About the Book
This fully revised second edition of “Pharmacogonosy and Phytochemistry: A Comprehensive Approach†attempts to provide not only technical corrections, updates and clarifications in all chapters of the original book but also added new topics like serotaxonomical classification, markers, herbal excipients, novel herbal dosage forms, antioxidants in skin cosmetics, skin whitening (bleaching) agents, different chemical classes of cosmetic raw material, edible vaccines, ethanobotany, hallucinogenic plants, teratogenic plants, protection of Plant Variety and Farmers Right Act, 2001 (PPVFR Act), plant breeders' rights (PBR) or plant variety rights (PVR), Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL), ASU- DTAB, ASU- DCC, ASU-Pharmacopoeias, NMPB etc. This revised edition will be more lucid, palatable and will continue. Pharmacognosy, Pharmacognosy: Scope and History, Plant Morphology and Anatomy, Basics in Microscopy, Cell: Organelles and Inclusions, Plant Physiology and Plant Taxonomy, Chemotaxonomy, Families, Cultivation, Good Agricultural and Collection Practices [GACP] , Quality Control of Crude, WHO Guidelines for Safety and Toxicity of Herbal, Phytochemistry. Natural Product Chemistry, Pharmacognostic Account of Crude Drugs, Extraction, Isolation and Purification of Phytoconstituents, Phytopharmacognosy, Screening Methods for Plant Drugs, Phytopharmacology, Herbal Drug Technology, Herbs as Raw Material: Processing of Herbal Raw Materials and Dosage, Good Manufacturing Practices for Herbal, Traditional Drugs and Derived Formulation, Herbal Cosmetics, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Part – VI: Selected Topics in Pharmacology, Recent Trends in Pharmacognosy, Photosensitizing Plants, Plant Allergens, Fungal Toxins, Poisonous Plants, Hallucinogenic Plants, Teratogenic Plants, Marine Drugs, Plant Sweeteners and Bitters, Nutraceuticals, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: National Economy, Industry and Institutes Involved in Research, Natural Product
