DESCRIPTION This handbook is filled with over 50 illustrations and descriptions of approximately 250 plants which are used for herbal medicine. It includes information on medicinal plants ranging from Abies spectabilis to Zizyphus vulgaris. The purpose of this handbook is to make available a reference for easy, accurate identification of these herbs. Derived from India, ...Ayurveda... is the foundation stone of their ancient medical science. It is believed that the key to successful medication is the use of the correct herb. This is an indispensable resource for all physicians, pharmacists, drug collectors, and those interested in the healing arts. CONTENTS Introduction Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants Appendices Basic Concepts of Ayurveda Introductory Notes on the Fundamental Principles of ayurvedic pharmacology Glossary References List of Figures and Credits Index.

DESCRIPTION This handbook provides the most complete collection of chemical data available on aromatic mints (Lamiaceae). The authors thoroughly introduce the field of aromathematics. Handbook of Medicinal Mints (Aromatics): Phytochemicals and Biological Activities contains a wealth of quantitative data, including more than 500 references on 10,839 chemicals from 251 assays of 205 unique taxa, combined with 3,324 biological activities and 256 recommended daily allowances and lethal doses. An exhaustive guide, the handbook is the ultimate resource for assessing the potential medicinal value of a particular species. CONTENTS Important Phytochemicals in Mint Biological Activities of Mint Phytochemicals References

About the Author Sukh Dev is an organic chemist who worked for his Ph. D. (1950) and D.Sc. (1960) degrees at the Indian Institute of Science (I.I.Sc.), Bangalore. He served as a lecturer at the 1.I.3c. and later as a Research Associate at the University of Illinois. Urbana (U.S.A.), before taking over as Head of the Division of Organic Chemistry (Natural Products) at the National Chemical Laboratory, Pune in 1960. In 1974 he shifted to the newly created Malti-Chem Research Centre as its Research Director, from where he retired in 1989, and moved to the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi as INSA Research Professor, from where he retired in 1994. From 1996 to 2010 he has been a Visiting Professor in Dr.B. R. Ambedkar Centre for Biomedical Research, University of Delhi, Delhi. He has been a visiting Professor at several USA universities, and has been an invited speaker at several international symposia and conferences and at many universities and research institutes all over the world. He is the recipient of many national awards, and has received the Ernest Guenther Award of the American Chemical Society (1980) and the Third World Academy of Sciences Award in Chemistry. His research interests include Natural Products Chemistry, especially characterization of biologically active compounds in ayurvedic herbs. He has over 450 publications including 55 patents. He is the author of several books and has also contributed chapters in many books.