This comprehensive survey of medicinal plants and their uses in British India is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of medicine or traditional healing practices. It includes detailed descriptions of hundreds of plant species and their active ingredients, as well as their therapeutic uses and cultural significance. This is an essential book for herbalists, botanists, and those interested in the intersection of nature and medicine. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.