Jonas Salk : Inventor of Polio Vaccine

Please see the following link - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_Salk, to know about a great scientist who is responsible to eradicate a viral disease that caused a threat to humans at one point of time  

Vinca (Catharanthes) alkaloids to cure cancer

Please find some material on the role of alkaloids from Catharanthes in chemotherapy to cure cancer at following link : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinca_alkaloid

Taxus - for Cancer cure

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxus

Please see the above website for an interesting Gymnosperm

HERBARIUM Importance

https://www.google.co.in/search?site=&source=hp&q=100+uses+of+herbarium&oq=uses+of+herbarium&gs_l=hp.1.2.0l2j0i22i30l3.3476.15985.0.2

Please go through the above website for 100 uses of HERBARIUM

A cactus, so called Brahma Kamal

Please see the web : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selenicereus_grandiflorus

Real Brahma Kamal, Saussurea obvallata

Please see the weblink : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saussurea_obvallata

Kappaphycus, a potential Carragenophyte

Please see the web link : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kappaphycus_alvarezii