Antimicrobial Properties Of Medicinal Plants

An Antimicrobial Property Of Plant Species Is A Key To Identify The Chemical Constituents Of Plant And On The Basis Of These Properties A Particular Medicinal Plant Is Used And Their Importance Is Known. Generally Most Of The Plant Species Possess Unique Properties Which May Be Useful For Various Treatments Of Disease And Insect Not Only In Human And Animal But Also In Crops. But Due Limited Information And Unknown Properties On Several Medicinal Plants Most Of Them Are Still Not Utilized. Present Book Antimicrobial Properties Of Medicinal Plants Consists 235 Medicinal Species Of Indian Forest Have Been Identified And Tested In Vitro And In Vivo For Their Antimicrobial Properties Against Bacterial And Fungal Pathogens Mostly Causing Diseases In Vegetables And Agricultural Crops. It Has Been Observed That Many Medicinal Plants Are Known By More Than One Local Name, Thereby Creating Confusion About Their Correct Botanical Identity. Several Books Are Available On The Properties And Uses Of Medicinal Plant However; Illustrations Given In Flora Are Either Hand Sketches Or Lacking Color Photographs Which Do Not Help In Identification Of Plants To Non Experts. Considering This Fact, The Authors Have Incorporated Colour Photographs In This Book.