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EDIBLE ROOTS AND UNDERGROUND STEMS OF ETHNIC INDIA The present compendium provides a very comprehensive and well illustrated account on this fascinating topic. It aims to familiarize readers with the enormous amount of base line data on edible roots and underground stems of ethnic India, and will be the definitive guide for our food security and alleviation of poverty and malnutrition. Salient Features *Simple-to-read *Well organized contents *Well illustrated comprising tables, histograms, photographs *Useful appendices Contents: Preface. Abbreviations. I. Man and Plants; II. India - Richness of Plant Wealth; III. Overview of the Work on Wild Edible Plants; IV. Presentation and Arrangement of Data; V. Edible Roots and Underground Stems of Ethnic India; VI. Epilogue; VII. Literature Cited; VIII. Appendices: Total Number of Edible Genera and Species of Roots and Underground Stems under Various Divisions of Plant Kingdom (Appendix I); Families of Edible Roots and Underground Stems of Ethnic India (Appendix II); Total Number of Edible Species of Roots and Underground Stems under Predominant Genera (Appendix III); Index to Botanical Names (Appendix IV); Index to English Names (Appendix V); Index to Hindi Names (Appendix VI); Index to Sanskrit Names (Appendix1 VII); Index to Regional Names Appendix VIII). Users & Beneficiaries: Post-graduate Students, Researchers, Teachers and Scientists in Traditional and Agricultural Universities, Plant Breeding, Economic Botany and Crop Improvement and Plant Genetic Resources Research Institutions.

This book is a simple-to-read manual providing wealth of information on the utilization of 126 trees, 106 shrubs, 11 undershrubs, 47 climbers (Adhesive-3spp; Beverage-3 spp; Brush-1 sp; Detergent-6 spp; Dye-13 spp; Eyeliner-1 sp; Fibre-13 spp; Fish poison-1 spp; Fodder-67 spp; Fruits- 74 spp; Fuel-30 spp; Human Ailments-211 spp; Illuminants-1 sp; Incense-3 spp; Ink-2 spp; Local wine (sur)-15 spp; Magico-religious – 42 spp; Perfumery-3 spp; Repellent- 7 spp; Veterinary Ailments-13 spp; etc.) by the indigenous people inhabiting more than 384 villages of Jogindernagar tehsil-a region of Himalaya significantly rich in flora embodying an ancient heritage endemism and cultural diversity. To gain an overview of this region, detailed information on various aspects of the land, people and its rich cultural heritage is also provided. Over 295 photographs contained in 75 plates, 6 figures, 11 tables and 3 useful appendices enhance the value of this book significantly. It is, therefore, a vital reference source to students and scholars of ethnobotany, researchers and scientists in traditional and agricultural universities, plant breeding, plant genetic research institutions, policy makers, conservation organizations, pharmacology, and a must for scientific and university libraries.

This treatise, the most comprehensive publication in the field so far brings together widely scattered and diffused information from myriad sources to form a highly structured work of reference to the world at large. The main text deals with over 811plant species belonging to 507 genera under 132 families of which 3 species belong to gymnosperms, 624 species to dicots and 184 species to monocots. It has been well illustrated with number of photographs which are an added attraction. The information contained would be an invaluable asset for students, researchers, teachers and scientists in traditional and agricultural universities, plant breeding, forestry, economic botany, ethnobotany and crop improvement and plant genetic resources, and laymen alike. No botanical library should be without it.

The present compendium is first of its kind providing valuable data on 917 species belonging to 571 genera and 133 families of root drug plants of ethnic India; covering details of nomenclature, English, Hindi and Sanskrit names, Distribution, Part (s) used, Utilisation, Active constituents, Biological activity and the original source of Information. Over thirty-six photographs, three histograms, three tables and eight appendices enhance the value of the compilation significantly. It is hoped, this invaluable compendium with its comprehensive coverage of the subject would help researchers and the medicinal plant industry in general for development of newer plant based drugs for alleviating human suffering. Audience: Students and Scholars of Ethnobotany, Economic Botany, Pharmacists, Medical Practitioners, Chemists, Biotechnologists, Plant Genetic Research Institutions, Policy Planners.