A Home Garden has become imperative to all those who wish to keep in good health. Additionally, the Garden becomes a source of happiness for the whole family. This volume contains useful information about 37 vegetable, fruit, Salad and spice plants suitable for growing up in a Home Garden and recommended by Vedic medical system Ayurveda for humans to keep in good health. Out of these plants, further selection may be made depending on the space available for the Home Garden.
There are thousands of plant foods used by humans but all of them are not healthy for humans. Criterion followed here is that the plant derivative to be used as food ingredient must be risk-free. Ayurvedic prescriptions as provided in Vedic Scripture Bhavaprakash are being taken as reference in selection of the plants.
The plants included in this volume are - Goosefoot, Spinach, Cabbage, Carrot, Radish, Turnip, Pumpkin, Round Gourd, Water Melon, Musk Melon, Fenugreek, Turmeric, Fennel, Indian Bean, Velvet Bean, Blue Medic, Basil, Bhangara, Mint, Chilli, Omum, Guduchi, Grape, Lotus, Water Lily, Curry Leaves, Red Spinach, Aloe-vera, Milk Bush, Lemon, Grewia, Carissa, Olive, Plantain, Papaya, Guava, Pears.