Ethnobotany of Mysore and Coorg Districts, Karnataka State
Kshirsagar, R.D. & Singh, N.P.
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Book ID : 36196
ISBN-10 : 81-211-0578-1 / 8121105781
ISBN-13 : 978-81-211-0578-1 / 9788121105781
Place
of Publication :
Dehradun
Year
of Publication :
2007
Edition : (First Edition)
Language : English
xxxii, 300p., Tables, Col. Photos, Index, 23 cm.
CONTENTS
DESCRIPTION
Nature has provided an excellent storehouse of remedies to cure all the ailments of mankind. Since thousands of years, medicine and natural products have been closely linked through the use of traditional medicines and natural poisons. Of late there has been renewed interest in natural product research due to the failure of alternative drug discovery methods to deliver many lead compounds. Clinical, pharmacological and chemical studies of traditional herbal medicines were the basis of most early medicines such as Aspirin, Digitoxin, Morphine, Quinine and Pilocarpine. 5000 plant species are estimated to be used in preparing around 25000 effective formulations curing various ailments owing to the India's oldest, richest, diverse cultural and plant wealth. The present studies were undertaken with this background. Mysore and Coorg districts with their varied forest types and 13 tribal communities are a treasure trove of vast knowledge of plant-based for formulations. Present endeavour (1994-1999) of documenting traditional knowledge envisages 326 plant species used in curing 99 ailments. The raw data was scrutinized with all available pharmacopoeias as well as literature on traditional medicine for checking the veracity of medical uses that led to find 288 less known uses to the outside world. This book will be of great help to the plant lovers and users, especially for medicine.
