CONTENTS

List of Contributors

List of Abbreviations

Preface

Acknowledgments

Ethnobotany of India 5-volume Series

About the Editors

1. Introduction

T. Pullaiah, K. V. Krishnamurthy, and Bir Bahadur

2. Ethnic Diversity of North-East India

Shuvasish Choudhury, Bir Bahadur, K. V. Krishnamurthy, and S. John Adams

3. Ethnoagriculture in Northeast India: Pros, Cons, and Eco-Sustainable Model

Prabhat Kumar Rai

4. Ethnic Food Plants And Ethnic Food Preparation Of North-East India

Robindra Teron

5. Ethnomedicinal Plants of North-East India

Suvashish Choudhury, Bir Bahadur, and T. Pullaiah

6. Ethnobotany of Other Useful Plants in North-East India: an Indo-Burma Hot Spot Region

Prabhat Kumar Rai

7. Ethnoveterinary Practices in Northeast India and Andamans

Bipul Saikia

8. Ethnobotany of Andaman and Nicobar Islands

T. Pullaiah, Bir Bahadur and K. V. Krishnamurthy, S. John Adams, and Robindra Teron

9. Documentation and Exchange of Ethnobotanical Knowledge

C. L. Ringmichon and Bindu Gopalakrishnan

10. Quantitative Ethnobotany: its Importance in Bioprospecting and Conservation of Phytoresources

Chowdhury Habibur Rahaman

11. Ethnobotany of Turmeric and its Medicinal Importance

Sujatha Samala and Ciddi Veeresham

12. Traditional Use Of Herbal Plants For The Treatment Of Diabetes In India

G. Revathi, S. Elavarasi, K. Saravanan, and Bir Bahadur

13. Ethnobotany of Oral and Dental Problems in India

K. V. Krishnamurthy, Bir Bahadur, S. John Adams, and Gautam Srivastava

Index