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Synopsis The rural and tribal people living beyond the modern civilization had been dependent on herbs, and plants in forests from the time immemorial. Many of these plants are indeed very effective in curing diseases. Some practitioners of this primitive branch of medicine have become experts in the ethnopharmacology. Many herbs and plants used in curing various ailments during their practice of magico-sorcery create hallucinogenic effects on the subject and thus bring about the psychological relief. Plants like neem serve in various ailments. The tribal healers ranging from Manipur, Nagaland, Nepal, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Tibet, etc., are the reservoir of the traditional herbal knowledge. This branch of folk medicine is a science of rural and tribal society. The book shows how the shamans combine their herbal wisdom with the magico-sorcery to create psychosomatic effects on their clients. It is a must read for the serious readers.