Heartfelt Thanks to all. I am really touched by all your good wishes.
On Dec 19, 11:58 pm, Ninad Raut <[email protected]> wrote: > Congratulation Dr. Nudrat and best wishes for such a good job in > future... > > Regards > Ninad > > On Dec 19, 6:09 pm, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Congratulations Nudrat ji, you have done a great job. Keep it up. > > Regards, > > Mani. > > > On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 5:36 PM, Samir Mehta <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Congratulations and Best Wishes Nudrat ji. > > > > Authoring / Editing a publication is a huge task, almost always > > > entailing spending spending long hours of 'personal time' and > > > energies, often over a considerable time period...and I say this based > > > on personal experience. > > > > In response to the statement, 'Though Allopathy remains as the > > > mainstream in health care, herbal medicines > > > have been main source of primary healthcare in many nations.' I wish > > > to state that many allopathic drugs are from plant extracts (Vinca > > > alkaloids, Taxol etc.), both land and marine. > > > > All the very best Nudrat ji, for your publication and future > > > endeavors. > > > > Regards, > > > > Samir > > > > ------------------------------- > > > Dr. Samir Mehta > > > Mumbai > > > > On Dec 18, 11:12 pm, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > *Medicinal Plants: * A Holistic Approaches > > > > > *Dr. Sayed Nudrat Zawar* > > > > > * * > > > > > *ISBN: **978-93-80235-58-5* > > > > > *Details: 2011, xviii+ 600p.,figs.,tabls.,ind., 120 col.plts.,25cm* > > > > > *Price: INR 2950.00 USD 90.00* > > > > > The present work traces the journey followed, giving a brief account of > > > the > > > > contribution of all the major civilizations to the development of > > > medicinal > > > > systems. The book further speaks about several prominent personalities > > > > of > > > > each medicinal system who helped in shaping the system. Each > > > > civilization > > > > recorded their medicinal knowledge in some or the other form that are > > > called > > > > the ‘Herbals’. This work gives a compilation of herbals from the > > > > Mesopotamians until Renaissance period. Thus provides an insight into > > > > medicinal practices of each period. These herbals were the source of > > > > medicinal knowledge and were relied upon by medicinal practitioners > > > > until > > > > the nineteenth century. > > > > > Nineteenth century led to the discovery of substances such as alkaloids, > > > > glycosides, resins, volatile oils, gums, tannins, etc collectively > > > > called > > > > secondary metabolites. A small fraction of these constituents have been > > > > isolated and explored for their medicinal properties. Secondary > > > metabolites > > > > is very vast topic hence, selected categories of secondary metabolites > > > have > > > > been discussed. This book also discusses in brief, their biosynthesis > > > along > > > > with their role as pharmaceuticals. > > > > > Though Allopathy remains as the mainstream in health care, herbal > > > medicines > > > > have been main source of primary healthcare in many nations. These > > > > herbal > > > > medicines are the synthesis of therapeutic experiences of generations of > > > > practicing physicians of indigenous systems of medicine for over > > > > hundreds > > > of > > > > years. Each country, each region, each tribe has their own traditional > > > > health care system. The practice, the belief and the basis of a few > > > > traditional systems, prevalent in each continent are discussed providing > > > a > > > > brief insight into these traditional systems of medicine. > > > > > This book also includes monograph of 120 plants. Scientific data along > > > with > > > > traditional uses are included in these monographs to highlight their > > > usage > > > > as mainstream pharmaceuticals. > > > > > *Chapter-1 :* Herbal Medicine : Evolution of Medicine and Human Society > > > > > *Chapter-2 :* History of Medicinal Systems: Development Down the Ages > > > > > *Chapter-3 :* Herbals: The Sources of Herbal Knowledge > > > > > *Chapter-4 :* Phytochemicals: Source of Novel Therapeutic Compounds > > > > > *Chapter-5 :* Traditional Medicine: Medicinal Systems Prevalent Today > > > > > *Chapter-6 :* Monographs of Selected Plants > > > > > Glossary of Action > > > > > Terminologies > > > > > Colour Plates > > > > > Bibliography > > > > > Book can be obtained from the following publisher: > > > > > SUMIT PAL JAIN > > > > > NEW INDIA PUBLISHING AGENCY > > > > > 101, Vikas Surya Plaza, CU Block > > > > > LSC market, Pitam Pura, New Delhi-88 (India) > > > > > Tel:+91-011-27341616begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +91-011-27341616 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, > > > > 1717 > > > > > web:www.nipabooks.com
