This compendium aspires to give a intimate and informative overview of medicinal practices as old as human civilization. Medicinal herbs from both the South and North of the Himalayas are cataloged with their names, descriptions, distributions, conservation status and medicinal uses  Most of these remedies have been widely used in Tibet, Nepal, and the wider region since before history, and are growing in popularity all over the world because of their consistent results and absence of side effects. Especially useful to Aurvedic physicians, Amchis(doctors of Tibetan medicine), and students of pharmacognosy and ethnobotany, this book is a fabulous start to preserving the traditional knowledge of the herbal medicine of Tibet and the Himalayas.