This handbook covers the medicinal and chemical properties of Ayurvedic medicines, the plants that produce them and the currently known organic compounds that occur therein. It provides therapeutic attributes of each plant as well as indicates its potential for use as modern herbal or molecular drug. It combines the works of Ayurvedic folk medicine with modern pharmacology, botany, and chemistry in a singularly effective way. It also provides a useful standardization of classical Ayurvedic formulations. Consisting of numerous photographs of medicinal plants, this handbook will serve as an excellent reference work for chemists, botanists, pharmacists, and medical professionals.
Author(s): Sukh Dev
Edition: 2
Publisher: Springer-Ane Books
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 849
City: New Delhi
Foreword to the First Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Explanatory Notes
Abbreviations
Language
Technical
Literature References
BOOKS (Classical Ayurvedic Texts)
BOOKS and REPORTS
Contents
Section-I GENERAL INTRODUCTION
GENERAL INTRODUCTION
1. Ayurveda
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Concepts
Tridosha
Drug Action
1.3 Diseases
Gulma (Gaseous lumps in the abdomen)
Hrdroga (Heart diseases)
Jvara (Fever)
Krimi (Parasites)
Kustha (Skin diseases including leprosy)
Medoroga (Lipid disorders)
Meha/Prameha (Obstinate urinary disorders)
Rakta pitta (Haemorrhagic disorders)
Visarpa (Cellulitis)
1.4 Medicinal Plants
Classification of Medicinal Plants
2. Modern Evaluation of Ayurvedic Plant Drugs
2.1 Curative Plant Drugs
Psoralea corylifolia Linn. (Baakuchi)
Rauvolfia serpentina Benth. ex Kurz (Sarpagandhaa)
Cedrus Deodara (Roxb. ex Lamb.) G. Don (Devadaaru)
Commiphora wightii (Arnott.) Bhandari (Guggulu)
2.2 Health Supporting Plant Drugs
Antiageing (Vayahsthaapana) Drugs
Ageing
Oxidative Stress and Ageing
Asparagus racemosus Willd. (Shataavari)
Boerhavia diffusa Linn. (Punarnavaa)
Centella asiatica (Linn.) Urban. (Mandookaparni)
Clitoria ternatea Linn. (Apraajitaa)
Desmodium gangeticum (Linn.) DC. (Shaalparni)
Emblica officinalis Gaertn. (Aamalaki)
Leptadenia reticulata (Retz.) Wt. and Arn. (Jeevanti)
Pluchea lanceolata (DC.) Clarke (Raasnaa)
Terminalia chebula Retz. (Haritaki)
Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Hook. f. and Thoms. (Guduchi)
Conclusion
3. Ethnotherapeutics and Modern Drug Development
3.1 Molecular Drugs
Higher Plant Drugs and the Role of Ethnotherapeutics
Role of Ethnotherapeutics
3.2 Phytopharmaceuticals
Herbs with Several Actives
Curcuma longa Linn.
Curcuma zeodory (Berg.) Rosc.
Glycyrrhiza glabra
Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Miers ex Hook. f. & Thoms.
Zingiber officinale Rosc.
Herbs with Synergistic Interactions of Constituents
Artemisia annua Linn.
Berberis spp.
Cassia angustifolia Vahl.
Commiphora wightii (Arnott.) Bhandari
Curcuma longa Linn.
Herbal-Herbal Interactions and Adjuvant Therapy
Bioavailability Enhancers
Disabling Infection/Disease Resistance
Fortifying Immune Defence
Comments
References
Section-II Monographs
1 Abies spectabilis (D. Don) Spach
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
New Findings
Toxicity
References
2 Acacia catechu Willd.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
3 Achyranthes aspera Linn.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
4 Acorus calamus Linn.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
New Findings
Toxicity
References
5 Adhatoda zeylanica Medik.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
References
6 Aegle marmelos (Linn.) Corr.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
7 Aloe vera (Linn.) Burm.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
8 Alpinia galanga Willd.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
9 Alstonia scholaris (Linn.) r . Br.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
10 Andrographis paniculata (Burm. f.)
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
11 Argyreia nervosa (Burm. f.) Bojer.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
Toxicity
References
12 Asparagus adscendens Roxb.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
13 Asparagus racemosus Willd.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
14 Azadirachta indica A . Juss.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
15 Bacopa monnieri (Linn.) Pennell
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
16 Barleria prionitis Linn.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
17 Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
Referenes
18 Berberis aristata DC.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
19 Bergenia ciliata
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
20 Boerhavia diffusa Linn.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
21 Bombax ceiba Linn.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
22 Boswellia serrata Roxb. ex Colebr.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
23 Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
24 Caesalpinia bonduc
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
25 Calotropis procera (Ait.) R . Br.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
26 Cannabis sativa Linn.
Plant
Chemical Constituent
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
27 Carum carvi Linn.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
28 Cassia absus Linn.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
29 Cassia angustifolia Vahl.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
30 Cassia fistula Linn.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
31 Cassia tora Linn.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
32 Cedrus deodara (Roxb. ex Lamb.) g . Don
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
33 Celastrus paniculatus Willd.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
34 Centella asiatica (Linn.) Urban
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
35 Cissus quadrangularis Linn.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
36 Clitoria ternatea Linn.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
New Findings
Toxicity
References
37 Coccinia grandis (Linn.) Voigt.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
38 Commiphora wightii (Arnott.) Bhandari
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
39 Convolvulus microphyllus Sieb. ex Spreng.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
40 Costus speciosus (Koen.) Sims.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
41 Crataeva nurvala Buch.-Ham.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
42 Crocus sativus Linn.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
43 Cuminum cyminum Linn.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
44 Curculigo orchioides Gaertn.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
45 Curcuma longa Linn.
Plant
Chemical constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
46 Curcuma zedoaria (Berg.) Rosc.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
47 Cyperus rotundus Linn.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
New Findings
Toxicity
References
48 Desmodium gangeticum (Linn.) DC.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
49 Eclipta alba (Linn.) Hassk.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
50 Embelia ribes Burm. f.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
51 Emblica officinalis Gaertn.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
52 Eugenia jambolana Lam.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
53 Ficus bengalensis Linn.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
54 Fumaria indica Pugsley
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
55 Garcinia morella Desr.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
56 Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
57 Gymnema sylvestre r . Br.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
58 Hedychium spicatum Ham. ex Smith
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
59 Hemidesmus indicus r . Br.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
60 Holarrhena antidysenterica Wall.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
61 Hygrophila auriculata (K. Schum.) Hiene
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
62 Inula racemosa Hook.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
63 Lawsonia inermis Linn.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
64 Leptadenia reticulata (Retz.) Wt. and Arn.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
65 Leucas aspera Spreng.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
66 Litsea glutinosa (Lour.) C.B. Robins.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
67 Mallotus philippensis (Lam.) Muell.-Arg.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
68 Mangifera indica Linn.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
69 Momordica charantia Linn.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
70 Moringa oleifera Lam.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
New Findings
Toxicity
References
71 Mucuna pruriens (Linn.) DC.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
72 Nardostachys jatamansi DC.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
73 Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
74 Nigella sativa Linn.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
75 Ocimum sanctum Linn.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
76 Phyllanthus fraternus Webster
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
77 Picrorhiza kurroa royle ex Benth.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
78 Piper longum Linn.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
79 Pluchea lanceolata (DC.) Clarke
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
80 Plumbago zeylanica Linn.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
81 Psoralea corylifolia Linn.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
82 Pterocarpus marsupium Robx.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
83 Pueraria tuberosa DC.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
84 Punica granatum
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
85 Rauvolfia serpentina Benth. ex Kurz
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
86 Rubia cordifolia Linn.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
87 Salacia prinoides DC.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
Toxicity
References
88 Santalum album Linn.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
89 Saussurea lappa Clarke
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Estimation
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
90 Semecarpus anacardium Linn.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
91 Sida cordifolia Linn.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
92 Swertia chirayita (Roxb. ex Flem.) Karst.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
93 Terminalia arjuna Wight. and Arn.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
94 Terminalia bellirica Roxb.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
95 Terminalia chebula Retz.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
96 Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Miers ex Hook. f. & Thoms.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
97 Tribulus terrestris Linn.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
98 Trigonella foenum-gracecum Linn.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
99 Valeriana jatamansi Jones
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
100 Vitex negundo
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
101 Withania somnifera
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
102 Zingiber officinale Rosc.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
103 Zingiber zerumbet Rosc.
Plant
Chemical Constituents
Therapeutic Uses
Modern Scientific Validation
New Findings
Toxicity
References
Section-III Annexures
Annexure 1: Glossary of Botanical Terms
Annexure 2: Glossary of Medical and Biochemical Terms
Annexure 3: Activity-wise Plant Listing
Annexure 4: Plant-wise Activities
Index 1: Botanical Names
Index 2: Ayurvedic Plant Names
