Congratulations and Best Wishes Nudrat ji. Authoring / Editing a publication is a huge task, almost always entailing spending spending long hours of 'personal time' and energies, often over a considerable time period...and I say this based on personal experience.
In response to the statement, 'Though Allopathy remains as the mainstream in health care, herbal medicines have been main source of primary healthcare in many nations.' I wish to state that many allopathic drugs are from plant extracts (Vinca alkaloids, Taxol etc.), both land and marine. All the very best Nudrat ji, for your publication and future endeavors. Regards, Samir ------------------------------- Dr. Samir Mehta Mumbai On Dec 18, 11:12 pm, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > *Medicinal Plants: * A Holistic Approaches > > *Dr. Sayed Nudrat Zawar* > > * * > > *ISBN: **978-93-80235-58-5* > > *Details: 2011, xviii+ 600p.,figs.,tabls.,ind., 120 col.plts.,25cm* > > *Price: INR 2950.00 USD 90.00* > > The present work traces the journey followed, giving a brief account of the > contribution of all the major civilizations to the development of medicinal > systems. The book further speaks about several prominent personalities of > each medicinal system who helped in shaping the system. Each civilization > recorded their medicinal knowledge in some or the other form that are called > the ‘Herbals’. This work gives a compilation of herbals from the > Mesopotamians until Renaissance period. Thus provides an insight into > medicinal practices of each period. These herbals were the source of > medicinal knowledge and were relied upon by medicinal practitioners until > the nineteenth century. > > Nineteenth century led to the discovery of substances such as alkaloids, > glycosides, resins, volatile oils, gums, tannins, etc collectively called > secondary metabolites. A small fraction of these constituents have been > isolated and explored for their medicinal properties. Secondary metabolites > is very vast topic hence, selected categories of secondary metabolites have > been discussed. This book also discusses in brief, their biosynthesis along > with their role as pharmaceuticals. > > Though Allopathy remains as the mainstream in health care, herbal medicines > have been main source of primary healthcare in many nations. These herbal > medicines are the synthesis of therapeutic experiences of generations of > practicing physicians of indigenous systems of medicine for over hundreds of > years. Each country, each region, each tribe has their own traditional > health care system. The practice, the belief and the basis of a few > traditional systems, prevalent in each continent are discussed providing a > brief insight into these traditional systems of medicine. > > This book also includes monograph of 120 plants. Scientific data along with > traditional uses are included in these monographs to highlight their usage > as mainstream pharmaceuticals. > > *Chapter-1 :* Herbal Medicine : Evolution of Medicine and Human Society > > *Chapter-2 :* History of Medicinal Systems: Development Down the Ages > > *Chapter-3 :* Herbals: The Sources of Herbal Knowledge > > *Chapter-4 :* Phytochemicals: Source of Novel Therapeutic Compounds > > *Chapter-5 :* Traditional Medicine: Medicinal Systems Prevalent Today > > *Chapter-6 :* Monographs of Selected Plants > > Glossary of Action > > Terminologies > > Colour Plates > > Bibliography > > Book can be obtained from the following publisher: > > SUMIT PAL JAIN > > NEW INDIA PUBLISHING AGENCY > > 101, Vikas Surya Plaza, CU Block > > LSC market, Pitam Pura, New Delhi-88 (India) > > Tel: +91-011-27341616, 1717 > > web:www.nipabooks.com
