“The World Health Organization (WHO) has been sressing the importantance of saving medicinal plants for saving lives and livelihood. The medicinal flora of the Himalayas is a unique heritage of India. All over the world there is now realization that the conservation and sustainable and equitable use of medicinal plants is essential for achieving the goal of “health for all and forever”. It is in this context that the publication of the Encyclopedia of the Himalayan Medicinal Flora jointly by the Horticulture Development Foundation and The Agri Horticulture Society of India, is a timely initiative.”

M. S. Swaminathan
Recipient – Padma Vibhusan 1989
”Father of the Green Revolution”

“The present Enclycopedia is unique in some respects. It includes medicinal  species of Pteridophytes, which few earlier book had it also gives chemical constituent of species. Further as it confines to Himalayan region, the main home of medicinal plants in India, there will be greater emphasis on species accounts. The species account has succinct information on agro-climatic requirements and agro-techniques.”

S. K. Jain
Ex. Director Botanical
Survey of India