Tashreeh al-Ashjar is a significant work authored by Syed Shah Abdulaziz Bukhari, a Qalandari Sufi from India, composed during the thirty-second year of Shah Alam II’s reign in the Mughal dynasty. Bukhari drew upon his extensive knowledge of traditional medicine, compiling information on medicinal plants from notable sources such as Ikhtiyarāt Badī’i, Jāmi‘ Mufradāt al-Adwiyah, and Taqwīm al-Abdān. The choice to write this book in Persian reflects the profound appreciation the Mughal court and scholars in India had for the language. 

The manuscript of Tashreeh al-Ashjar is preserved in the Berlin library, cataloged as number 171. It comprises 240 pages and 170 leaves, featuring clear and elegant Nastaʿlīq script. Each page is dedicated to a particular plant, with their names highlighted in red and accompanied by vibrant illustrations. The book is beautifully framed with colorful margins, and in certain instances, the illustrations extend beyond the page borders. This richly illustrated volume details 238 medicinal plants and demonstrates that the author primarily sourced his material from Ikhtiyarāt Badī’i, with additional insights and information woven throughout.