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The book aims to ignite the minds of academicians so that new arenas of research open up. The book will provide data about the seeds of 150 Indian medicinal plants at glance, giving the readers a quick handy view on the information about a particular seed of interest. This book will be a comprehensive and scientifically accurate guide to the best-known and most important 150 medicinal plants seeds. The book includes descriptions of 150 medicinal plants seeds. Each entry gives a short summary of each seed with a description of the plant, the geographical origin, therapeutic category, historical and modern uses, active ingredients and pharmacological effects of the seeds. 150 full-colour photographs assist in the identification of the plants seeds. It will be an essential reference guide for health care professionals, students, researchers, botanists and especially pharmacists - or anyone with an interest in seeds of medicinal plants and their uses. The plants are integral part of the human life and the seed is the most vital entity of the life cycle of a plant which has been given due importance in the present book.

Contents: Introduction. Medicinal Plants Seeds Data: 1. Abelmoschus moschatus. 2. Abrus precatorius. 3. Abutilon indicum. 4. Acacia concinna. 5. Acacia Senegal. Acalypha indica. 7. Achyranthes aspera. 8. Acmella oleracea. 9. Adenanthera pavonina. 10. Aegle marmelos. 11. Ailanthus excels. 12. Alangium salviifolium. 13. Aloe vera. 14. Amomum subulatum. 15. Andrographis paniculata. 16. Anethum graveolens. 17. Annona reticulata. 18. Annona squamosa. 19. Anogeissus latifolia. 20. Argemone Mexicana. 21. Argyreia nervosa. 22. Aristolochia bracteolata. 23. Arnica montana. 24. Asparagus racemosus. 25. Asphodelus tenuifolius. 26. Azadirachta indica. 27. Balanites aegyptiaca. 28. Bambusa arundinaceae. 29. Barringtonia acutangula. 30. Basella alba. 31. Bixa orellana. 32. Bombax ceiba. 33. Boswellia serrata. 34. Bryonopsis laciniosa. 35. Bachananania lanzan. 36. Caesalpinia bonduc. 37. Calonyction muricatum. 38. Calotropis gigantea. 39. Cannabis sativa. 40. Carissa carandas. 41. Cascabela thevetia. 42. Cassia fistula. 43. Catharanthus roseus. 44. Casuarinas equisetifolia. 45. Ceiba pentandra. 46. Celastrus paniculatus. 47. Chamaecrista absus. 48. Citrullus colocynthis. 49. Citrus medica. 50. Cleome viscosa. 51. Clerodendrum phlomidis. 52. Clitoria ternatea. 53. Cordia dichotoma. 54. Cucurbita pepo. 55. Dalbergia sissoo. 56. Datura inoxia. 57. Datura stramonium. 58. Delonix regia. 59. Drypetes roxburghii. 60. Eclipta prostrata. 61. Elettaria cardamomum. 62. Embelia ribes. 63. Ficus benghalensis. 64. Ficus racemosa. 65. Ficus religiosa. 66. Gloriosa superba. 67. Glycine max. 68. Gmelina arborea. 69. Helianthus annuus. 70. Helicteres isora. 71. Hibiscus sabdariffa. 72. Holarrhena antidysenterica. 73. Holoptelea integrifolia. 74. Jacaranda mimosifolia. 75. Jatropha curcas. 76. Jatropha gossypifolia. 77. Justicia adhatoda. 78. Lagerstroemia speciosa. 79. Lawsonia inermis. 80. Leonotis nepetifolia. 81. Lepidium sativum. 82. Leptadenia reticulata. 83. Leucaena leucocephala. 84. Linum usitatissimum. 85. Luffa echinata. 86. Mallotus philippensis. 87. Manikara hexandra. 88. Millettia pinnata. 89. Mimosa homata.90. Mimosa pudica. 91. Mimusops elengi. 92. Moringa oleifera. 93. Mucuna pruriens. 94. Maurraya koenigii. 95. Nelumbo nucifera. 96. Neolamarckia cadamba. 97. Nigella sativa. 98. Nyctanthes arbar-tristis. 99. Ocimum basilicum. 100. Oroxylum indicum. 101. Pedalium murex. 102. Peltophorum pterocarpum. 103. Phyllanthus emblica. 104. Pithecellobium dulce. 105. Plantago ovate. 106. Plumbago zeylanica. 107. Polyalthia longifolia. 108. Papaver somniferum. 109. Physalis minima. 110. Prosopis cineraria. 111. Psoralea corylifolia. 112. Rauvolfia serpentine. 113. Ricinus communis. 114. Santalum album. 115. Sapindus trifoliatus. 116. Semecarpus anacardium. 117. Senna occidentalis. 118. Senna siamea. 119. Senna tora. 120. Sesbania grandiflora. 121. Solanum diphyllum. 122. Solanum nigrum. 123. Solanum virginianum. 124. Sphaeranthus indicus. 125. Sterculia foetida. 126. Sterculia urens. 127. Strychnos nux –vomica. 128. Strychnos potatorum. 129. Syzygium cumini. 130. Tamarindus indica. 131. Tecoma stans. 132. Tecomella undulata. 133. Tectona grandis. 134. Tephrosia purpurea. 135. Terminalia arjuna. 136. Terminalia bellirica. 137. Terminalia catappa. 138. Terminalia chebula. 139. Thespesia populnea. 140. Trachyspermum ammi. 141. Tribulus terrestris. 142. Vachellia nilotica. 143. Vachellia tortilis. 144. Verbesina encelioides. 145. Vernonia anthelmintica. 146. Vitex negundo. 147. Wattakaka volubilis. 148. Withania somnifera. 149. Wrightia tinctoria. 150. Ziziphus nummularia. Colour plates.