Blurb
Currently ethnobotany has been a subject of wide interest for research in developing and developed countries. The book has been dedicated to the doyen of Indian ethnobiology, Dr. S.K. Jain, FNA, popularly known as Father of Indian Ethnobotany . The book comprises very important articles written by notable ethnobiologists/ botanists on different aspects of ethnobotany. The book would certainly be useful to the students, researchers and teachers working on various aspects of ethnobotany and helpful to various pharmaceutical industries in exploring plants for preparation of new drugs.
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SECTION – A
1. Ethnobotany, Ethnobiology, Ethnopharmacology, Bioprospecting of Traditional Knowledge and Evolution of Benefit Sharing – P. Pushpangadan, V. George, T.P. Ijinu & S. Rajasekharan
2. Role of Ethnobotany in search of newer Drug Plants & in Conservation of Biological Diversity: Some concerns & issues – R. R. Rao
3. Promising Ethnobotanical Plants and Prospects of Plant based Cottage Industries in Tribal areas of Odisha, India – Harish Singh
4. Folklore Driven Osteogenic Compounds for Modern Therapeutics from Fracture Healing Plants of Uttarakhand Himalaya – K. R. Arya & Chetan Sharma
5. Restoration Ethnobotany: Applying Traditional Ecological Knowledge – Veena Chandra
6. Wild Edible Plants used by the Dimasa tribe of Barak Valley (Assam) – Madhumita Nath, BK Dutta & PK Hajra
7. Edible Plants of Ladakh used in Ethnic Food – D.P. Nagar & Ashok K. Jain
8. Bark Drugs as Indian Ethnomedicine - Modern Therapeutics and Future Prospects – Sayyada Khatoon & Saba Irshad
9. Ethnobotanical Studies in North East India: A Review – A. A. Mao & D.K. Roy
10. Unique Floral Diversity and its Cultural Intricacy with Tribals of Rajasthan – Anita Jain & Satish Kumar Sharma
11. Ethno-conservation of Threatened Plants of Western Himalaya - Traditional Practices and Current Scenario – S.K. Srivastava and Prashant K. Pusalkar
12. Floristic and Ethnobotanical Studies in Residuary Andhra Pradesh – T. Pullaiah, S. Sandhya Rani, K. Sri Rama Murthy & S. Karuppusamy
13. The Saga of Indian Sacred Plants – R.L.S. Sikarwar
14. Popular Sacred Plants in Prabha`t Samgiita – Vartika Jain
15. Ethnolichenological Studies in India: Future Prospects – D. K. Upreti, Rajesh Bajpai, S. Nayaka & B. N. Singh
16. Changing Trends and Emerging Challenges in Plant Taxonomy with Particular Reference to India – R.R. Rao
17. A Revisit to the Taxonomy of Indian Citrus L. (Rutaceae) – K N Nair & Susheel Kumar
18. Ethno-veterinary Practices in India: A Review – Sushmita Shrivastava & Ashok K. Jain SECTION – B
19. Golden leaves from the Life of Dr S.K. Jain: Who Nurtured ethnobotany for over half a Century – Sudhir Chandra
20. Botanical Survey of India: The Epicenter of Ethnobotanical Studies of Dr. S.K. Jain – A. K. Sahoo
21. Institute of Ethnobiology: A Treasure of Ethnobotanical Knowledge – Ashok K. Jain
22. Personal Glimpses with Dr. S. K. Jain
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