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Contents: Preface. PLANTS WITH NUTRITIONAL VALUE: 1. Promising Edible Fruit of Garhwal: Timla (Ficus auriculata Lour.) 2. Nutritious Plant with Super Powers: Dragon Fruit [Selenicereus undatus (Haworth) D.R. Hunt] 3. Nutritive and Healthy Fruit: Pineapple Guava [Feijoa sellowiana (O. Berg) Burret] 4. Multipurpose Butternut Tree: Mahua [Madhuca longifolia (J.Konig) J.F.Macbr.] 5. Gorgeous and Tangy Plums: Aloo Bukhara (Prunus domestica L.) 6. Nutritious and Healthy Dry Fruit: Pistachio Nut (Pistacia vera L.) 7. A Powerhouse of Widespread Nourishment: Wheatgrass (Triticum aestivum Linn.) 8. Irresistible Health Benefits of Super Food: Rajgira (Amaranthus spp.) 9. Health Advantages of Ash Gourd [Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.] 10. Nutritional and Health Benefits of Taro: Arbi [Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott] 11. A Reservoir of Nutritional Components: Sesame Seeds (Sesamum indicum L.) 12. Nutritive Vegetable: Pointed Gourd (Trichosanthes dioica Roxb.) 13. Nutritional and Therapeutic Benefits of Tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.) 14. Nutritious Fruit in Indian Deserts: Cactus pear [Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.] 15. In vitro Mass Multiplication and Ex situ Conservation of Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. or Beles in Tigray Region of Ethiopia, Africa. 16. The Key of our Good Health: Kiwi Fruit (Actinidia deliciosa L.) 17. Composition and Health Benefits of different Parts of Hisalu (Rubus ellipticus Sm.) 18. Edible and Medicinal Ferns Adding Diversity to World Food Basket. 19. Biochemical Assessment of Tropical Fruit Diets and their Applications. 20. Nutraceuticals for Good Health. PLANTS WITH MEDICINAL VALUE: 21. A Herb of Health, Vigour and Vitality: Safed Musli (Chlorophytum borivilianum L.) 22. A Natural Wonder Tree: Babul (Vachellia nilotica (L.) P.J.H. Hurter and Mabb.) 23. Phytochemical Composition and Pharmacological Potential of Ardusi (Adhatoda zeylanica (Linn.) Nees) 24. A Spice for Overall Health Welfare: Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) 25. Most Versatile Therapeutically Enriched Herb: Guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Mier ex Hook f. and Thomson) 26. Phytoconstituents and Pharmacological Properties of Red Bead Tree (Adenanthera pavonina L.) 27. Versatile Uses and Therapeutic Properties of a Miraculous Tree: Drumstick (Moringa oleifera Lam.) 28. A Religious Plant with Medicinal Importance: Kadamba [Neolamarckia cadamba (Roxb.) Bosser] 29. Phytochemistry and pharmacological Actions of Gudhal (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.) 30. Beneficial Aspects of Supari: Betel Nut (Areca catechu L.) 31. Extensively Consumed Beverage: Boisterous Coffee Beans (Coffea arabica L.). Glossary of Medical Terms. Index.

The book Power of the Plants highlights the rapidly expanding horizons of Plant Sciences. It encompasses nutritional, therapeutic and commercial potential of plants. The 31 chapters deal with extensive details of different fruits, vegetables and plants like ferns, betel nut and coffee etc. Seeds of grasses, fruits and certain flowers are necessary and used to provide food security. The role of various plants is mentioned in Atharva Veda but recent developments in the field of economic Botany and ethnological surveys, have resulted in the vast potential applications of these plants. The medicinal uses of plants mentioned in the book will help to consumers to keep themselves fit. Uses of the flowering plants and ferns as Nutraceuticals, nutritional and other commercial applications are described. This information is not only a source of scientific knowledge in the subject but provides detail for certain new startups and help the entrepreneurs to establish an industry. The farmers and growers will also get the knowledge of new crops which can be monetarily beneficial for them.