A Textbook of Pharmacognosy (printed Price)

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Table of Contents 1. History, Origin of Pharmacognosy; 2. Definition, Scope and Future Trends in Pharmacognosy; 3. Classification of Crude Drugs; 4. Traditional System of Medicine; 5. Collection and Processing of Crude Drugs; 6. Plant Hormones / Growth Regulators; 7. Plant Tissue Culture: Principles and Methodology; 8. Medicinal Plant Biotechnology; 9. Drug Evaluation and Adulteration; 10. General Methods Associated with Phytochemical Investigation of Herbal Products; 11. Basic Metabolic Pathways adn the Origin of Secondary metabolites; 12. Hellucinogenic, Teratogenic, Allergic and Other Toxic Plants; 13. Pesticides from Natural Origin; 14. Tumour Inhibitors from Plants; 15. Drugs Containing Carbohydrates; 16. Drugs Containing Alkaloids; 17. Drugs Containing Tannins; 18. Drugs Containing Vaolatile Oils; 19. Drugs Containing Lipids (Fixed OIls, Fats and Waxes); 20. Drugs Containing Resins; 21. Drugs Containing Glycosides; 22. Enzymes and Protein Drugs; 23. Traditional Medicinal Plants; 24. Ayurvedic Pharmacy; 25. Fibres, Surgical Dressing and Sutures; 26. Marine Drugs; 27. World Wide Trade in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants and Derived Products; Appendix: 1. Chenmical Tests for Plant Constituents; 2. List of Crude Drugs; 3. Glossary; 4. References; 5. Subject Index