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Plants are nature's remedies and have been used on the earth for food and medicine since ancient tiems and Indian herbs have gathered a fan following world over, becuase of their simple healing powers. There is a herb for every human affiction. Herbal traditions have been passed down and refined with scientific understanding, providing information to assist in health maintenance. Today the global movement towards a more natural life style has brought about resurgence of interest in herbs. About Author : Dr. Irfan Ali Khan obtained his M.Sc. from Aligarh Muslim University and Ph.D. in Botany from Osmania University, Hyderabad, specializing in 'Genetics and Plant Breeding'. Dr. Khan is the Director of Nawab Shah Alam Khan Centre for Post Graduate Studies and Research (Affiliated to the Osmania University), Anwarul Uloom College Campus, Mallepally, Hyderabad. Dr. Atiya Khanum obtained her M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Botany from Osmania University, Hyderabad. Dr. Khanum has worked on the 'Ecology of two lakes of Hyderabd with special reference to Planktonic and Mat forming Algal Communities'. She is Associate Professor and Head of the P.G. Department of Botany, Nawab Shah Alam Khan Centre for Post Graduate Studies and Research (Affiliated to the Osmania University), Anwarul Uloom College Campus, Mallepally, Hyderabad. She teaches Ecology, Environmental Biology and Phytogeography to the Post Grauduate students at this centre. She has published 42 research articles in reputed journals. Contents : Preface Acknowledgements Contents Plants Combatingaids Human Ageing and The Role of Medicinal Plants Herbal Therapy for Reheumatoid Arthritis Antidiabetica Plants of India Alkalodis Production in Digitals Cell Culture: An Overview Ethnoveterinary Phytomedicine Ethnomedicinal Importance of Piper Species Among the Muthuvan Tribes of Indukki District, Kerala