Textbook of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry

PART – A Introduction to Pharmacognosy 1–26

Chapter 1 History, Definition and Scope of Pharmacognosy 3–9

Chapter 2 Alternative Systems of Medicines 10–21

Chapter 3 Classification of Drugs of Natural Origin 22–26

PART – B Pharmaceutical Botany 27–65

Chapter 4 Morphology of Different Parts of Medicinal Plant 29–56

Chapter 5 Study of Different Families 57–65

PART – C Cultivation, Collection, Production and Utilization of Herbal Drugs 67–104

Chapter 6 Cultivation, Collection and Processing of Herbal Drugs 69–87

Chapter 7 Indian Trade in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants 88–94

Chapter 8 Utilization of Aromatic Plants and Derived Products 95–100

Chapter 9 Role of Medicinal Plants on National Economy 101–104

PART – D Analytical Pharmacognosy 105–138

Chapter 10 Drug Adulteration 107–109

Chapter 11 Evaluation of Crude Drugs 110–114

Chapter 12 Biological Screening of Herbal Drugs 115–138

PART – E Biogenesis of Phytopharmaceuticals 139–155

Chapter 13 General Biosynthetic Pathways of Secondary Metabolites 141–155

PART – F Pharmacognostical Study of Crude Drugs 157–403

Chapter 14 Drugs Containing Carbohydrates and Derived Products 159–184

Chapter 15 Drugs Containing Alkaloids 185–231

Prelims.