Indian Medicinal Plants and Therapeutic Uses

India is a major centre of origin and diversity of medicinal plants. The demand for medicinal plants is increasing, and this leads to unscrupulous collection from the wild and adulteration of supplies. Providing high-quality planting material for sustainable use and thereby saving the genetic diversity of plants in the wild is important. In this regard, some of the important medicinal plants and their therapeutic uses are provided. "Indian Medicinal Plants and Therapeutic Uses" offers a unique compendium of 198 medicinal plant species from India.
Key features

• Provides the write-up on each plant including popular nomenclature, occurrence and distribution, botanical description, chemical constituents with references.
• Presents plant parts and chemical constituents, properties and actions, pharmacological principles, parts used, methods of propagation, and therapeutic uses.
• Describes the medicinal uses of more than 198 medicinal plant species from India

This book is of special interest to practitioners of alternative medicine, students of Ayurveda, researchers and industrialists associated with medical botany, pharmacologists, sociologists and medical herbalists and those who are interested in medicinal plants.

List of contents

Contents
About the Authors
Preface
Acknowledgments
A
Abroma augusta (L.) L.f.
Acacia leucophloea Willd.
Acacia mellifera (M. Vahal) Benth
Acacia senegal Willd.
Acalypha ciliata Forsk
Achillea millefolium L.
Achyranthes bidentata Blume
Aconitum chasmanthum Stapf ex Holmes.
Aconitum ferox Wall. ex Ser.
Actaea acuminata Wall. ex Royle
Actaea spicata Linn.
Actinodaphne aungustifolia Hook. fil. & Thomsex Mesin
Adansonia digitata L.
Adenanthera pavonina Linn
Aerva persica (Burm. f.) Merr.
Aganosma dichotoma (Roth) K. Schum
Agave angustifolia Haw.
Aglaia roxburghiana Miq. Hiern
Agrimonia eupatoria L.
Agropyron repens Beauv.
Ailanthus excelsa Roxb.
Ajuga bracteosa Wall. ex Benth.
Albizia lebbeck (Linn.) Willd.
Albizzia saman (Jacq.) F. Muell.
Alhagi pseudalhagi (Bieb.) Desv
Allamanda cathartica Linn.
Allium ascalonicum Linn.
Alocasia indica (Lour.) Spach.
Althaea officinalis Linn.
Altingia excelsa Noronha
Amaranthus tricolor Linn.
Amberboa divaricata Kuntz.
Ammania baccfera L.
Amomum aromaticum Roxb
Amorphophallus campanulatus (Roxb.) Blume ex Decne
Amorphophallus konjac K. Koch
Anacyclus pyrethrum DC
Anchusa italica Retz
Andrographis echioides (L.) Nees
Anemonastrum obtusilobum (D. Don.) Mosyakin
Angelica archangelica Linn.
Angelica glauca Edgew
Annona muricata L.
Annona reticulata L.
Anogeissus latifolia (Roxb. ex DC.) Wall. ex Guill. & Perr.
Anthemis nobilis Linn
Apium leptophyllum (Pers.) F. Muell. ex Benth.
Aquilaria allocha Roxb.
Arctium lappa Linn.
Armoracia lapathifolia Gilib
Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.
B
Baccaurea ramiflora Lour.
Baliospermum montanum (Willd.) Muell. Arg
Balsamodendron myrrha Nees.
Bambusa bambos (L.) Voss.
Barleria prionitis L.
Barringtonia acutangula (Linn.) Gaertn.
Bauhinia purpurea Linn.
Bauhinia racemosa Lamk
Bauhinia tomentosa Linn.
Bergenia ciliata (How) Stemb.
Berringitonia acutangula (L.) Gaerth.
Blepharis maderaspatensis (L.) B. Heyne ex Roth.
Blepharispermum subsessile DC.
Borassus flabellifer L
Breynia androgyna (L.) Chakrab. & N.P. Balakr.
Breynia retusa (Dennst.) Alston
Brugmansia suaveolens (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Bercht. & Presl
C
Callicapra pedunculata R.Br.
Callicarpa macrophylla Vahl
Capparis zeylanica L.
Carapichea ipecacuanha (Brot.) L. Andersson.
Cassia tora (L.)
Cerbera manghas L.
Chenopodium ambrosioides L.
Chromolaena odorata (L.) R. M. King and H. Robinson
Cissampelos pareira L.
Clerodendrum paniculatum L.
Clerodendrum phlomidis Linn.f.
Clerodendrum serratum (Linn.) Moon
Cocculus hirsutus (L.) Diels
Cocculus pendulus (J. R. Forst. & G. Forst) Diels.
Cochlospermum gossypium DC.
Coleus zeylanicus (Benth). L. H. Cramer.
Convolvulus arvensis L.
Couroupita guianensis Aubl.
Crataeva nurvala Buch.-Ham
Crescentia cujeta L.
Crinum defixum Ker. Gawl.
Crinum latifolium L.
Crotalaria burhia Buch.-Ham
Cuminum cyminum L.
Curcuma amada ROXB.
Cyperus scariosus R. Br.
D
Decalepis hamilteionii Wght & Arn.
Desmodium laxiflorum Sensu Miq., p.p.
Desmostachya bipinnata (L.) Stapf
Dialium Coromandelica (Houtt.) Merr.
Diospyros melanoxylon Roxb
E
Elephantopus scaber L.
Elytraria acaulis (L.fil.) Lindau
Eranthemum roseum (Vahl) R. Br.
Eryngium foetidum L.
F
Ferula foetida L.
Flacourtia jangomas (Lour.) Raeusch.
Flacourtia montana Graham
G
Galinsoga parviflora (Cav.)
Galium aparine Linn
Garcinia indica Choisy
Gardenia gummifera L.
Gentiana kurroo Royle.
Gmelina asiatica L.
Gnidia glauca (Fresen.) Gilg.
Gynandropsis gynandra (Linn.) Briq.
H
Helleborus niger Linn.
Hibiscus sabdariffa (L.)
Hippophae rhamnoides Linn.
Hiptage benghalensis (L.) Kurz.
Holoptelea intigrifolia Roxb.
Humulus lupulus Linn.
Hydnocarpus kurzii (King) Warb.
Hygrophila auriculata (Schumach.) Heine
Hyptis suaveolens (L.) Poit.
Hyssopus officinalis Linn.
I
Ibris amara L.
Ichnocarpus frutescens R. Br.
Ipomoea aquatica Forssk
Ipomoea digitata Linn.
Ipomoea muricata (Linn.) Jacq.
Ipomoea pes-caprae (Linn.) Sweet.
Ixora coccinea Linn.
J
Jasminum grandiflorum (L.)
Jatropha glandulifera Roxb.
Juglans regia Linn.
Justicia gendarussa Burm. f.
Justicia procumbens Linn.
Justicia repens (L.)
K
Kaempferia galanga Linn.
Kaempferia parviflora Wall. ex Baker
Kigelia pinnata Jacq. DC
L
Lactuca sativa Linn
Launaea sarmentosa (Willd.) Kuntze
Lawsonia inermis Linn.
Leea aequata Linn.
Leonotis nepetaefolia (L.) R. Br.
Leonurus cardiaca Linn.
Lepidagathis cristata Willd.
Leucas aspera Spreng
Lippia nodiflora Rich.
Luffa acutangula (Linn.) Roxb.
Luffa cylindrica (Linn.) M. J. Roem.
Luffa echinata Roxb.
Lycopus europaeus Linn.
M
Machilus macrantha Nees
Madhuca indica J. F. Gmel.
Majorana hortensis Moench
Malva sylvestris Linn.
Memecylon umbellatum Burm.f.
Mimusops elengi (L.)
Mitragyna parvifolia (Roxb) Korth.
Morinda citrifolia L.
O
Onosma bracteatum Wall.
Operculina turpethum (Linn.) Silva Manso
Origanum vulgare L.
Orthosiphon aristatus (Blume) Miq.
P
Pepromia pellucida (L.) Kunth
Phyllanthus acidus (L.) Skeels
Phyllanthus reticulatus Poir
Pimenta Dioica (L) Merr.
Pimpinella anisum L.
Piper betle L.
Plantago asiatica L.
Pogostemon cablin Benth.
Premna serratifolia L.
R
Rauvolfia tetraphylla L.
Rehum emodi Wall. ex Meissn
Rhinacanthus nasutus (L.) Kurz
Rosmarinus officinalis L.
Rubia cordifolia (L.)
Ruellia tuberosa L.
Rumex vesicarius L.
S
Sarcostemma acidumm Wight. & Arn.
Saussurea lappa C. B. Clarke
Sida cordifolia Linn.
Smilax zeylanica L.
Soymida febrifuga (Roxb.) A. Juss.
Spondias pinnata (L. f.) Kurz.
Swertia chirayita (Roxb. ex Fleming) H. Karst
T
Thunbergia grandiflora (Roxb. ex Rottl.) Roxb.
Thunbergia fragrans Roxb.
Thymus vulgaris L.
Trichopus zeylanicus Gaertn.
Trichosanthes tricuspidata Lour.
U
Uraria crinata (L.) Desv. ex DC.
V
Vernonia anthelmintica (L.) Willd.
W
Wikstroemia indica (L.) C. Meyer
X
Xanthium strumarium L.

About the author

Prof. Srinath Rao is retired professor from Department of Botany, Gulbarga University, Kalburgi, Karnataka, India. He is having 34 years of teaching Post graduate students of Botany and Biotechnology in the field of in vitro propagation of medicinal plants and in vitro enhancement of secondary metabolites. He has successfully guided 25 M.Phil and 27 Ph.D students. He has made significant contributions on in vitro propagation and enhancement of secondary metabolites in some important medicinal plants. He has presented papers in several international conferences held in USA, UK, Germany, France and Sri Lanka. Apart from this, he has given 50 invited lectures in national conferences and International conferences. He published more than 100 research papers in national and International Journals. He has completed 7 major research projects funded by UGC, CSIR and DST.
Dr. Akula Ramakrishna is currently a scientist at Bayer Crop Science, Bangalore, India. Dr. Ramakrishna holds a master's degree from Sri Krishna Devaraya University, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India. He obtained his Ph.D. in biochemistry from University of Mysore, CSIR-CFTRI, Mysuru. He is a Senior Research Fellow of CSIR, New Delhi. He is involved in various research fields such as Plant Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Plant secondary metabolites, Food Science and Technology and Vegetable quality analytics. He has published several research papers in the leading international journals, published books, reviews and book chapters. He is also serving as editorial board member, and reviewer for reputed international journals. Presented over 20 research papers in symposia in India and abroad, as well as few invited lectures in India. He attended the Fifth International Symposium on Plant Neurobiology held in 2009 in Florence, Italy. He also attended the Technical Community of Monsanto (TCM) held in 2016, in St. Louis, Missouri. He is a member of the Indian science congress association and society for biotechnologists (India). He is a fellow of the Society for Applied Biotechnology, India (2012), and recipient of Global Vegetable Research Excellence Award (2017), Global technology recognition, Rapid Recognition Award, and Special recognition from the Monsanto company.

Product details

• Authors: Ramakrishna Akula, Srinath Rao, Srinath Ramakrishna Rao
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 09.12.2025
• EAN: 9781032204246
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3220424-6
• No. of pages: 386
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany, biotechnology, Forensic Science, complementary medicine, Botany & plant sciences, Pharmaceutical technology, Botany and plant sciences, Pharmaceutical chemistry and technology, indian medicinal;plants