ETHNOMEDICINAL PLANT USE AND PRACTICE IN TRADITIONAL MEDICINE

Preface.... xv
• Section 1. Traditional Bases of Ethnobotany
Chapter 1. Ethnobotanical Assessment of Endangered Allium stracheyi (Baker): A Lesser Known Species of
the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, Central Himalaya, India . 1
Chapter 2. Ethnobotanical Wealth of Home Gardens ... 17
Chapter 3. Ethnobotany: The Traditional Medical Science for Alleviating Human Ailments and Suffering.. 38
Chapter 4. Role of Traditional Ethnobotanical Knowledge: Culture and Indigenous Institutions in Medicinal
Plant Conservation.. 58
• Section 2. Pharmacology of Ethnobotanical Plants
Chapter 5. Ethnic Use, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacology of Cyperus rotundus: A Medicinal Plant..... 82
Chapter 6. The Therapeutic Potential of Ethnobotanical Plants in the Treatment of Different Diseases.... 105
Chapter 7. Phytochemistry and Antigenotoxic Properties of Six Ethnobotanically Important Members From
the Family Zingiberaceae... 131
Chapter 8. Ethnobotanical, Phytochemical, and Pharmacological Aspects of Hemidesmus indicus: A Herbal
Bliss for Mankind.. 154
Chapter 9. The Chemical Constituents, Anti-Inflammatory, Anti-Oxidant, and Ethnomedicinal Properties of
Aloe barbadensis... 181
Chapter 10. Ethnopharmacological Properties of Family Asteraceae.. 199
• Section 3. Traditional Practices of Ethnobotanical Plants
Chapter 11. Ethnobotanical Uses of Medicinal Plants for the Treatment of Herniated Disc in Turkish
Traditional Medicine... 221
Chapter 12. Turkish Herbal Medicine in the Treatment of Back Pain .... 235
Chapter 13. A Review of Traditional Medicinal Plants Used for Treatment of Leucorrhoea in India....... 252
Chapter 14 Wild Plants Used as a Forest Ecosystem Services by the Local Inhabitants of Champawat District of Uttarakhand to the Subsistence of Their Livelihood .... 267
Chapter 15 Plant Species Used by Locals as Ethno-Medicine in Gulmarg Wildlife Sanctuary, Kashmir Himalaya (India) ... 285
Compilation of References .. 301
About the Contributors... 372
Index..... 378

Traditional medicinal knowledge, especially the use of ethnomedicinal plants in developing countries, has been passed down for generations. Today, however, scientists are poised to combine traditional medicinal plants and modern drug discoveries to further develop essential products that have followed the leads of indigenous cures used for centuries.

Ethnomedicinal Plant Use and Practice in Traditional Medicine provides emerging research exploring the theoretical and practical aspects of indigenous knowledge and therapeutic potential within ethnobotany. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as drug discovery, traditional knowledge, and herbal medicine, this book is ideally designed for doctors, healers, medical professionals, ethnobotanists, naturalists, academicians, researchers, and students interested in current research on the medical use and applications of natural-based resources.

The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:
• Alternative Treatment
• Botany
• Drug Discovery
• Ethnobotany
• Folk Medicine
• Herbal Medicine
• Medical Diagnosis
• Natural Products
• Traditional Knowledge