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Ayurvedic Herbs A Clinical Guide to the Healing Plants of Traditional Indian MedicineM. S. Premila, PhDChief Manager of Herbal Drugs, Retired, SPIC Pharmaceuticals Division, India

A single-source reference on the most important and best-investigated Ayurvedic herbs

This book examines the clinical information available on more than 60 Ayurvedic herbs to determine how their use in traditional Indian medicine is supported by modern scientific study. Plants are grouped according to body systems and each entry includes a description, information on the source plant, distribution and traditional use, active chemical constituents, relevant pharmacology, and details of clinical studies and safety findings. This unique book also includes a brief history of Ayurveda, examines the history of drug development and evaluation in ancient India, and identifies current trends resulting from scientific investigation.

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Publication Date: November 15, 2006.Available: 2006. Available now.$34.95 soft. ISBN-13: 978-0-7890-1768-0 / ISBN-10: 0-7890-1768-7.$59.95 hard. ISBN-13: 978-0-7890-1767-3 / ISBN-10: 0-7890-1767-9.Pages: 14 chapters. xviii + 368 pp. with Index. Includes a separate section of colored illustrations.LC#: 2005034847Categories: Herbs and Herbal Medicine; Health Care and Medicine; Agriculture and Horticulture; Alternative Medicine; Medical StudiesWeb: http://www.HaworthPress.com/store/product.asp?sku=5683.

Worldwide interest in Ayurveda is growing quickly, especially in the United States, Europe, and Japan. But until now information on Western-style clinical trials on Ayurveda herbs has been scattered and no single source for descriptions, comments, and references has existed. Ayurvedic Herbs presents the first critical validation of Ayurvedic medicine, extensively referenced for physicians and clinicians interested in alternative and adjunctive therapies. This unique book is essential for making informed choices on herb use, offering clinical trial data, results of pharmacological studies, and safety information.

Ayurvedic Herbs examines:• gastrointestinal agents• hepatoprotective agents• respiratory tract agents• cardiovascular drugs• urinary tract drugs• antirheumatic agents• skin and trauma care agents• gynecological agents• antidiabetic agents• CNS agents• rasayana drugs• dental and ophthamological agents• and much more

Ayurvedic Herbs includes cross-references to chapters when a particular plant has more than one indication and watercolor illustrations of twelve major herbs.

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“A WELL REFERENCED, SCIENTIFIC COMPENDIUM. . . . USEFUL to all serious students of Ayurveda and Herbalism. . . . ADDS TO THE LIST OF IMPORTANT TEXTBOOKS that belong on the shelves of Ayurvedic and Herbal practitioners. . . . AN IMPORTANT BRIDGE BETWEEN EAST AND WEST; BETWEEN PAST AND PRESENT and contributes in an important way to the future of Ayurveda.”—Dr. Marc Halpern, President, California College of Ayurveda; Co-founder, National Ayurvedic Medical Association; Co-founder, California Association of Ayurvedic Medicine

“A WONDERFUL WORK ON AYURVEDIC HERBS. . . . Ayurvedic herbology-known as Dravyaguna in Sanskrit is an integral part of Ayurvedic approach to well being. Traditional books written by great scholars have always given the detail insight of each herb based on Ayurvedic principles of Rasa, virya, Vipaka, and Prabhava. But still these books lack a researched-based critical validation and efficacy on these herbs. The present work by Dr. Premila has very effectively fulfilled the gap. . . . I am sure this will prove A GREAT RESOURCE for all Ayurvedic physicians as well as western herbalists. I feel no hesitation to recommend this book to all who are keen to use Ayurvedic herbs with more confidence in their practices.”—Dr. S. Ajit has a bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery Degree from India BAMS; Consultant Ayurvedic doctor with 27 years clinical experience; Director, Planet Ayurveda

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• Foreword (H. Wagner)• Preface• Acknowledgments• Chapter 1. Drug Development and Evaluation in Ancient India • Origins of Ayurveda • History of Drug Evaluation • Plant Use in Ayurveda• Chapter 2. Scientific Investigation of Indian Medicinal Plants • History of Research • Results of Scientific Investigation• Chapter 3. Gastrointestinal Agents • Malabsorption Syndrome • Dyspepsia • Antiulcer Plants • Other Antiulcer Plants • Inflammatory Bowel Disease • Antiemetic Agents • Laxatives • Other Laxative Plants • Diarrhea• Chapter 4. Hepatoprotective Agents • Plant Use in Ayurveda • Scientific Studies • Viral Hepatitis • Other Antiviral Plants • Ascites • Chronic Cholecystitis• Chapter 5. Respiratory Tract Drugs • Plants for Bronchial Asthma • Upper-Respiratory Tract Infections • Other Plants • Tropical Pulmonary Eosinophilia• Chapter 6. Cardiovascular Drugs • Cardioprotective Plants • Hypolipidemic Plants • Other Hypolipidemic Plants • Antihypertensive Plants • Venous Disorders• Chapter 7. Urinary Tract Drugs • Diuretics • Plants for Urinary Tract Disorders• Chapter 8. Antirheumatic Agents • Rheumatoid Arthritis• Chapter 9. Skin and Trauma Care Agents • Skin Diseases • Leukoderma/Follicular Eczema • Psoriasis • Wound Healing Plants • Other Wound Healing Plants • Fracture Healing Plants• Chapter 10. Gynecological Agents • Galactagogue • Antileukorrheal Plants • Antimenorrhagial Plants• Chapter 11. Antidiabetic Agents • Main Plants • Other Plants • Diabetic Complications• Chapter 12. Central Nervous System Agents • Memory and Learning Enhancers • Parkinson’s Disease • Sedative Plants• Chapter 13. Rasayana Drugs: Antiaging Agents, Adaptogens, and Immunostimulants • Tonic/Antiaging Effects • Other Tonic/Antiaging Plants • Immunostimulant Effects Against Infection • Other Immunostimulant Plants • Cancer Therapy • Other Plants Used in Cancer Therapy• Chapter 14: Dental and Ophthalmological Agents • Dental Health • Other Dental Conditions • Ophthalmological Agents• Appendix: List of Single Plants, Indications, and Chapters• Index• Reference Notes Included

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Ayurvedic Herbs A Clinical Guide to the Healing Plants of Traditional Indian Medicine

about the author

M.S. Premila, PhD, retired as Chief Manager of Herbal Drugs at SPIC Pharmaceuticals Division, R&D Centre, in Maraimalai Nagar, India, with more than 30 years experience in natural products. At SPIC, she was responsible for the development of scientifically validated herbal products based on Ayurveda. She previously worked as Postdoctoral Fellow in the Pharmaceutical Institute of Tohuku University in Japan, was a Swiss National Science Foundation Fellow at the Institute of Organic Chemistry of the University of Zurich in Switzerland and worked as a Research Scientist in Amrutanjan Ltd, Chennai. Dr. Premila has published several scientific papers and a book chapter on Isoquinolines. She is a Fellow of the Society of Ethnobotanists and a member of the International Society for Ethnopharmacology, the Society for Medicinal Plant Research, and the Cucurbit Network.

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