Synopsis This compilation is the first in the series, intended to bring together all the scattered scientific information regarding important actions and uses, Ayurvedic properties, formulations, preparations, therapeutic efficacy, substitutes, adulterants, pharmacognostic characters, chemical constituents, pharmacological and toxicological properties, propagation, cultivation, trade and commerce etc. on 40 medicinal plants with coloured photographs and exhaustive bibliography. Although a number of books on Indian medicinal plants have been published, their scope was confined to certain disciplines only. The book incorporates practically all aspects on these medicinal plants and would be useful for the research scientists and physicians.