and DST. Dr. Ramakrishna Akula is currently a scientist at Bayer Crop Science, Bangalore, India. Dr. Ramakrishna holds a master's degree from Sri Krishna Devaraya University, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India. He obtained his Ph.D. in biochemistry from University of Mysore, CSIR-CFTRI, Mysuru. He is a Senior Research Fellow of CSIR, New Delhi. He is involved in various research fields such as Plant Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Plant secondary metabolites, Food Science and Technology and Vegetable quality analytics. He has published several research papers in the leading international journals, published books, reviews and book chapters. He is also serving as editorial board member, and reviewer for reputed international journals. Presented over 20 research papers in symposia in India and abroad, as well as few invited lectures in India. He attended the Fifth International Symposium on Plant Neurobiology held in 2009 in Florence, Italy. He also attended the Technical Community of Monsanto (TCM) held in 2016, in St. Louis, Missouri. He is a member of the Indian science congress association and society for biotechnologists (India). He is a fellow of the Society for Applied Biotechnology, India (2012), and recipient of Global Vegetable Research Excellence Award (2017), Global technology recognition, Rapid Recognition Award, and Special recognition from the Monsanto company