Indian Medicinal Plants

by Kanhoba Ranchoddas Kirtikar | 1918

Summary: A comprehensive work on Indian Botany including plant synonyms in various languages, habitat description and uses in traditional medicine, such as Ayurveda.

Source 1: motilalbanarsidass.com
Source 2: archive.org

Note! This is a work-in-progress. New chapters will be added regularly, so make sure to come back soon. (Latest update: 2018-05-01)

Contents of this online book ( + / - )

The full text of the Indian Medicinal Plants in English is available here and publically accesible (free to read online). Of course, I would always recommend buying the book so you get the latest edition. You can see all this book’s content by visiting the pages in the below index:

Preface

Introduction, part 1: History of the study of medicinal plants

Introduction, part 2: Vernacular names of medicinal plants

Introduction, part 3: The materia medica of Sanskrit literature

Introduction, part 4: Modern medicinal works

Introduction, part 5: Medicinal supply of indigenous drugs

Notes on the Soma plant

Notes on the knowledge of medicinal plants

Notes on the importance of Sanskrit names of medicinal plants

Notes on the elementary (cardinal) properties of medicines

Ranunculaceae (buttercup family)

Dilleniaceae family