Synopsis Contents: Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements. Abbreviations. Introduction. Contents of volume 1 to 4 (Plants covered). Monographs: 1. Abelmoschus moschatus (Linn.) Medik. 2. Acacia nilotica (Linn.) Willd. ex Delile ssp. indica (Benth.) Brenan. 3. Achillea millefolium Linn. 4. Agave americana Linn. 5. Alangium salvifolium (Linn.f.) Wang. var. salvifolium. 6. Alternanthera sessilis (Linn.) R. Br. ex DC. 7. Ammi majus Linn. 8. Anthocephalus chinensis (Lamk.) A. Rich. ex Walp. 9. Argyreia nervosa (Burm.f.) Bojer. 10. Aristolochia bracteolata Lamk. 11. Avicennia officinalis Linn. 12. Balanites aegyptiaca (Linn.) Delile. 13. Basella alba Linn. var. alba. 14. Bauhinia variegata Linn. 15. Bombax ceiba Linn. 16. Callicarpa macrophylla Vahl. 17. Calotropis procera (Ait.) Ait. f. ssp. hamiltonii (wight) Ali. 18. Coccinia grandis (Linn.) Voigt. 19. Colebrookea oppositifolia Smith. 20. Cryptolepis buchanani Roem and Schult. 21. Cuscuta reflexa Roxb. 22. Derris indica (Lamk.) Bennet. 23. Didymocarpus pedicellatus R. Br. 24. Erythrina variegata Linn. 25. Ferula assa-foetida Linn. 26. Haldina cordifolia (Willd. ex. Roxb.) Ridsdale. 27. Holoptelea integrifolia (Roxb.) Planch. 28. Hydnocarpus pentandra (Buch.-Ham.) Oken. 29. Leucas plukenetii (Roth) Spreng. 30. Ocimum sanctum Linn. 31. Oxalis corniculata Linn. 32. Peristrophe paniculata (Forssk.) Brummitt. 33. Pimpinella anisum Linn. 34. Salacia chinensis Linn. Appendices: 1. Evaluation of crude drugs. 2. Phytochemical evaluation of raw material. 3. Methods for the isolation of markers. 4. Drying and storage of raw material. 5. Pesticide residue and microbial contamination. 6. Plants allocated to various institutes. Indices: I. Botanical names. II. Chemical constituents. III. Other names of the plants.