Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Chemical Composition and Therapeutic Potential of Hedychium Spicatum Buch. Ham. Rhizomes/Aabha, Bhawana Kanyal, Krishna Rana, Neeta Negi, Geeta Tewari, Chitra Pande, Lata Rana, Kshitindra Kumar Singh, Shalini Singh, Girish C. Kharkwal and Kamaksha Mishra. 2. Medicinally Important Local Spices of the Indian Himalayan Region by Tripti Mishra, Pushpa Joshi, Mahesh Pal and Lalita Joshi. 3. Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Rhododendron Arboreum and Urtica Dioica L.: A Review/Anuradha Bisht and Garima Matela.