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This book is the 8th volume of the 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 careful and critical consideration of 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 on that direction. With the rapidly expanding scope of natural nutraceuticals and herbal formulations, this book will be a fruitful acquisition for interested readers globally.
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 horizons: 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: Recent 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
Professor emeritus, Habil. Ákos Máthé has a 40+ years’ background of teaching and research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, plant ecophysiology, and 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 a member of editorial boards/reviewer of international scientific journals, PhD. 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 a panel member of ‘Experts on Mungbean’ for all countries of South-East Asia and the Middle East. Editor of Frontiers in Plant Science, has edited 74 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.
