Introduction to Medicinal Botany

by Showket Ahmad Ganaie, Surender Singh Yadav, Rohi Jan, Waseem Raja, Mohd Shahijahan Dar

ISBN: 9789359196510
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2025
Price : Rs. 4195.00
Biblio : viii+109p., tabls., figs., col., ind 25 cm

Author Profile

Dr. Showket Ahmad Ganaie (M.Phil, Ph.D, M.Ed) is presently working as a Teacher in the Department of School Education, Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir. Dr. Ganaie worked as Lecturer in Botany (Contractual) in the Department of Higher Education, Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir from 2016 to 2019. He has done extensive work on Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry of diverse medicinal plant species. He has published 46 research papers in various international and national journals of repute and he has presented in more than 25 scientific conferences/seminars and attended several workshops & training courses on different aspects of biology. Dr. Surender Singh Yadav (M.Sc, CSIR NET, Ph.D, PDF) is presently working as Associate Professor in Department of Botany, Maharshi Dayanand University Rohtak. Dr. Yadav did extensive work in the field of Ecology, Environment & Biodiversity. He has published 70 papers in national and international journals of repute, authored/edited several books & magazines and guided 07 candidates for Ph.D degree. He has received University Gold Medal in quiz competition, NSS Merit Certificate, First position in National Level Debate Competition & Certificate of Appreciation by Department of Forest, Govt. of Haryana. Dr. Rohi Jan (M.Phil, Ph.D, M.Ed) has pursued her Doctorate in Chemistry from Savitribai Phule Pune University. Dr. Rohi worked as Research Associate awarded by CSIR, New Delhi. She has expertise in the field of Environmental Toxicology. Dr. Rohi has published 15 research papers in various international and national journals with high impact factors and attended various scientific conferences, seminars, workshops & training courses. Dr. Waseem Raja (M.Sc, Ph.D) is currently working as Assistant Professor (Botany) in the Department of Higher Education, Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir. He has published a good no. of research papers in the international and national journals. Dr. Mohd Shahijahan Dar (M.Sc, Ph.D) is presently working as Senior Assistant Professor in Botany in the Department of Higher Education, Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir. He has expertise in the field of Plant Pathology and has published various research papers in international & national journals.

About The Book

The present book contains essential information on the basic concepts, definitions, approaches and applications in medicinal botany. Efforts have been made to provide reliable data and enormous information on herbal medicine, pharmacognosy, analytical pharmacognosy, pharmacology and phytochemistry. The book is supplemented with the Multiple Choice Questions to check reader's level of understanding. The information contained in the book is clear, accurate and up-to-date, obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. We have given equal importance to text, figures and tables for textual clarifications. It is written in clear and concise language to enhance self-motivation and learning skills of the students. This book will be equally useful for undergraduate and post-graduate students and researchers engaged in the different disciplines of medicinal botany, including ethnobotany, ethnomediicne, pharmacognosy, pharmacology, phytochemistry, pharmaceutics, phytomedicine and other related fields.

Table of Contents

UNIT 1 : Herbal Medicine 1 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Sidhha System of Medicine (SSM) 4 1.3 Cultivation of medicinal plants 8 1.4 Harvesting of Medicinal Plants 9 1.5 Collection of Medicinal plants/materials 10 1.6 Processing of Medicinal plants 11 1.7 Marketing of Medicinal Plants 14 1.8 Conservation of medicinal plants 16 1.9 Micropropagation of Medicinal plants 20 UNIIT 2 : Phytochemistry 28 2.1 Phytochemicals and active principles 28 2.2 Classification of Phytochemicals 30 2.3 Some important medicinal herbs: their identification & utilization 35 UNIT 3 : Pharmacognosy 53 3.1 Pharmacognosy: Meaning and definition 53 3.2 Historical development 53 3.3 Modern concept 54 3.4 Scope of pharmacognosy 56 3.5 Pharmacognostical scheme 56 3.6 Systematic position and medicinal importance of some herbs 58 3.7 Future of Pharmacognosy 74 UNIT 4: Analytical Pharmacognosy 76 4.1 Drug Evaluation 76 4.2 Phytochemical screening tests 79 4.3 Drug adulteration 82 Multiple Choice Questions and Answers 89 Choose the Correct Pairs 101 Glossary of Medical Terms 105