Microstylis muscifera Ridley: A Comprehensive Monograph

Microstylis muscifera is one of the important plants of Ashtawarga group. Department of AYUSH has suggested use of substitutes in formulations in absence of original plants however this option is being exploited by manufacturers rendering this precious plant in ignored condition. Hence it becomes important to highlight the therapeutic potentials of this plant in front of scientists so that a justified research is carried out on an important but ignored plant. A limited data with scientific evidences are available in modern literature/internet sources; whereas old texts show valuable evidences in regional languages or in Sanskrit. Hence real uses of the plant are not well understood by scientific fraternity. Purpose of this compilation is to bring all the available information of Microstylis muscifera at a single platform so as to enable scientists working on these plants to know the scientific clues available in ancient literature.

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Dr. Parveen Bansal, Ph.D. (Biochemie), FRSM, FICA (USA), Joint Director, Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot mit 23 Jahren Erfahrung vertrat Indien bei der 23. indischen wissenschaftlichen Expedition in die Antarktis. Zusätzlich zum WHO-Stipendium hat er 160 Forschungsarbeiten, 17 Bücher und 46 Kapitel veröffentlicht und ist Herausgeber/Reviewer von 35 internationalen Zeitschriften.