Intro
Preface
Contents
Editors and Contributors
Chapter 1: Introduction to Plants of Western Himalayas
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Materials and Methods
1.3 Medicinal Plants
1.3.1 Aconitum heterophyllum
1.3.2 Artemisia annua L.
1.3.3 Bergenia ciliate
1.3.4 Cinnamomum tamala
1.3.5 Tinospora Cordifolia
1.3.6 Juglans regia
1.3.7 Matricaria chamomilla Linn
1.3.8 Nasturtium officinale
1.3.9 Viscum album L.
1.3.10 Withania somnifera
1.3.11 Andrographis paniculata
1.3.12 Aloe vera
1.3.13 Camellia sinensis
1.3.14 Glycyrrhiza glabra L.

1.4 Formulations
1.5 Conservation/Sustainability
1.6 Conclusion
References
Chapter 2: Achillea millefolium L., Common Yarrow
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Taxonomy
2.3 Common Names of Achillea millefolium
2.4 Flowering/Fruiting Season
2.5 Distribution
2.6 Morphology
2.7 Traditional Uses
2.8 Phytochemistry
2.9 Nutritional Composition
2.10 Clinical Studies
2.11 Toxicology
2.12 Pharmacology
2.13 Cultivation, Harvesting, and Processing
2.14 Formulations and Market Product
2.15 Tissue Culture
2.16 Conservation

2.17 Conclusion and Future Perspectives
References
Chapter 3: Arisaema Jacquemontii Blume, Jacquemontś Cobra Lily
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Taxonomy and Common Names
3.3 Distribution
3.4 Morphology
3.5 Flowering and Fruiting Season
3.6 Cultivation Practices
3.7 Conservation
3.8 Phytochemistry
3.9 Traditional Uses
3.10 Pharmacology
3.11 Conclusion
References
Chapter 4: Species of Arnebia Genus Found in the Western Himalayas: Arnebia euchroma (Royle ex Benth.), Arnebia benthamii (Wal...
4.1 Introduction

4.2 Taxonomical Classification, Distribution, and Morphology
4.2.1 Arnebia benthamii (Wall. Ex G. Don)
4.2.2 Arnebia euchroma (Royle ex Benth)
4.2.3 Arnebia guttata Bunge
4.3 Ethnobotany and Traditional Uses of Arnebia Spp.
4.3.1 Arnebia in Persian Medicine
4.4 Phytochemistry
4.4.1 A. benthamii
4.4.2 A. guttata
4.4.3 A. euchroma
4.5 Pharmacological Activities
4.5.1 Antioxidant Activity
4.5.2 Antidepressant Activity
4.5.3 Anticancer Effects
4.5.4 Anti-inflammatory Effects
4.5.5 Anti-genotoxic and Anti-Photogenotoxic Activities

4.5.6 Antidiabetic Activity
4.5.7 Wound Infection and Healing
4.5.8 Leukaemia Treatment
4.5.9 Anti-obesity Properties
4.5.10 Antimicrobial Activity
4.5.11 Hepatotoxic Activity
4.5.12 Cytotoxic Activity
4.6 Agrotechnology
4.6.1 Propagule Collection, Enhanced Rooting, and Seedling Survival
4.6.2 In Vitro Seed Germination
4.6.3 Tissue Culture
4.6.4 In Vitro Multiplication
4.6.5 Metabolic Engineering
4.7 Conservation
4.8 Conclusion and Future Perspectives
References
Chapter 5: Species of the Berberis Genus Found in the Western Himalayas