Fundamentals of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry

Contents: 1. A General Introduction to Pharmacognosy. 2. Traditional systems of medicine. 3. A study to basic structure of different parts of medicinal plants (Cell, Histology and Cell Cycle). 4. Plant Morphology. 5. Plant taxonomy. 6. Cultivation, Collection and Processing. 7. Trading and economic benefits of medicinal plants and patenting. 8. Quality control and evaluations of crude drugs. 9. Drugs containing alkaloid principles. 10. Drugs containing glycoside principles. 11. Drugs containing tannin principles. 12. Drugs containing volatile oils. 13. Drugs containing resins and combinations. 14. Carbohydrates and derived products.  15. Lipids (oils, fats and waxes). 16. Vitamins and vitamin containing drugs. 17. Bioactive natural products from marine source. 18. Drugs from mineral origin. 19. Economic Botany. 20. Nutraceuticals and cosmeceuticals. 21. Biotechnology approach in medicinal plant research. 22. Extraction technologies. 23. Chromatography techniques. 24. Animals self medication (Zoo Pharmacognosy).