The present book "Ethnobotany and Medicinal Plants of India and Nepal" is next publication in the series on Indian Medicinal Plants. The contributors of the papers in this book are well known Indian Ethnobotanists who have furnished authenticated data for further scientific and clinical tests. The information about the medicinal plants spread over 325 pages, covers various tribal communities from north to south and east to west and different ailments cured in nature's dispensary. Beautiful phtographs of some medicinal plants have also been provided by some contributors. The information furnished in the book will be useful for controlling biopiracy, backing conservation stretegies and facilitate better understanding of phytotherapy research.

India has been bestowed by nature with many medicinal plants are used in Allopathic, Ayurvedic, Unani, etc., medicines. The book Indian Medicinal plants provides most authentic and valuable information on medicinal plants of India and its adjacent countries including Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan, Bangladesh etc. Therefore, it will be useful to the botanists, researchers, Medicinal Practioners, drug cultivators/ collectors and those interested on the economic resources of India. The book is a reprint of the revised IInd Ed. of 1935. Vol. 1 to 4 (Text) 2791 pages and vols. 1-4 (Plates) 1033. Illustrations.