Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry: Principles, Techniques, and Clinical Applications (Original PDF from Publisher)

Description

Important details on research on plant-based chemistry and pharmacology, ranging from fundamentals and principles to current technological developments

The book Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry gives a general review of the fundamentals of both fields, including everything from ancient ideas to more recent developments like molecular pharmacognosy. The classification of crude drugs, CAM systems, drug evaluation and adulteration, plant drug extraction techniques, ethnobotany, and ethnopharmacology are all covered in the book.

Techniques for doing qualitative and quantitative phytochemical analysis as well as methods for obtaining bioactive substances
The procedures of isolating, purifying, and characterizing herbal medications as well as the therapeutic potential of plant secondary metabolites
Phytopharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical aids, nutraceuticals, cosmeceuticals, insecticides, and allergens: biological screening techniques and biosynthesis pathways
Chemotaxonomy, comparative phytochemistry, and the new discipline of marine pharmacognosy
Sample subjects covered in Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, which was authored by a team of knowledgeable experts, include: