Section I. General Biology of medicinal plants.- 1. Medicinal plant research at cross roads; S. Jha.- 2. Blessing of Medicinal Plants - The histories and prospects; M. Inoue.- 3. Introducing wild-growing medicinal plants into cultivation; Dropwort (Filipendula vulgaris Moench.) - a rich source of phenolic compounds; Z. Weglarz, K.B. Baczek.- 4. Medicinal plants used in the treatment of diabetes; N. Hamza.- 5. Cultivation and utilization of Medicinal Plants in Traditional Medicine; A.C. Jnanesha.- Section II. Cultivation and domestication of medicinal plants.- 6. Cultivation and utilization of Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott (black chokeberry); H. Ekiert et al.- 7. Cultivation and utilization of Curculigo; P. Chaturvedi.- 8. Cultivation and utilization of Scutellaria baicalensis L. (Baikal skullcap); I. Kwiecien, H. Ekiert.- 9. Cultivation and utilization of Coleus Species; V.C. Kolluru.- 10. Cultivation and utilization of Pandanus odorifer for industrial application; S. Mohanty.- 11. H.Suleria (Title confirmation Awaited).- 12. H.Suleria (Title confirmation Awaited).- 13. Cultivation and utilization of Pueraria Species; J. Arora.- 14. Mango ginger: Prospects for domestication and utilization; A.A. Waman.- 15. Cultivation and utilization of Chlorophytum species; K. Singh.- 16. Cultivation and utilization of Rauwolfia serpentine; S. Mehrotra.- Section III.- Biotechnological approaches for medicinal plants.- 17. Review on the Extraction Methods Use in Medicinal Plants; N.N. Azwanida.- 18. Biotechnological applications for conservation and sustainable utilization of medicinal plants; H.N. Murthy.- 19. High value metabolites from medicinal plants; K.G.Ramawat.- Conclusion.