Medicinal Plants of North-East India.

The book deals with the rich medicinal plant resources of North East India. It includes a comprehensive analysis on the Diversity, Status, Trade, Conservation and Cultivation of medicinal plants of the area besides giving individual species description of 600 plant species with their traditional medicinal uses. The taxonomic treatment on each species is up-to-date with latest and correct nomenclature and rarity status. The analysis of the trade structure in medicinal plants incorporating the name and description of species, quantum and volume of trade, status of trade and identification of trade related crucial factors are unique and comprehensive. It emphasizes the cultivation status of the medicinal plant in NE India giving information on the plant species prioritized for cultivation by NMPB as well as identifying several indigenous Plant species prioritized for cultivation. It includes a discussion on the status and diversity of indigenous medicinal plant species of NE India with comprehensive analysis on the existing pattern of conservation, and the future possibilities.