"Herbal Drug Technology" by S S Agrawal, M Paridhavi

This edition of the textbook Herbal Drug Technology, based on the curriculum of various universities, caters to both bachelor''s and master''s courses in pharmacy and allied sciences. It contains detailed information on Indian systems of medicine, herbal therapeutics, crude drugs and medicinal botany.


New to this edition are topics such as herbal cosmetics, nutraceuticals, chemotaxonomy, recent changes in in vivo anticancer screening models and screening of cardiac glycosides, and methods of literature search and patenting of herbal drugs.
Special features:
Designed according to the curriculum of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in pharmacy of various universities in India and abroad
Incorporates recent advances in technology
Provides a comparative study of dosage forms in ayurveda and modern medicine
Includes a detailed analysis of more than 60 phytopharmaceuticals
Discusses standardization of herbal drugs—WHO protocol, different methods used for standardization, quality control standards for herbal extracts and validation of herbal products

Contents
Second Message
First Message
Foreword
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Introduction to Medicinal Plants
Indian Systems of Medicine
Herbal Therapeutics: From Ancient Times to the 21st Century
Essentials of Crude Drugs
Medicinal Botany
In vitro Culture of Medicinal Plants: Tissue Culture
Systematic Examination of Powdered Drugs
Application of Chromatography and Spectroscopy in Plant Drug Analysis
Screening Methods Used for Herbal Drugs
Standardisation of Herbal Drugs
Herbal Formulations: A Comparative Study of Ayurvedic and Modern Dosage Forms
Herbal Cosmetics
Nutraceuticals: A Modern Approach
Chemotaxonomy
The Role of Literature Search in Medicinal Plant Research
Patenting of Herbal Drugs
Glossary
Glossary of Botanical Terms
Glossary of Medical Terms
Bibliography
Index