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Introduction
Systems of Medicine
Ayurveda
The Siddha System of Medicine
The Unani System of Medicine

The Chinese Medicine
Tibetan Medicine
Naturopathy
Aromatherapy
Homoeopathy
Bach's Flower Remedies

Ethnoecology, Ethnobotany, Ethnotherapeutics and Ethnopharmacology
Biodiversity and Conservation of Medicinal Plants

Economic Value of Medicinal Plants and Plant Based Drugs

Medicinal Plants and Biotechnology
The Protection of Material and Intellectual Property Rights on Medicinal Plants

The Status of Medical Plants in India

Sources of Information on Medicinal Plants
Organisation of Information in the Databases

The Databases
Experimental Studies on Medical Plants

Medical Miscellany
Appendices
Glossary of Medical Terms