Underutilized Plant Resources of the Himalayas

by S K Sood, Anju Batta Sehgal, TC Bhalla

ISBN: 9789386949547
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Imprint : Regency Publications
Year : 2018
Price : Rs. 16995.00
Biblio : xiv+552 p., figs., col.plts., tabls., 25 cm

Author Profile

Dr. S.K. Sood is Professor and Dean Life Sciences, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla. He obtained his M.Sc. (1974) and M.Phil. (1976) from Himachal Pradesh University and Ph.D. (1981) from Nagarjuna University, Guntur, specializing in Plant Systematics and Embryology. For his post-doctoral, he underwent specialized training in Ethnobotany. He has had a brilliant academic career (triple gold medallist) followed by over 30 years of teaching and conducting research in Botany at postgraduate as well as research levels. His current major interests are in the theory and practice of systematics, flora of North-West Himalaya, ethnic tribes and conservation research. Dr. Anju Batta Sehgal received her Ph.D. in the year 2013 from Himachal Pradesh University. At present, she is teaching in one of the academic institutions of the State. At present Dr. Sehgal is working as Principal of Govt. College in Himachal Pradesh. In May this year presented paper in USA university of California Santa Barbara. Please add in the back page. Dr. Sehgal is gold medalist of HPU. Dr. T.C. Bhalla is former Director, Institute of Integrated Himalayan Studies, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla. He received his Ph.D. from the Punjab University, Chandigarh. At present, he is the Chairman of the Department of Biotechnology.

About The Book

The book entitled “Underutilized Plant Resources of the Himalayas”comprises of an exhaustive account of 296 promising plants (medicinal 263, edible 133, fodder 108, ornamental 67, sacred 52, magico-religious 34, fibre 29, veterinary 123, miscellaneous 84) with multifaceted information on updated Nomenclature; Vernaculars, English, Hindi, Sanskrit and Regional Names; Distribution; Description; Flowering & Fruiting; Habitat Ecology; Part/s Used; Folk Uses; Active Constituents; Biological Activity and Uses in Literature to serve as a valuable ready-reckoner to different stakeholders like pharmacists, medical practitioners, chemists, biotechnologists, plant geneticists, new entrepreneurs and technocrats, extension workers, students, researchers, policy planners etc. Further, inclusion of information on economic valuation and availability of the underutilized Himalayan plant resources, nativity; 40 photographic plates, 63 tables, 39 figures, 3 useful appendices are the other added attractions that enhance the value of this treatise significantly. It is hoped that the book is highly useful for Post-graduates Doctoral students, teachers and researchers in horticulture, forestry, biodiversity, economic botany, ethnobotany; pharmacists, pharmaceutical industry, medical practitioners, biotechnologists, corporate houses, plant genetic research institutions, conservationists, policy planners, as well as essential for scientific and University libraries.

Table of Contents

Preface v Abbreviations vii List of Illustrations ix 1. Introduction 1-32 • Man and Plants • Indigenous Societies • India – A Veritable Emporium of Ethnic Variability and Floristic Diversity • The Himalayas • Current Status of Work on Ethnobotanical Spectrum of Indian Flora • The Study Area • Enumeration 2. Underutilized Himalayan Plant Wealth of Economic Significance 33-330 3. Epilogue 331-456 • Ethnobotanical Diversity • Observed Density and Availability of Underutilized Plant Resources • Economic Valuation of the Source Flora • Native Status of the Ethnobotanical Flora • Conclusion Bibliography 457-490 Appendices 491-511 • Appendix I: Index to Ethnobotanically Important Families • Appendix II: Index to Vernacular Names • Appendix III: Index to Glossary of Words Used by the Local Populace Plates 513-552