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‘Medicinal Herbs for Pharma Industry’ is the title of this book, which was written with the goal of making this integrated field of science a movement in the country. Introduction, Resources of Herbal Drugs to Pharma Industry, Enumeration by Trade Names to Scientific Details are some of the parts that cover the various aspects of medicinal plants. The correct botanical name, important synonyms if any, plant name in Marathi, Hindi, Sanskrit, and English if any, family, part/s used, and, most importantly, qualities and uses of each medicinal plant are explained, along with chemical ingredients as available from literature. Color images of key medicinal plants have been provided, which will aid in the accurate identification of the plants' morphology. Readers/users of this work should consult the Floras, both regional and district-level, published in this state for distribution and taxonomic description of these species. They are included under bibliography. Foresters, pharmacists, botanists, agriculturists, and entrepreneurs, as well as the general public, are expected to benefit from a greater understanding of medicinal plants, their cultivation, development, preservation, marketing, and overall conservation, both in-situ and ex-situ. Forest conservation and development, particularly medicinal plants, rely heavily on the cooperation and participation of all individuals and families. It will be advantageous to those who are concerned about their correct identification. The trade names and plant chemicals revealed by them will be very useful to industrialists, enthusiasts, professors, students and research experts in the field of science.