Medicinal plant cultivation has received an impetus in the recent years
due to revival of interest in herbal medicines necessitating
authoritative information on cultivation and utilization of this
valuable flora. The book on Medicinal Plants includes information on
current status of medicinal plants, their phytochemistry, quality
control, good agricultural practices and good manufacturing practices in
medicinal plants and information on commercially grown medicinal plants
and those important in trade. Details on botany, crop improvement, crop
protection, crop production, post harvest handling, chemical
composition, chemical analyses and uses of commercially grown crops are
also included. The book which is a systematic compilation of available
information on promising 65 medicinal species helps in providing
specific information on the cultivation and utilization of these crops
to farmers, academicians, students and related user industries. This
documented information also serves to give an insight to the major
research lacunae and formulate appropriate research strategies in these
crops.