Gallery of Medicinal Plants (Dravyaguna Vigyan) is an excellent book in its field Ayurvedic
Materia Medica which covers all medicinal plants and drugs of animal-origin included in
Paper-II of Dravyaguna Vigyan as per the Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) syllabus.
Not only is this book a monograph but it also serves as a color atlas of medicinal plants. It
will be an immensely valuable resource for the students faculty academicians and researchers
in Ayurveda homeopathy Unani Siddha botany pharmacy medicinal plants and other related
branches of study at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Key Features: Emphasis is laid
on the identification of different plants as the book contains 1000+ colored images of parts
of an individual plantThe chapters discuss histological mythological and spiritual data along
with the controversial aspects of medicinal plantsKey characters for identification
rasapanchak (Ayurvedic properties) points to ponder etc. are placed in colored boxes for easy
remembranceFolklore and ethnopharmacological uses own experience and recent research data are
given in addition to classical informationFrequently asked questions are also appended at the
end of the book Monika Sharma BAMS MD is Assistant Professor Department of Dravyaguna at
Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Ayurved Charak Sansthan (CBPACS) New Delhi India. She did MD (Ayu.)
in Dravyaguna from National Institute of Ayurveda Jaipur in 2011. She has taught for 7 years
and has 18 research papers to her credit published in peer reviewed research journals and has
authored three books. Subash Sahu BAMS MD is Associate Professor and Head Department of
Dravyaguna at Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Ayurved Charak Sansthan (CBPACS) New Delhi India. He
completed his MD in Dravyaguna from the Institute for Postgraduate Teaching & Research in
Ayurveda Gujarat Ayurved University Jamnagar in 2004
