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Indian Medicinal Plants, based on a treatise prepared by S. Raghunatha Iyer, a scholar of both Sanskrit and Ayurveda, aims to make an authoritative contribution to the field. The original work which drew upon classical texts and current research, as well as the oral medical knowledge of tribal groups has been updated by scholars associated with the Arya Vaidya Sala in Kottakal, India. This unique compendium offers profiles of 500 key species with detailed taxonomic information. One of the leading features of this compilation is the special technique used in the illustrations, both colour and line, which aims to achieve authenticity of texture, colour and form. The book also lists the distribution and popular nomenclature in English, Sanskrit, Hindi, Malayalam and Tamil. The main texts present properties and uses in a format which cites ancient verse texts and ethnobotanical sources. This rare work, in five volumes, should be of special interest to practitioners of alternative medicine, students of Ayurveda, the research and industry associated with medical botany, pharmacologists, sociologists and medical herbalists.

P K Warrier, V P K Nambiar, C Ramankutty

1. Ricinus communis
2. Rosa centifolia
3. Rotula aquatica
4. Rubia cordifolia
5. Ruta chalepensis
6. Saccharum arundinaceum
7. Saccharum officinarum
8. Saccharum spontaneum
9. SaJacia reticulate
10. Salvadora persica var. wightiana
11. Samadera indica
12. Santalum album
13. Sapindus laurifolia
14. Saraca asoca
15. Sarcostemma acidum
16. Sarcostigma kleinii
17. Saussurea lappa
18. Schleichera oleosa
19. Schrebera swietenioides
20. Scindapsus officinalis
21. Securinegaleucopyrus
22. Semecarpus anacardium
23. Sesamum indicum
24. Sesbania grandiflora
25. Setaria italic
26. Shorea robusta
27. Sida cordata
28. Sida rhombifolia
29. Sida rhombifolia ssp. Retusa
30. Sida spinosa
31. Smilax china
32. Solanum anguivi
33. Solanum melongena
34. Solanum nigrum
35. Solanum surattense
36. Solanum tuberosum
37. Solena amplexicaulis
38. Spermacoce hispida
39. Sphaeranthus indicus
40. Spondias pinnata
41. Sterculia foetida
42. Stereospermum colais
43. Streblus asper 
44. Strychnos nux-vomica 
45. Strychnos potatorum
46. Swertia chirayita
47. Symplocos cochinchinensis ssp. laurina
48. Syzygium aromaticum 
49. Syzygium cumini
50. Syzygium jambos
51. Tabemaemontana divaricata
52. Tamarindus indica  
53. Taraxacum officinale
54. Tectona grandis
55. Tephrosia purpurea
56. Terminalia arjuna
57. Terminalia bellirica
58. Terminalia chebula 
59. Terminalia crenulata
60. Terminalia paniculata 
61. Thespesia populnea 
62. Tinospora cordifolia 
63. Toddalia asiatica
64. Toona ciliata
65. Trachyspermum roxburghianum
66. Tragia involucrata
67. Trapa natans var. bispinosa
68. Tribulus terrestris
69. Trichodesma indicum
70. Trichosanthes cucumerina
71. Trichosanthes lobata
72. Trichosanthes tricuspidata
73. Trigonella foenum-graecum
74. Triticum aestivum
75. Tylophora indica
76. Uvaria narum 
77. Valeriana jatamansi 
78. Vateria indica 
79. Ventilago maderaspatana
80. Vernonia anthelmintica
81. Vernonia cinerea
82. Vetiveria zizanioides 
83. Vigna mungo 
84. Vigna pilosa 
85. Vigna radiata 
86. Vigna radiata var. sublobata 
87. Vigna unguiculata ssp. cylindrica
88. Vitex negundo
89. Vitex trifolia
90. Vitis vinifera
91. Wedelia chinensis
92. Withania somnifera
93. Woodfordia fruticosa
94. Wrightia tinctoria 
95. Zanonia indica
96. Zanthoxylum armatum
97. Zea mays
98. Zingiber officinale
99. Ziziphus mauritiana
100. Ziziphus oenoplia

Appendix A
Appendix B
Bibliography 
Families with corresponding Sanskrit terms  
Index of botanical names
Index of common names:
English
Hindi
Kannada
Malayalam
Sanskrit
Tamil
Telugu