Medicinal Plants Of Bangladesh And West Bengal: Botany, Natural Products, & Ethnopharmacology (natural Products Chemistry Of Global Plants)

Medicinal Plants of Bangladesh and West Bengal is a complete compendium. It provides the scientific name, classification, local name(s), historical background, local medicinal uses, botanical description, chemical constituents, pharmacological activity and toxicology of more than 100 medicinal spices used in Bengal. Chemical structures of active constituents are provided as well as numerous references. This book is an indispensable tool for researchers, as well as graduates in various disciplines, including pharmacy, pharmacology, medicine, biotechnology, nutrition, cosmetology and drug development. It is also suitable for anyone who is looking for natural products as leads to be developed in therapeutics, functional nutrition or cosmetology. Focuses on a group of herbs with economic importance - the spices. These herbs demonstrate the richness of chemical diversity and potential pharmacological applications Features field photos with local healers, markets and mode of preparation as well as providing a complete monograph for each plant Discusses the collection and observation of each medicinal spice and presents the ethnopharmacology recorded by the author in Bengal Provides a wealth of scientific information on medicinal spices from an expert in the field Fills an important niche due to the increasing global interests in natural foods and botanical drugs Cover......Page 1 Half Title......Page 2 Series Page......Page 3 Title Page......Page 4 Copyright Page......Page 5 Dedication......Page 6 Contents......Page 8 Introduction to Book Series......Page 20 Preface......Page 22 About the Author......Page 24 1.2 Andrographis paniculata (Burm. f.) Wall. ex Nees......Page 26 1.4 Barleria prionitis L.......Page 27 1.6 Justicia adhatoda L.......Page 28 1.7 Justicia gendarussa L.......Page 29 1.9 Ruellia tuberosa L.......Page 30 2.1 Acorus calamus L.......Page 31 3.1 Agave americana L.......Page 32 4.1 Alangium lamarckii Thwaites......Page 33 5.2 Sagittaria trifolia L.......Page 34 6.2 Aerva lanata (L.) A.L. Juss. ex Schultes......Page 35 6.4 Alternanthera paronychioides A. St. –Hil......Page 36 6.6 Alternanthera sessilis (L.) DC......Page 37 6.8 Amaranthus cruentus L.......Page 38 6.10 Amaranthus spinosus L.......Page 39 7.1 Anacardium occidentale L.......Page 41 7.3 Mangifera indica L.......Page 42 7.5 Spondias cythera Sonn......Page 43 8.1 Annona reticulata L.......Page 45 8.3 Polyalthia longifolia (Sonn.) Thwaites......Page 46 9.2 Ferula assafoetida L.......Page 48 10.2 Allamanda cathartica L.......Page 49 10.4 Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T. Aiton......Page 50 10.6 Ervatamia divaricata (L.) Burkill......Page 51 10.8 Hoya parasitica Wall. ex Wight......Page 52 10.10 Nerium indicum Mill......Page 53 10.11 Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth. ex Kurz......Page 54 10.12 Tylophora indica (Burm.f.) Merr......Page 55 11.3 Alocasia acuminata Schott......Page 56 11.5 Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G. Don......Page 57 11.8 Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson......Page 58 11.9 Anthurium andraeanum Lind......Page 59 11.11 Homalomena aromatica (Spreng.) Schott......Page 60 11.13 Remusatia vivipara Schott......Page 61 12.2 Borassus flabellifer L.......Page 62 13.1 Aristolochia indica L.......Page 64 14.1 Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.......Page 65 15.1 Ageratum conyzoides L.......Page 66 15.3 Eclipta alba (L.) Hassk.......Page 67 15.5 Pseudognaphalium luteo album (L.) Hilliard & B.L. Burtt......Page 68 15.6 Spilanthes acmella (L.) L.......Page 69 15.7 Wedelia chinensis (Osbeck) Merr.......Page 70 15.8 Xanthium strumarium L.......Page 71 16.1 Impatiens balsamina L.......Page 72 17.1 Oroxylum indicum (L.) Vent.......Page 73 18.2 Bombax ceiba L.......Page 74 19.2 Brassica campestris L.......Page 76 19.5 Brassica sinapis Visiani......Page 77 20.1 Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.......Page 79 21.1 Garuga pinnata Roxb.......Page 80 22.1 Abelia chinensis R. Br.......Page 81 23.1 Mesua ferrea L.......Page 82 24.1 Anogeissus acuminata (Roxb. ex DC.) Guill., Perr. & A. Rich.......Page 83 24.4 Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Roxb.......Page 84 24.5 Terminalia chebula Retz......Page 86 25.2 Ipomoea aquatica Forssk.......Page 87 25.4 Ipomoea mauritiana Jacq.......Page 88 26.1 Kalanchoe pinnata (Lam.) Pers......Page 91 27.2 Coccinia grandis (L.) J. Voigt......Page 92 27.4 Trichosanthes anguina L.......Page 93 28.1 Cyperus rotundus L.......Page 94 29.1 Dillenia indica L.......Page 95 30.1 Dioscorea bulbifera L.......Page 96 31.2 Dipterocarpus turbinatus Gaertn.......Page 97 31.3 Shorea robusta Gaertn.......Page 98 32.1 Dracaena spicata Roxb.......Page 99 33.1 Diospyros peregrina (Gaertn.) Gürke......Page 100 34.2 Acalypha indica L.......Page 101 34.4 Euphorbia nivulia Buch.-Ham......Page 102 34.5 Jatropha curcas L.......Page 103 34.7 Macaranga peltata (Roxb.) Mull-Arg......Page 104 34.10 Ricinus communis L.......Page 105 34.11 Suregada multiflora (A. Juss.) Baill......Page 108 34.12 Tragia involucrata L.......Page 109 35.2 Acacia arabica var indica Benth......Page 110 35.4 Acacia concinna (Willd.) DC......Page 111 35.6 Adenanthera pavonina L.......Page 112 35.8 Albizia odoratissima (L.f.) Benth.......Page 113 35.9 Albizia procera (Roxb.) Benth.......Page 114 35.10 Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub.......Page 115 35.12 Cajanus cajan (L.) Huth......Page 116 35.14 Dalbergia sissoo Roxb. ex DC......Page 118 35.15 Desmodium motorium (Houtt.) Merr......Page 119 35.17 Indigofera tinctoria L.......Page 120 35.19 Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC.......Page 121 35.20 Pterocarpus santalinus L.f.......Page 122 35.21 Saraca asoca (Roxb.) De Wilde......Page 123 35.23 Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers......Page 124 36.2 Flacourtia jangomas (Lour.) Raeusch......Page 126 36.4 Hydnocarpus kurzii (King) Warb.......Page 127 36.5 Xylosma longifolia Clos......Page 128 37.1 Swertia chirayita H. Karst.......Page 129 38.1 Rhynchotechum ellipticum (Wall. ex D. Dietr.) A. DC.......Page 130 39.1 Hydrolea zeylanica (L.) Vahl......Page 131 40.3 Anisomeles indica (L.) Kuntze......Page 133 40.4 Hyptis suaveolens (L.) Poit.......Page 134 40.5 Leonurus sibiricus L.......Page 135 40.6 Leucas aspera (Willd.) Link......Page 136 40.8 Salvia plebeia R.Br......Page 137 41.2 Litsea glutinosa (Lour.) C.B. Rob.......Page 139 42.2 Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng......Page 140 43.2 Leea macrophylla Roxb......Page 142 44.2 Allium sativum L.......Page 144 44.3 Asparagus racemosus Willd......Page 145 45.2 Sonneratia apetala Buch.-Ham.......Page 146 46.1 Hiptage benghalensis (L.) Kurz......Page 147 47.2 Abutilon indicum (L.) Sweet......Page 148 47.4 Sida acuta Burm.f......Page 149 47.5 Urena lobata L.......Page 150 48.2 Melia azedarach L.......Page 151 49.2 Cocculus hirsutus (L.) Diels......Page 153 49.4 Stephania japonica (Thunb.) Miers......Page 154 49.5 Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Miers ex Hook. f. & Thomson......Page 155 50.1 Glinus oppositifolius (L.) Aug. DC......Page 156 51.2 Ficus hispida L.f......Page 157 51.3 Ficus racemosa L.......Page 158 51.6 Streblus asper Lour......Page 159 52.1 Moringa oleifera Lam......Page 161 53.1 Musa paradisiaca L.......Page 162 54.2 Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels......Page 163 54.3 Syzygium nervosum DC.......Page 165 55.2 Nymphaea pubescens Willd......Page 167 56.1 Jasminum sambac (L.) Aiton......Page 169 56.2 Nyctanthes arbor-tristis L.......Page 170 57.1 Ludwigia octovalvis (N. Jacq.) P.H. Raven......Page 171 58.2 Cymbidium aloifolium (L.) Sw......Page 173 58.3 Peristylus constrictus (Lindl.) Lindl......Page 174 59.2 Oxalis corniculata L.......Page 175 60.1 Pandanus tectorius Parkinson......Page 177 61.1 Passiflora foetida L.......Page 178 62.2 Antidesma roxburghii Wall. ex Tul......Page 179 62.4 Bridelia stipularis (L.) Blume......Page 180 62.6 Phyllanthus emblica L.......Page 181 62.8 Phyllanthus reticulatus Poir......Page 182 63.2 Plumbago zeylanica L.......Page 184 64.2 Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers......Page 186 64.4 Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash......Page 188 65.2 Polygonum plebeium R. Br......Page 189 66.1 Naravelia zeylanica (L.) DC......Page 190 67.1 Ziziphus mauritiana Lam......Page 191 68.2 Rosa centifolia L.......Page 192 69.2 Anthocephalus cadamba (Roxb.) Miq......Page 193 69.3 Borreria articularis (L. f.) F.N. Williams......Page 194 69.5 Hymenodictyon orixense (Roxb.) Mabb......Page 195 69.7 Morinda angustifolia Roxb......Page 196 69.8 Mussaenda glabrata (Hook. f.) Hutch. ex Gamble......Page 197 69.10 Paederia foetida L.......Page 199 70.1 Aegle marmelos (L.) Corrêa......Page 200 70.3 Feronia elephantum Corrêa......Page 201 70.5 Murraya koenigii (L.) Spreng......Page 202 71.1 Santalum album L.......Page 203 72.2 Schleichera oleosa (Lour.) Oken......Page 204 73.2 Mimusops elengi L.......Page 206 74.1 Limnophila indica (L.) Druce......Page 208 74.2 Scoparia dulcis L.......Page 209 75.1 Smilax zeylanica L.......Page 210 76.2 Datura metel L.......Page 211 76.3 Physalis minima L.......Page 212 76.4 Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal......Page 213 77.1 Abroma augusta (L.) L. f.......Page 214 78.1 Grewia hirsuta Vahl......Page 215 79.1 Trema orientalis (L.) Bl......Page 216 80.1 Boehmeria nivea (L.) Gaudich......Page 217 81.2 Clerodendrum indicum (L.) Kuntze......Page 218 81.5 Vitex negundo L.......Page 219 82.1 Cissus quadrangularis L.......Page 221 83.2 Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd......Page 222 83.3 Alpinia nigra (Gaertn.) B. L. Burtt......Page 223 83.6 Kaempferia rotunda L.......Page 224 83.7 Zingiber cassumunar Roxb......Page 226 References......Page 228 Bibliography......Page 272 Index of Binomial Denominations......Page 276 Index of Common Names......Page 294 Index of Local Names......Page 298 **__Medicinal Plants of Bangladesh and West Bengal__**Focuses on a group of herbs with economic importance - the spices. These herbs demonstrate the richness of chemical diversity and potential pharmacological applicationsFeatures field photos with local healers, markets and mode of preparation as well as providing a complete monograph for each plantDiscusses the collection and observation of each medicinal spice and presents the ethnopharmacology recorded by the author in BengalProvides a wealth of scientific information on medicinal spices from an expert in the fieldFills an important niche due to the increasing global interests in natural foods and botanical drugs