Healing Herbs for Arthritis and Rheumatism

This comprehensive treatise is first of its kind providing valuable, interdisciplinary information on 547 healing herbs for treatment of arthritis and rheumatism to form a highly structured reference guide to the world at large; covering updated details of nomenclature, English, Hindi and Sanskrit names, distribution, part(s) used, reproductive cycle, folk use(s), active constituents and the original source of information. Inclusion of 28 photographs, 8 figures and 4 tables enhance the value of the compilation significantly. It is hoped, this invaluable treatise with its comprehensive coverage of the subject would help researchers and the medicinal plant industry in general for development of newer plant based drugs for alleviating human suffering.

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Prof. SK Sood is former chairman and Dean Life Sciences, HP University, Shimla. He has had a brilliant academic career followed by over 30 years of teaching and conducting research. His current major interests are in the theory and practice of systematics, flora of North-West Himalaya, ethnic tribes and conservation research.