Volume : III, Issue : XI, November - 2013

Indigenous Aromatic and Spice Plants Described in Van Rheed�s Hortus Indici Malabarici

Jose Mathew

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T Hortus indici Malabarici is the first scientific monograph on the plant wealth of the tropical Asia, published from Amsterdam by Hendrich Adrean Van Rheed during the period of A.D 1678 – 1693. It not only gives an account of the medicinal wealth of the ancient Malabar Coast, but also reflects the political, sociological and historical accounts of the Kerala. In this 12 voluminous work 781 plants species illustrated with descriptions. Of these, 49 medicinal plants are either aromatic plants or spices. The present work based on the available information of these plants collected from various sources. Regeneration and fortification of these indigenous species in nature is the need of the hour to reinstate our biological heritage.

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Jose Mathew / Indigenous Aromatic and Spice Plants Described in Van Rheed�s Hortus Indici Malabarici / Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.3, Issue.11 November 2013

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