Bazaar Medicines And Common Medical Plants Of India (Hardcover)

First published in the mid-19th century, Bazaar Medicines and Common Medical Plants of India by Edward John Warring stands as one of the earliest and most comprehensive guides to the indigenous medicinal practices of colonial India. Compiled by a British surgeon deeply familiar with Eastern pharmacology, this work bridges traditional Ayurvedic knowledge and Western medical observation, offering an invaluable window into how healing was understood and practiced across the subcontinent.

Warring meticulously catalogs native herbs, roots, resins, and bazaar remedies, describing their uses, preparations, and therapeutic effects. More than a manual for physicians, the book reveals the intersection of science, commerce, and folk medicine in 19th-century India, where local apothecaries and traveling healers formed the backbone of everyday healthcare.

Rich in botanical detail and cultural insight, this classic remains a cornerstone reference for historians of medicine, ethnobotanists, and scholars of traditional healing systems, preserving a world where plants were both remedy and mystery.

Complete edition of Edward John Warring’s pioneering medical compendium

Includes hundreds of native Indian plants and bazaar remedies

Bridges Ayurvedic, Unani, and Western medical traditions

Essential for readers of medical history, botany, and ethnopharmacology