Editors- Emdad Hossain, K Sunita, Nibedita Jena

Healing with Nature is an edited compendium that brings together ten comprehensive chapters exploring the traditional medicinal practices, phytochemical diversity and pharmacological potential of a select group of ethnobotanically significant yet relatively underexplored plant species. The book documents the ethnomedicinal knowledge, bioactive compound profiles and therapeutic applications of species such as _Caesulia axillaris_ , _Mecardonia procumbens_ , _Desmodium triflorum_ , _Drosera burmannii_ , _Glinus oppositifolius_ , _Polygala_ species, _Curculigo orchioides_ , _Marsilea_ species, _Begonia_ species, and _Utricularia stellaris_ , among others. Each chapter integrates traditional healing wisdom with contemporary pharmacological research, highlighting the mechanisms of action, extraction and characterization of active constituents, and evidence-based validation of folk remedies through modern scientific approaches. Beyond their medicinal value, the book also addresses the ecological roles and economic importance of these species, emphasizing their relevance to biodiversity conservation, sustainable utilization and rural livelihoods. By bridging indigenous knowledge systems with modern therapeutic science, this book serves as a valuable resource for researchers, pharmacognosists, ethnobotanists and policymakers interested in plant-based drug discovery and the sustainable management of medicinal plant resources. It highlights the urgent need for continued documentation, conservation and scientific validation of traditional medicinal practices in the face of increasing biodiversity loss and growing global interest in natural product-based therapeutics.