EXPLORATION THROUGH THE WORLD OF GARCINIA GUMMIGUTTA (L.) ROXB. ; MALABAR TAMARIND : MALABAR TAMARIND

Garcinia species are important dry fruit used by people across the world. This book gives ideas on the medicinal and biological activity of Garcinia. Larvicidal property of the plant can be utilised for synthezising insect reppelent sprays and antiseptic products from Malabar Tamarind. This book clearly explain antimicrobial and larvicidal property. Distribution and availability of Malabar Tamarind in Kerala are detailed and cyto-genetic studies are also done. It will be useful for plant biologist to make use of this data for further research and develop new drugs based on these findings.