Medico-Botany of Andaman & Nicobar Islands: Recent Study

Description

Andaman & Nicobar Islands are one of the India’s richest biodiversity hotspot. With a diversified ecosystem like tropical evergreen forest, wetlands, mangroves, coral reefs etc. some of the promising medicinal plants used in Indian system of medicines are located in this region. The population of Andaman & Nicobar is largely dependent on Indigenous system of medicine. The present publication encompasses data on 560 medicinal plants, out of which 163 plants are being used in Ayurvedic system of medicine.