Indigenous Medicinal Plants Social Forestry and Tribals

by Singh, M P et al

ISBN: 9789383048120
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 21995.00
Biblio : xiv+505p., 70 figs., 36 tabls., gloss., ind., 23 cm

Author Profile

Dr. M.P. Singh. Head of the Department of Forest Sciences. Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi (Jharkhand) earned his mater’s degree in Botany with specialization in Taxonomy and after his Ph.D. degree in Floristic from Patna University and Diploma in Forestry from Forest Research Institute. Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education, Dehradun. He is a fellow in Life Sciences of Mendelian Society of India, Patna. <BR> Dr. J.L. Srivastava is a member of Indian Forest Service, having 32 years of experience. Presently, he is Principal Chief Conservator of Forests in Jharkhand state. <BR> Dr. S.N. Pandey has Earned his Ph.D. degree in Agricultural Extension Education and worked about 30 Years as Chief Training Organiser in a tribal belt of Jharkhand. Presently he is working as a Vice-Chancellor of Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi

About The Book

In the modern medicine also plants occupy a very significant place as a raw material for some important drugs although synthetic drugs and antibiotics brought about a revolution in controlling different diseases. But these synthetic drugs are out of reach of millions of people. Those who live in remote places depends on traditional healers, whom they know and trust. Judicious use of medicinal herbs can even cure deadly diseases that have long defined synthetic drugs the relationship between man and tree has established since time immemorial. The usefulness of trees and their protection was emphasized in ancient literature like Puranas and the “Bhagawat Gita”. More than 100 medicinal plants are used in modern medicine. Plants used in traditional system of medicine of Pharmaceutical houses in collected from wild sources. Man of the medicinal plants are cultivated commercially now a days for extraction of some important active constituents for use in modern medicine.

Table of Contents

Foreword Preface Introduction History of Indigenous Medicinal Plants PART I – INDIGENOUS MEDICINAL PLANTS 1. Fever 2. Diseases of the Digestive System 3. Diseases of the Eyes, Ears, Teeth and Hair 4. Skin Diseases 5. Disorders of the Throat and Lungs 6. Disorders of the Nervous System 7. Liver and Heart Diseases 8. Diseases of the Kidneys and Sexual Organs 9. Diseases of the Glands 10. First Aid: Accidents, Injuries and Emergencies 11. Constipation 12. Ulcer of the stomach 13. Diseases of the Nose 14. Tuberculosis 15. Liver and its Disorders 16. Low Blood Pressure 17. Small Pox and Chickenpox 233 18. Erysipelas 19. Enlargement of the Prostrate Glands 20. Syphilis 21. Displacement of the Uterus 266 22. Impotence PART II – SOCIAL FORESTRY 23. Introduction 24. Forestry in India 25. Background of Social Forestry in India 26. Roadside Planting 27. Canal Bank Planting 28. Planting Along Railway lines 29. Nursery Technique 30. Planting and Tending 31. Protection of Plantations PART III – TRIBALS 32. Non-wood Products and Tribals 33. Tribal Society 366 34. Environment and Material Technology 35. Forest and Tribal life 36. Environment and Tribal Subsistence Economy 37. Tribals and the Environment Terminology Figures Index