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Author: K.S. Manilal
This is a collection of essays about the indigenous medical knowledge ofthe early modern people of Malabar and their ancient culture, mainly based on Hortus Malabaricus, the first ever printed book on the flora of lndia written in Latin and published during 1618-1693 from Amsterdam. It was compiled and edited by the then Dutch Governor of Cochin, Commodore Hendrik Adriaan Van Rheede, based on the information supplied by a native physician Collatt Itty Achuden Vaidyar on the important indigenous medicinal plants, the diseases to treat which they are used and the methods of preparation of the drugs and treatment. The original book in 12 Volumes was the result of the first ever collaborative venture between European scholars in the Netherlands and Indian experts of Malabar in Asia, the like of which did not happen again for centuries. This book is now used to protect the indigenous medical knowledge on about 700 indian medicinal plants from patenting by others, protecting their traditional knowledge as the intellectual property of the local people themselves. Apart from its traditional medical, botanical and academic importance, the book may be found to be intimately associated with the socio-cultural history and the ancient heritage of india, as revealed in the essays presented here..
Paperback; ISBN: 81-901637-3-6; 328 pages, b/w illustrations, tables
Published: 2012
Price: Rs. 700.00; US $ 100.00
Availability: Available
