| ISSN: 0036-8512 | ||
| VOLUME 40 |
NUMBER 2 |
FEBRUARY 2003 |
CONTENTS
COVER STORY
Watching Birds 9
ARTICLES
Naturecure for Cancer 46
Medicinal Plants on the Touchstone of Science 52
COLUMNS
HEALTH: Fretting Over Food 18
BOOKSHELF 23
PERSONALITY: Alfred Nobel— Simply Dynamite 44
DEPARTMENTS
READERS WRITE 4
IN FOCUS 5
ENTERTAINMENT ARENA 16
SCIENCE NEWS 17
SPECTRUM 24
HUMOUR 28
FACT FILE
• Star Watch: Constellation Taurus 31
• Ingenious Inventions: Bicycle 32
• Herbal Healers: Brahmi—A Brain Tonic 33
• Safe Sanctuaries: Kaziranga National Park 34
CROSSWORD 35
SKY CORNER 36
PUZZLE CORNER 40
DID YOU KNOW? 48
HOW? 50
WHY? 51
QUIZ TIME 62
Vol. 40, February 2003, pp 9-15, 42-43
D. N. Choudhary
Bird watching can be an enriching experience. The article gives some useful tips to those who want to be initiated into the hobby of bird watching.
Vol. 40, February 2003, pp 46-47
Swapan Kumar Ghosh
There is need to appreciate the vast natural pharmacy of plant medicines gifted by nature. Natural pharmacy holds the key to treating difficult diseases, even cancer.
Vol. 40, February 2003, pp 52-55, 59-60
Chitrangad Singh Raghav
Screening of plants for their medicinal properties needs to be taken up with vigour before this precious resource finds its way to foreign shores. The article makes a plea for screening of plants for their activity, which is very essential and needs urgent attention in order to know the real value of our national plant genetic resources that is eroding very fast.