Ayurvedic herbs : a clinical guide to the healing plants of traditional Indian medicine / M.S. Premila.

New York : Haworth Press, [2006], ©2006.

xviii, 368 pages, 12 pages of plates : color illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Drug development and evaluation in ancient India -- Scientific investigation of Indian medicinal plants -- Gastrointestinal agents -- Hepatoprotective agents -- Respiratory tract drugs -- Cardiovascular drugs -- Urinary tract drugs -- Antirheumatic agents -- Skin and trauma care agents -- Gynecological agents -- Antidiabetic agents -- Central nervous system agents -- Rasayana drugs: antiaging agents, adaptogens, and immunostimulants -- Dental and ophthalmological agents.