This book is the 8 th volume of the popular series 'Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of the World'. Like the previous volumes, this volume is being introduced in a monographic format containing an extremely rich and diverse medicinal flora of India. Both well-known and somewhat still ignored species have been described in view of their traditional, present day and prospective uses. The scientific and technological achievements are also included aptly in this volume, together with a careful and critical consideration to our contemporary knowledge of this vast interdisciplinary domain with an Indian focus. In the era of global climate change and pandemics, building on the huge Indian traditions, this volume will make an important contribution to the better knowledge and understanding of MAPs. The Indian flora has always been recognized for its medicinal and aromatic plant values and this volume is explicitly focusing in that direction. With the rapidly expanding scope of natural nutraceuticals and herbal formulations, this book will be a fruitful acquisition for the interested readers globally.

Contains scientific and technological achievements of medicinal and aromatic plants in India Provides valuable insight into Indian traditional medicine Written by experts in the field

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Professor emeritus, Habil. Akos Máthé has a 40+ years' background of teaching and research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, plant ecophysiology, agricultural botany at the University of Horticulture and Food Industry, Budapest and Fac. of Agriculture and Food Science, Széchenyi István University, Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary. Doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Visiting professor, Fulbright Scholar (UC Davis and UMASS, Amherst, USA and University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna Austria). Teaching/Research/Consulting and Publication activity include ecophysiology, plant domestication/introduction, production of MAPs, new crops and new uses of plants, phytogenic feed additives. International consultant for FAO, EU COST, IUCN, CBI, etc.). President of International Council for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Chairman of Section for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, International Society for Horticultural Sciences (2006-2014). Convener and speaker at international scientific conferences (ISHS, ICMAP, etc.). Series editor, as well as member of editorial boards/reviewer of international scientific journals, Ph.D. Theses, etc. Network co-ordinator of ESCORENA MAP. Irfan Ali Khan obtained his MSc from Aligarh Muslim University and PhD in Botany from Osmania University, Hyderabad, specializing in 'Genetics and Plant Breeding'. Professor Khan is the Former Director of Nawab Shah Alam Khan Centre for Post Graduate Studies and Research (Osmania University), Anwarul Uloom College Campus, Mallepally, Hyderabad. Presently he is the Managing Director of Ukaaz Publications, Hyderabad. He has published 163 research papers. He is panel member of 'Experts on Mungbean' for all countries of the South-East Asia and the Middle East. Editor of "Frontiers in Plant Science", has edited Seventy-Four reference books and has co-authored three textbooks. He is a Fellow of the Indian Society of Genetics (F.I.S.G.). Editor-in-Chief of "Annals of Phytomedicine-An International Journal". Senior author of the famous textbook "Fundamentals of Biostatistics" by Khan and Khanum which has been released by world renowned agricultural scientist, Dr. M.S. Swaminathan on February 13, 1994, in Hyderabad.

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Chapter 1. History of medicinal plants research in India.- Chapter 2. Importance of medicinal and aromatic plants in our day-to-day life.- Chapter 3. Major diseases of important medicinal and aromatic plants An Indian subcontinent perspective.- Chapter 4. Introduction to MAPs in India : Distribution , diversity and conservation and uses.- Chapter 5. Diversity of MAPs in India and its potential.- Chapter 6. Ethnomedicinal , phytochemistry and pharmacological properties of Arnebia species.- Chapter 7. Diversity of medicinal and aromatic plants with special reference to endemic plants of India.- Chapter 8. Distribution, chemical composition and ethnomedicinal appraisal of endangered medicinal plants of Kashmir Himalaya , India.- Chapter 9. Chemical diversity and ethnobotanical survey of Indian MAP species.- Chapter 10. Traditional uses of medicinal and aromatic plants among Indian tribes.- Chapter 11. Opportunities and challenges in ethnobotanical survey of Indian medicinal and aromatic plants.- Chapter 12. Breeding of MAPs in India : Achievements and prospects.- Chapter 13. Conservation of wild MAPs : Constraints achievements and prospects.- Chapter 14. Quality assurance and quality control of MAPs in India.- Chapter 15. Chromatographic analysis of medicinal plants for quality control.- Chapter 16. Expanding horizones : Role of biotechnology in MAP research, production and utilization.- Chapter 17. Role of biotechnology in MAP research, production and utilization.- Chapter 18. Integrated transcriptomics and proteomics approaches to study secondary metabolic pathways in medicinal plants: Recend trends.- Chapter 19. Demand and use of medicinal plants of India.- Chapter 20. Major diseases of medicinal and aromatic plants : An overview of constraints in production and management strategies.- Chapter 21. Role of medicinal and aromatic plants in the cosmetic industry.- Chapter 22. Harbouring the potential of medicinal and aromatic plants of India: A biotechnological approach.- Chapter 23. Quality assurance of cultivated and aromatic plants : Good agricultural and collection practices (GAP and GCP).- Chapter 24. Breeding and Germplasm preservation of medicinal and aromatic plants of India.