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Synopsis This book contains information about the use of common plants to cure common ailments. It deals with range of problems from the common cold and sunburn to chronic problems like diabetes and gastric troubles, using materials available at home. It is popular knowledge gained from the experience of generations. The suggested treatments are simple, inexpensive and easy to follow, they are recommended only as primary health care measures. The book is beautifully illustrated with line drawings of each plant to facilitate easy identification. This book will be useful as a first-aid instructional manual, using the available materials on hand. As the literature on this subject is fragmentary and not available in one place, it would be of great help to the interested reader. This book will also be a handy guide to rural and indigent people who cannot afford modern hospital treatment. It cab be used to colleges of Ayurveda, and by pharmacists, exporters, collectors and botanists engaged in the field of medicinal plants.