Nowadays, pollution and e-waste have a detrimental effect on both animal and human life. With an emphasis on e-waste and toxins and their consequences on people and animal life, the book contains insightful chapters on environmental biology and life sciences. The book contains chapters on topics such as drought resistance, plant phytochemicals, the role of medicinal plants in antibacterial properties, the ethnomedicinal and pharmacological values of plants, an
The book is based on medicinal plants grown in the extreme conditions of the Thar Desert in Rajasthan state. The plants have several metabolites like carotenoids, flavonoids, glucosinolates, phytoestrogens, alkaloids, glycosides, steroids, essential oils, colors, lattices, tannins, and vegetable oils that make them helpful in Siddha, Ayurveda, Amchi, and Unani from ancient times. In the desert, various tribes and ethnic groups survive by using medicinal plants