Ethnobotany of India, Volume 5 : The Indo-Gangetic Region and Central India

**Ethnobotany of India, Volume 5: The Indo-Gangetic Region and Central India** is the fifth of a five-volume set on the ethnobotany of India. Bringing together in one place information on the ethnobotany of the Indo-Gangetic Region and Central India, this volume presents the valuable details of the ethnobotanical aspects of many plants of the region. Competent authors have been selected to summarize information on the various aspects of ethnobotany of India, such as ethnoecology, traditional agriculture, cognitive ethnobotany, material sources, traditional pharmacognosy, ethnoconservation strategies, bioprospection of ethno-directed knowledge, and documentation and protection of ethnobotanical knowledge. With chapters written by experts in the field, the book provides comprehensive information on the tribals (the indigenous populations of the region) and knowledge on plants that grow around them. The volume looks at * ethnic diversity of people of the region * ethnic food plants and food preparation * ethnomedical aspects of plants of the region, including hepatoprotective properties, uses to alleviate skin diseases, contraceptive uses, * the trade in Indian medicinal plants * mulitidisciplinary approaches for herbal medicine exploration The volume includes the details of the plants studies, their medicinal uses, their scientific names, the specific parts used, and how the plants are used, providing the what, how, and why of plant usage. The book is well illustrated with 23 color and 6 b/w illustrations. Together, the five volumes in the **__Ethnobotany of India__** series presents the available ethnobotanical knowledge of India in one place. India’s ancient and culturally rich and diverse information and use of ethnobotany will be valuable to those in the fields of botany and plant sciences, pharmacognosy and pharmacology, nutraceuticals, and others. The books also consider the threat to plant biodiversity imposed by environmental degradation, which impacts cultural diversity. Ethnobotany of India: Volume 1: Eastern Ghats and Deccan IntroductionK. V. Krishnamurthy, T. Pullaiah, and Bir BahadurEthnic Tribal Diversity of Eastern Ghats and Adjacent Deccan RegionBir Bahadur, Razia Sultana, K. V. Krishnamurthy, and S. John AdamsEthnobotany of Worldviews and Belief Systems of Eastern Ghats and Adjacent Deccan RegionK. V. KrishnamurthyEthno-Ecology, Taxonomy, and Nomenclature of Plants of Ancient TamilsK. V. Krishnamurthy and S. John AdamsEthnic Plant Genetic Resources Diversity of Eastern Ghats and DeccanS. R. Pandravada, N. Sivaraj, and V. KamalaEthnic Food Plants and Ethnic Food Preparation in Eastern Ghats and Adjacent Deccan RegionB. Sadasivaiah and T. PullaiahEthnomedicinal Plants of Eastern Ghats and Adjacent Deccan RegionS. Karuppusamy and T. PullaiahEthnoveterinary Medicine of Eastern Ghats and Adjacent Deccan RegionM. Hari Babu, J. Koteswara Rao, and T. V. V. Seetha Rami ReddiEthnobotany of Useful Plants in Eastern Ghats and Adjacent Deccan RegionM. Chandrasekhara Reddy, K. Sri Rama Murthy, S. Sandhya Rani, and T. PullaiahConservation, Documentation, and Management of Ethnic Communities of Eastern Ghats and Adjacent Deccan Region and Their Plant KnowledgeK. V. Krishnamurthy, Bir Bahadur, Razia Sultana, and S. John AdamsComputer Applications in EthnobotanyAshish Kumar Pal and Bir BahadurEthnobotany, Ethnopharmacology, Bioprospecting,and PatentingP. Puspangadan, V. George, and T.P. IjinuEthnobotany of India: Volume 2: Western Ghats and West Coast of Peninsular IndiaIntroductionK. V. Krishnamurthy, Bir Bahadur, and T. PullaiahEthnic DiversityK. V. Krishnamurthy, Bir Bahadur, and S. John AdamsThe Influence of Trade, Religion, and Policy on Ethnic Diversity and Ethnobotany of the Western Peninsular IndiaK. V. KrishnamurthyEuropean Contributions to the Ethnobotany of Western Peninsular India during the 16th to 18th CenturiesK. V. Krishnamurthy and T. PullaiahListening to a Fairy Tale on a Moonlit Night....: Some Reflections on the Human Affinities with Plants in the Worldviews of Indigenous Communities along the Western Ghats of KarnatakaB. S. SomashekharEthnobotanicals of Western GhatsS. Noorunnisa Begum, K. Ravikumar, and D. K. VedContemporary Relevance of Ethno-Veterinary Practices and a Review of Ethnoveterinary Medicinal Plants of Western GhatsM. N. B. Nair and N. PunniamurthyMedicinal Flora and Related Traditional Knowledge of Western Ghats: A Potential Source for Community Based Malaria Management through Endogenous ApproachB. N. Prakash, P. M. Unnikrishnan, and G. HariramamurthiPlant-Based Ethnic Knowledge of Food and Nutrition in the Western GhatsKandikere R. Sridhar and Namera C. KarunUseful Plants of Western GhatsS. Karuppusamy and T. PullaiahEthnobotany of Mangroves with Particular Reference to West Coast of Peninsular IndiaT. Pullaiah, Bir Bahadur, and K. V. KrishnamurthySacred Groves of Western Ghats: An Ethnobased Biodiversity Conservation StrategyK. V. Krishnamurthy and S. John AdamsEthnobryology of IndiaAfroz AlamEthnobotany of India: Volume 3: North-East India and Andaman and Nicobar IslandsIntroductionT. Pullaiah, K. V. Krishnamurthy, and Bir BahadurEthnic Diversity of North-East IndiaShuvasish Choudhury, Bir Bahadur, K. V. Krishnamurthy, and S. John Adams Ethnoagriculture in North East India: Pros, Cons, and Eco-Sustainable ModelPrabhat Kumar RaiEthnic Food Plants and Ethnic Food Preparation of North-East IndiaRobindra TeronEthnomedicinal Plants of North-East IndiaSuvashish Choudhury, Bir Bahadur, and T. PullaiahEthnobotany of Other Useful Plants in North-East India:An Indo-Burma Hot Spot RegionPrabhat Kumar Rai Ethnoveterinary Practices in Northeast India and AndamansBipul SaikiaEthnobotany of Andaman and Nicobar IslandsT. Pullaiah, Bir Bahadur and K. V. Krishnamurthy, S. John Adams, and Robindra TeronDocumentation and Exchange of Ethnobotanical KnowledgeC. L. Ringmichon and Bindu GopalakrishnanQuantitative Ethnobotany: Its Importance in Bioprospecting and Conservation of PhytoresourcesChowdhury Habibur RahamanEthnobotany of Turmeric and Its Medicinal ImportanceSujatha Samala and Ciddi VeereshamTraditional Use of Herbal Plants for the Treatment of Diabetes in IndiaG. Revathi, S. Elavarasi, K. Saravanan, and Bir BahadurEthnobotany of Oral and Dental Problems in IndiaK. V. Krishnamurthy, Bir Bahadur, S. John Adams, and Gautam SrivastavaEthnobotany of India: Volume 4: Western and Central HimalayaEthnic Diversity in Central and Western HimalayaMamta Sharma and S. K. SoodEthnic Food Plants and Ethnic Food Preparation in Western and Central HimalayaBasant Ballabh and T. PullaiahEthnomedicinal Plants of Subalpine and Alpine Region of Uttarakhand HimalayaHarsh Singh and Veena DixitEthnomedicinal Plants of Western and Central HimalayaBasant Ballabh, O. P. Chaurasia, P. C. Pande, and T. PullaiahAshtavarga Plants-A ReviewS. John Adams, T. Senthil Kumar, G. Muthuraman, and Anju MajeedA Reconnaissance of Ethnic Psychedelic Plants of Western Himalaya and Their Possible Identity to SomaK. V. Krishnamurthy and Bir BahadurEthnoveterinary Medicinal Plants of Western and Central HimalayaT. Pullaiah, K. V. Krishnamurthy, Bir Bahadur, and John AdamsEthnobotany of Useful Plant Species in North Western Himalaya, IndiaA. Rajasekaran, Joginder Singh, S. P. Subramani and Shalu DeviEthno- Conservation Practices in North Western Himalaya, IndiaA. Rajasekaran, Vaneet Jishtu, Yogesh Gokhale, Nazir A. Pala, and Jagdish SinghThe Sacred Natural Sites, the Social Taboo System and the Scope of Developing Some of the Sites as Biodiversity Heritage Sites, Uttarakhand, Central HimalayaChandra Singh NegiEthnobotany of India, Volume 5: The Indo-Gangetic Region and Central IndiaIntroductionK. V. Krishnamurthy, T. Pullaiah, Bir Bahadur, and S. John AdamsEthnic Diversity of the Indo-Gangetic Region and Central IndiaR. L. S. SikarwarEthnobotany of Indus Valley CivilizationK. V. Krishnamurthy and Bir BahadurEthnic Food Plants of the Indo-Gangetic Plain and Central IndiaSudip RayEthnomedicinal Plants of the Indo-Gangetic Region and Central IndiaChowdhury H. Rahaman , Suman K. Mandal, and T. PullaiahAn Overview of Ethnoveterinary Medicines of the Indo-Gangetic RegionR. L. S. SikarwarTrade in Indian Medicinal PlantsD. K. Ved, S. Noorunnisa Begum, and K. Ravi KumarEthnobotany of Useful Plants in the Indo-Gangetic Plain and Central IndiaVijay V. WachA Review on Ethnobotany of Hepatoprotective Plants of IndiaMaddi RamaiahEthnomedicine for Skin Diseases in IndiaJ. Koteswara Rao, J. Suneetha, R. Ratna Manjula, and T. V. V. Seetharami ReddiEthnobotany of Plant ContraceptivesBaljot KaurEthnobotany of Neem Tree (Azadirachta indica A. Juss): A ReviewK. Sri Rama Murthy, T. Pullaiah, Bir Bahadur, and K. V. KrishnamurthyEthnogenomics of Some of Traditionally Used Plants: An Emerging Discipline of BiologyBir Bahadur, Gorti Bala Pratyusha, and E. ChamundeswariEthnobotany Post-Genomic Horizons and Mulitidisciplinary Approaches for Herbal Medicine Exploration: An OverviewManickam Tamil Selvi and Ankanagari SrinivasIndian Ethnobotany: Present Status and Future ProspectChowdhury Habibur Rahaman Ethnobotany of India: Volume 4: Western and Central Himalayas is the 4th volume of the 5-volume set, an informative book series on the ethnobotanical aspects of India. The books cover different regions, including Volume 1: Eastern Ghats and Deccan Volume 2: Western Ghats and West Coast of Peninsular India Volume 3: North-East India and Andaman and Nicobar Islands Volume 4: Western and Central Himalayas Volume 5: The Indo-Gangetic Region Each volume looks at the important ethnic plants of the specific region. Volume 4 covers the Western and Central Himalayas, the well-known mountain range on the Indian subcontinent. The unique flora and fauna of the Himalayas are varied, affected by climate, rainfall, altitude, and soils, and are vulnerable to impacts from climate change. The editors espouse that because indigenous non-Western societies form the vast majority of people now as well as in the past, a study of their plant interrelationships is necessary, and India is one of the most important regions of the old world for its ancient and culturally rich and diverse knowledge of ethnobotany. With this in mind, these volumes share a great deal of information that will be valuable to plant botanists and others working in and interested in ethnobotany. This important volume covers the ethnobotanical aspects of many plants of the region. It looks at ethnic diversity of people ethnic food plants and food preparation ethnomedical aspects of plants psychedelic plants and their possible link to soma, a vedic ritual drink whose plant origins are a mystery ethnoveterinary medicinal plants ethno-conservation practices biodiversity heritage sites The volume includes the details of the plants used, their scientific names, the parts used, and how the plants are used, providing the what, how, and why of plant usage. The book is well illustrated with 20 color and 67 b/w illustrations. Together, the five volumes in the Ethnobotany of India series presents the available ethnobotanical knowledge of India in one place. India's ancient and culturally rich and diverse information and use of ethnobotany will be valuable to those in the fields of botany and plant sciences, pharmacognosy and pharmacology, nutraceuticals, and others. The books also consider the threat to plant biodiversity imposed by environmental degradation, which impacts cultural diversity. "This new 5-volume set, Ethnobotany of India, provides an informative overview of human-plant interrelationships in India, focusing on the regional plants and their medicinal properties and uses. Each volume focuses on a different significant region of India, includingVolume 1: Eastern Ghats and DeccanVolume 2: Western Ghats and West Coast of Peninsular IndiaVolume 3: North-East India and Andaman and Nicobar IslandsVolume 4: Western and Central HimalayaVolume 5: The Indo-Gangetic Region and Central IndiaWith chapters written by experts in the field, the book provides comprehensive information on the tribals (the indigenous populations of the region) and knowledge on plants that grow around them. Each volume includes an introductory chapter with an overview of the region and then goes on to coverethnic diversity and culture of the ethnic tribesplants used for healing and medical purposes for humans and animals ethnic food plants and ethnic food preparation specific information on the ethnomedicinal plants, the parts used, and the diseases cured other uses of plants by the ethnic tribes, such as for fiber, dyes, flavor, and recreation conservation, documentation, and management efforts of the ethnic communities and their plant knowledgeThe books include the details of the plants used, their scientific names, the parts used, and how the plants are used, providing the what, how, and why of plant usage. The volumes are well illustrated with over 100 color and 130 b/w illustrations. Together, the five volumes in the Ethnobotany of India series bring together the available ethnobotanical knowledge of India in one place. India is one of the most important regions of the old world, and its ancient and culturally rich and diverse knowledge of ethnobotany will be valuable to many in the fields of botany and plant sciences, pharmacognosy and pharmacology, nutraceuticals, and others. The books also consider the threat to plant biodiversity imposed by environmental degradation, which impacts cultural diversity."--Provided by publisher This new 5-volume set, Ethnobotany of India, provides an informative overview of human-plant interrelationships in India, focusing on the regional plants and their medicinal properties and uses. Each volume focuses on a different significant region of India, including Volume 1: Eastern Ghats and Deccan Volume 2: Western Ghats and West Coast of Peninsular India Volume 3: North-East India and Andaman and Nicobar Islands Volume 4: Western and Central Himalaya Volume 5: The Indo-Gangetic Region and Central India With chapters written by experts in the field, the book provides comprehensive information on the tribals (the indigenous populations of the region) and knowledge on plants that grow around them. Each volume includes an introductory chapter with an overview of the region and then goes on to cover ethnic diversity and culture of the ethnic tribes plants used for healing and medical purposes for humans and animals ethnic food plants and ethnic food preparation specific information on the ethnomedicinal plants, the parts used, and the diseases cured other uses of plants by the ethnic tribes, such as for fiber, dyes, flavor, and recreation conservation, documentation, and management efforts of the ethnic communities and their plant knowledge The books include the details of the plants used, their scientific names, the parts used, and how the plants are used, providing the what, how, and why of plant usage. The volumes are well illustrated with over 100 color and 130 b/w illustrations. Together, the five volumes in the Ethnobotany of India series bring together the available ethnobotanical knowledge of India in one place. India is one of the most important regions of the old world, and its ancient and culturally rich and diverse knowledge of ethnobotany will be valuable to many in the fields of botany and plant sciences, pharmacognosy and pharmacology, nutraceuticals, and others. The books also consider the threat to plant biodiversity imposed by environmental degradation, which impacts cultural diversity. "Ethnobotany of India, Volume 5: The Indo-Gangetic Region and Central India is the fifth of a five-volume set on the ethnobotany of India. Bringing together in one place information on the ethnobotany of the Indo-Gangetic Region and Central India, this volume presents the valuable details of the ethnobotanical aspects of many plants of the region. Competent authors have been selected to summarize information on the various aspects of ethnobotany of India, such as ethnoecology, traditional agriculture, cognitive ethnobotany, material sources, traditional pharmacognosy, ethnoconservation strategies, bioprospection of ethno-directed knowledge, and documentation and protection of ethnobotanical knowledge. With chapters written by experts in the field, the book provides comprehensive information on the tribals (the indigenous populations of the region) and knowledge on plants that grow around them. The volume looks at ethnic diversity of people of the region ethnic food plants and food preparationethnomedical aspects of plants of the region, including hepatoprotective properties, uses to alleviate skin diseases, contraceptive uses, the trade in Indian medicinal plantsmulitidisciplinary approaches for herbal medicine explorationThe volume includes the details of the plants studies, their medicinal uses, their scientific names, the specific parts used, and how the plants are used, providing the what, how, and why of plant usage. The book is well illustrated with 23 color and 6 b/w illustrations. Together, the five volumes in the Ethnobotany of India series presents the available ethnobotanical knowledge of India in one place. India's ancient and culturally rich and diverse information and use of ethnobotany will be valuable to those in the fields of botany and plant sciences, pharmacognosy and pharmacology, nutraceuticals, and others. The books also consider the threat to plant biodiversity imposed by environmental degradation, which impacts cultural diversity."--Provided by publisher "Ethnobotany of India, Volume 5: The Indo-Gangetic Region and Central India is the fifth of a five-volume set on the ethnobotany of India. Bringing together in one place information on the ethnobotany of the Indo-Gangetic Region and Central India, this volume presents the valuable details of the ethnobotanical aspects of many plants of the region. Competent authors have been selected to summarize information on the various aspects of ethnobotany of India, such as ethnoecology, traditional agriculture, cognitive ethnobotany, material sources, traditional pharmacognosy, ethnoconservation strategies, bioprospection of ethno-directed knowledge, and documentation and protection of ethnobotanical knowledge.With chapters written by experts in the field, the book provides comprehensive information on the tribals (the indigenous populations of the region) and knowledge on plants that grow around them. The volume looks at ethnic diversity of people of the region ethnic food plants and food preparationethnomedical aspects of plants of the region, including hepatoprotective properties, uses to alleviate skin diseases, contraceptive uses, the trade in Indian medicinal plantsmulitidisciplinary approaches for herbal medicine explorationThe volume includes the details of the plants studies, their medicinal uses, their scientific names, the specific parts used, and how the plants are used, providing the what, how, and why of plant usage. The book is well illustrated with 23 color and 6 b/w illustrations.Together, the five volumes in the Ethnobotany of India series presents the available ethnobotanical knowledge of India in one place. India's ancient and culturally rich and diverse information and use of ethnobotany will be valuable to those in the fields of botany and plant sciences, pharmacognosy and pharmacology, nutraceuticals, and others. The books also consider the threat to plant biodiversity imposed by environmental degradation, which impacts cultural diversity. "--Provided by publisher Content: Introduction K. V. Krishnamurthy, T. Pullaiah, Bir Bahadur, and S. John Adams Ethnic Diversity of the Indo-Gangetic Region and Central India R. L. S. Sikarwar Ethnobotany of Indus Valley Civilization K. V. Krishnamurthy and Bir Bahadur Ethnic Food Plants of the Indo-Gangetic Plain and Central India Sudip Ray Ethnomedicinal Plants of the Indo-Gangetic Region and Central India Chowdhury H. Rahaman , Suman K. Mandal, and T. Pullaiah An Overview of Ethnoveterinary Medicines of the Indo-Gangetic Region R. L. S. Sikarwar Trade in Indian Medicinal Plants D. K. Ved, S. Noorunnisa Begum, and K. Ravi Kumar Ethnobotany of Useful Plants in the Indo-Gangetic Plain and Central India Vijay V. Wach A Review on Ethnobotany of Hepatoprotective Plants of India Maddi Ramaiah Ethnomedicine for Skin Diseases in India J. Koteswara Rao, J. Suneetha, R. Ratna Manjula, and T. V. V. Seetharami Reddi Ethnobotany of Plant Contraceptives Baljot Kaur Ethnobotany of Neem Tree (Azadirachta Indica A. Juss): A Review K. Sri Rama Murthy, T. Pullaiah, Bir Bahadur, and K. V. Krishnamurthy Ethnogenomics of Some of Traditionally Used Plants: An Emerging Discipline of Biology Bir Bahadur, Gorti Bala Pratyusha, and E. Chamundeswari Ethnobotany Post-Genomic Horizons and Multidisciplinary Approaches for Herbal Medicine Exploration: An Overview Manickam Tamil Selvi and Ankanagari Srinivas Indian Ethnobotany: Present Status and Future Prospect Chowdhury Habibur Rahaman Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- List of Contributors -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Ethnobotany of India 5-volume Series -- About the Editors -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Ethnic Diversity in Central and Western Himalaya -- Chapter 3. Ethnic Food Plants and Ethnic Food Preparation in Western and Central Himalayas -- Chapter 4. Ethnomedicinal Plants of Subalpine and Alpine Region of Uttarakhand Himalaya -- Chapter 5. Ethnomedicinal Plants of Western and Central Himalayas -- Chapter 6. Ashtavarga Plants: A Review -- Chapter 7. A Reconnaissance of Ethnic Psychedelic Plants of Western Himalaya and Their Possible Identity to Soma -- Chapter 8. Ethnoveterinary Medicinal Plants of Western and Central Himalayas -- Chapter 9. Ethnobotany of Useful Plant Species in North Western Himalaya, India -- Chapter 10. Ethno-Conservation Practices in North Western Himalaya, India -- Chapter 11. The Sacred Natural Sites, the Social Taboo System and the Scope of Developing Some of the Sites as Biodiversity Heritage Sites, Uttarakhand, Central Himalaya -- Index