Contents: Preface. Acknowledgements. Abbreviations. Introduction to the Book. Monographs: 1. Acacia catechu (Linn. f.) Willd. 2. Acorus calamus Linn. 3. Aegle marmelos (Linn.) Correa. 4. Aesculus indica (Wall. ex Cambess.) Hook. f. 5. Albizia lebbeck (Linn.) Benth. 6. Allium sativum Linn. 7. Alpinia galanga (Linn.) Willd. 8. Alstonia scholaris (Linn.) R. Br. 9. Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Wall. ex Nees. 10. Anethum sowa Roxb. ex Flem. 11. Asparagus racemosus Willd. 12. Azadirachta indica A. Juss.13. Bacopa monnieri (Linn.) Wettst. 14. Berberis aristata DC.15. Bergenia ciliata (Haw.) Sternb. 16. Boerhavia diffusa Linn. 17. Boswellia serrata Roxb. ex Colebr. 18. Caesalpinia bonduc (Linn.) Roxb. Emend Dandy and Excell. 19. Carum carvi Linn. 20. Cassia fistula Linn. 21. Cassia tora Linn. 22. Celastrus paniculatus Willd. 23. Centella asiatica (Linn.) Urb. 24. Cinnamomum verum J. Presl 25. Cissampelos pareira Linn. 26. Commiphora wightii (Arn.) Bhandari. 27. Crateva nurvala Buch.-Ham. 28. Crocus sativus Linn. 29. Cuminum cyminum Linn. 30. Curcuma longa Linn. 31. Cyperus rotundus Linn. 32. Desmodium gangeticum Linn. DC. 33. Dioscorea bulbifera Linn. 34. Eclipta prostrata (Linn.) Linn. 35. Elettaria cardamomum (Linn.) Maton. 36. Embelia ribes Burm. f. 37. Enicostema axillare (Poir. ex Lam.) A. Raynal. 38. Eucalyptus globulus Labill. 39. Euphorbia neriifolia (Linn.). 40. Ficus benghalensis Linn. 41. Ficus religiosa Linn. 42. Garcinia pedunculata Roxb. ex Buch.-Ham. 43. Gloriosa superba Linn. 44. Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn. 45. Gmelina arborea Roxb. 46. Gymnema sylvestre (Retz.) ex R. Br Sm. 47. Hedychium spicatum Sm. 48. Inula racemosa Hook. f. 49. Justicia adhatoda Linn. 50. Momordica charantia Linn. 51. Morus alba Linn. 52. Mucuna pruriens (Linn.) DC. 53. Myristica fragrans Houtt. 54. Nardostachys jatamansi (D. Don) DC. 55. Narthex asafoetida Falc. ex Lindl. 56. Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. and Thonn. 57. Picrorhiza kurroa Royle ex Benth. 58. Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng. 59. Plumbago zeylanica Linn. 60. Rauvolfia serpentina Linn. Benth. ex Kurz. 61. Salacia reticulata Wight. 62. Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Willd. 63. Sesamum indicum Linn. 64. Streblus asper Lour. 65. Swertia chirata Buch.- Ham. ex Wall. 66. Tamarindus indica Linn. 67. Terminalia arjuna (Roxb.) Wight and Arn. 68. Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Roxb. 69. Terminalia chebula Retz. 70. Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Miers. 71. Trigonella foenum-graecum Linn. 72. Vitex negundo Linn. 73. Withania somnifera (Linn.) Dunal. 74. Wrightia antidysenterica (Linn.) R. Br. 75. Zingiber officinale Roscoe. Appendix: I. List of some important books, treatises and encyclopaedias referred. Indices: I. Index of botanical names. II. Index of family names including generic names. III. Index of important pre-clinical pharmacological and biological activities. IV. Index of important clinical indications. V. Index of safety concerns observed in pre-clinical studies. VI. Index of adverse effects reported in clinical studies. VII. Index of effects on drug metabolizing enzymes. VIII. Index of herb-drug interactions. IX. Index of bioactive phytoconstituents. X. Index of other popular names (Ayurvedic, Hindi and English).