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Medicine, in several developing countries, using local traditions and beliefs, is still the mainstay of health care. Medicinal plants, since times immemorial, have been used in virtually all cultures as a source of medicine. The widespread use of herbal remedies and health care preparations, as those described in ancient texts such as the Vedas and the Bible, and obtained from commonly used traditional herbs and medicinal plants, has been traced to the occurrence of natural products with medicinal properties. About Author : Dr. Irfan Ali Khan obtained his M.Sc. from the Aligarh Muslim University and Ph.D. in Botany from the Osmania University, Hyderabad, specializing in Genetic and Plant Breeding. Dr. Atiya Khanum obtained her M.Sc. and Ph.d, in Botany from the Osmania University, Hyderabad, Dr. Khanum has worked on the ecology of two lakes of Hyderbad with special reference to Planktonic and mat forming algal communities. Contents : Preface Acknowledgement Contributors Colour Atlas Some Important Herbs used in the Treatment of Cancer Part I Bioprospects of Plant Derived Drugs Screening Plants for New Drugs Herbal Remedies Integrating Indigenousknowledge on medicinal Somatic embryogenesis in Catharanthus roseus Biotechnological studies to Enhance the masspropagation of Solanum nigruml Phytocheical Spices Medicine Part I Spices Medicine Part II Medicinal Plants for the prevention and cure of viral Diseases Hairy root culture and secondary metabolites production Edible Vaccines: An Overview Some Threatened medicinal plants f trai Forest of Gorakhpur of Uttar Pradesh