Covers information on medicinalplants, their utilisation, conservation, cultivation and disease with specialreference to the Indian scenario. Articles on medicinal pteriodophytes andethnomedicinal plants have been included. A comprehensive account of currentadvances in herbal based contraceptive research and plants with anti-oxidativeproperties in radio-protection have been added. A thorough account ofintellectual property rights, and growth and competitiveness of Indianpharmaceutical industries have been also been given.