Holy Herbs: Modern Connections to Ancient Plants 2

Author: Sudhir Ahluwalia

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This book investigates 23 select herbs, and trees mentioned in the verses of the Bible. Each plant is analyzed from the point of view of their origin. distribution, botany, trade and use. The book contains resin yielding aromatic plants, plants used in food, medicine and cosmetics.

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With the growing trend towards ' organic' products and ' coming back to nature' worldwide, the rising interest in herbs and herbal remedies, in culinary use, health products, medicine, cosmetics and religious rituals is not surprising. A wide audience shares the fascination for Mother Earth's generous bounty. Herbs have a long history and find a mention in ancient texts. Do herbal products have relevance in modern medicine, such as in the treatment of cancer, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity and so on? This book explores the historical, cultural, religious and scientific connection between the East and the West. With the author's exposure to forestry training and research and knowledge drawn from the Bible, perhaps one of the biggest references for herbs, Holy Herbs stands at the right spot for tracing a global history of herbs from ancient to modern times

Critic Reviews

'A BRILLIANT ACCOUNT OF ORIGIN AND IDENTIFICATION OF PLANTS AS MENTIONED IN RELIGIOUS TEXTS . . . A VERY NICE PIECE OF WORK.'

- B. K. Singh, Former Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Head of Forest Force), Karnataka

'A UNIQUE PRESENTATION OF HISTORY OF MEDICINAL HERBS, THEIR MODERN USES, AS WELL AS SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE SUPPORTING THEIR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS. AN INTERESTING BOOK WITH A VERY SPECIAL FLAVOUR.'

- Dr. Atanas Atanasov, Head of Microbiology Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding

of the Polish Academy of Sciences

'HOLY HERBS DESCRIBES A NUMBER OF WELL-KNOWN HERBS WHICH HAVE BEEN USED SINCE THE 3RD MILLENNIUM BC AND ARE IN USE EVEN TODAY . . . A VERY STIMULATING AND INFORMATIVE READ.'

- D. K. Ved, School of Conservation of Natural Resources, TransDisciplinary University

'A BRILLIANT ACCOUNT OF ORIGIN AND IDENTIFICATION OF PLANTS AS MENTIONED IN RELIGIOUS TEXTS . . . A VERY NICE PIECE OF WORK.'

- B. K. Singh, Former Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Head of Forest Force), Karnataka

'A UNIQUE PRESENTATION OF HISTORY OF MEDICINAL HERBS, THEIR MODERN USES, AS WELL AS SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE SUPPORTING THEIR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS. AN INTERESTING BOOK WITH A VERY SPECIAL FLAVOUR.'

- Dr. Atanas Atanasov, Head of Microbiology Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding

of the Polish Academy of Sciences

'HOLY HERBS DESCRIBES A NUMBER OF WELL-KNOWN HERBS WHICH HAVE BEEN USED SINCE THE 3RD MILLENNIUM BC AND ARE IN USE EVEN TODAY . . . A VERY STIMULATING AND INFORMATIVE READ.'

- D. K. Ved, School of Conservation of Natural Resources, TransDisciplinary University

Role of plants in treating diseases like cancer to malaria is well known. Most of us know that Taxol which inhibits cell division is a plant extract in cancer treatment. Quinine sulfate (Qualaquin) in treatment of malaria is another example of Herbs and plants usage in medicine. However, understanding close linkage of culture, religion, trade with healing practices of modern day and the past is quite interesting and is a good read. Mr Ahluwalia's contribution towards this is praiseworthy.

Ashok Pai - CEO Waqf Board, Government of India

Reviews on Amazon.in

"Sudhir Ahluwalia has done a commendable job in Holy Herbs, a compendium of culinary and medicinal herbs used, traded and fought over right from the beginning of recorded History (maybe even earlier) to the present day. The presentation is user friendly and the details most lucidly brought out. It is only natural that for these herbs, shrubs and trees to become 'holy' or 'sacred', their mention in religious texts is a sine qua non; a sort of divine 'certification' the writer has drawn upon and quite thoroughly highlighted. However, holy herbs like many other things 'holy', are getting scarce; like Adam and Eve they are being banished from our planetary 'Garden of Eden'. This aspect, though mentioned in the passing, needed perhaps a separate chapter. For students, homemakers, grandmas and herbal healers, a useful, handy reference to have around the house."

- Vinay Tandon

About the Author

Sudhir Ahluwalia started his career in the Indian Forest Service office. After twenty three years in forestry, he spent the next ten years in the technology industry, first as a business consultant with Tata Consultancy Services and then as adviser to multiple tech companies. Currently, he is a columnist, writing articles related to technology and natural products. Holy Herbs is his second book.