Environmental Pollution and Medicinal Plants

Anusha Natarajarathinam, Doctorate(Northwestern Health Sciences University)

**Description**
This book explores the importance of medicinal plants and the impact of
environmental pollution on them. With the increased environmental condition
change, new diseases are evolving every now and then. This book will be an
excellent source of information for different types of medicinal plants that
can be used for different diseases without any side effects since these natural
medicines are more like natural greens that can be eaten every day. The table
that details the impact of sulfur dioxide on medicinal plants is one of the
unique structural elements of the book.

**Purpose**
According to the author, the primary purpose of the book is to address the uses
of medicinal plants and their adaptation to the evolving environmental
pollution. This book covers important information that is needed for this
current time and the book meets the objectives by giving enough references and
illustrations. It also details how the growth of these medicinal plants is
affected because of the changing environmental condition. This information is
important for future generations to make sure these plants do not go extinct.

**Audience**
The primary audience of this book will be herbal medicine students/herbal drug
manufacturers. The book meets the needs of the audience. It gives ample
examples of environmental pollution and gives an idea of how to grow herbal
plants in a polluted environment. This author has previously published two
books that talk about herbal medicine and traditional herbal therapy. The
author has been in this field for a long time, which gives him the credentials
to write this book.

**Features**
Since this book is a collection of research from various authors who specialize
in herbal drugs, it is a great reference for anyone interested in herbal
medicine. The book has an enormous number of references that can help give a
detailed understanding.

**Assessment**
There is an enormous number of books on the topic of "herbal or medicinal
plants." This book is unique since it is a collection of various journal papers
that discuss the impact of environmental pollution on the survival of medicinal
plants, and it also explains to the future generation how to grow medicinal
plants within the changing environmental conditions. Therefore, this book will
be very useful to herbal medicine students.

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Weighted Numerical Score: 76 - 3 Stars