Books by Sourav Mukherjee

Orchids are beautiful, aren't they? Decorations made of these spectacular plants make the whole atmosphere divine! Their range of colour, the pattern of the flowers and the dots and ridges on the floral parts make them unique and 'different'. Interestingly, they are the most well-praised medicinal plants in the world. For ages, most countries have been harbouring and using these plants to treat several ailments like that in Ayurved, ancient Chinese medicine, etc. They're also advocated and boasted for potential healers. Besides, numerous folklore uses, which may or may not be documented, can be traced. Being very juvenile, our research has provided scanty (as compared to their actual uses) information on the validation part of these plants. Orchids in Traditional Medicine tries to take you to the mysteriously beautiful world of orchids, providing a glimpse into understanding their potential and medicinal uses. It also seeks to putatively understand the Ayurvedic doctrine and the existing disputes regarding the use of orchids. Let us now explore the world of medicinal orchids!

Orchid flowers are wonderful creation of the Almighty. They are beautiful in their appearance and unique in several aspects like morphology, anatomy, development, association with fungi for their growth and pollination strategies. Since ages, voluminous researches in these fields have been carried, but we are still juvenile as far as the singularity is concerned. This book emphasizes some basic aspects of orchidaceous plant. Emphasis is also given to identify, cultivate and maintain these spectacular flowers at the net house without much knowledge of plant science. Incorporation of modern biotechnology in orchid research is also mentioned without going in much detail. There are 16 tables, 5 informative boxes and 46 figures explaining various peculiarities of orchidaceous plants. This book also provides a list of glossary related to orchid terminologies, good reference books and websites and some hundreds of publications that may quench the thirst of orchid lovers and researchers. This book would certainly be helpful the amateur orchidologist and students of plant biology.