Quality Standards of Indian Medicinal Plants, Volume 8
Contents: Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Monographs: 1. Abies spectabilis (D. Don) Mirb. 2. Abrus precatorius Linn. 3. Aegle marmelos (Linn.) Correa. 4. Aglaia elaeagnoidea (A. Juss.) Benth. 5. Ammannia baccifera Linn. 6. Amomum subulatum Roxb. 7. Andrographis paniculata (Burm. f.) Wall. ex Nees. 8. Angelica glauca Edgew. 9. Azadirachta indica A. Juss. 10. Bacopa monnieri (Linn.) Pennell. 11. Buchanania lanzan Spreng. 12. Butea monosperma (Lamk.) Taub. 13. Centella asiatica (Linn.) Urban. 14. Centratherum anthelminticum (Linn.) Kuntze. 15. Curcuma Ionga Linn. 16. Cynodon dactylon (Linn.) Pers. 17. Emblica officinalis Gaertn. 18. Exacum tetragonum Roxb. 19. Helicteres isora Linn. 20. Holarrhena pubescens (Buch.-Ham.) Wall. ex G. Don. 21. Moringa oleifera Lamk. 22. Myrica esculenta Buch.-Ham. 23. Paederia scandens (Lour.) Merr. 24. Phyllanthus amarus Schum. and Thonn. 25. Pinus roxburghii Sargent. 26. Piper nigrum Linn. 27. Pseudarthria viscida (Linn.) Wight and Arn. 28. Rauvolfia serpentina (Linn.) Benth. ex Kurz. 29. Solanum virginiatum Linn. 30. Sterculia urens Roxb. 31. Swertia angustifolia Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don. 32. Syzygium aromaticum (Linn.) Merrill and Perry. 33. Tribulus terrestris Linn. 34. Uraria picta (Jacq.) Desv. ex DC. 35. Zingiber officinale Rosc. Appendices: 1. Evaluation of crude drugs. 2. Phytochemical evaluation of raw material. 3. Methods for the isolation of markers. 4. Drying and storage of raw material. 5. Pesticide residue and microbial contamination. 6. Plants allocated to various institutes. Indices: 1. Botanical names. 2. Chemical constituents. 3. Other names of the plants.
From the introduction: The present volume is contain monographs on 35 plants. The following major guidelines have been adopted in evolving the standards and preparation of the monographs.
The raw material of the plants is procured from the field, from at least three geographical locations and authenticated. The samples are worked out for their pharmacognostic and phytochemical features through experiments while the information on the distribution of the plants, vernacular names, chemical constituents, pharmacological activity, safety aspects, clinical studies if any, therapeutic claims and any other details are derived from the published literature and compiled in the form of a monograph, along with complete references of the work cited. The experiments conducted and the compiled data is subjected to careful scrutiny by the experts of the scientific committee. The information incorporated in the monographs is further supported by the photographs of the plant, the part/s of the plant used, microscopic details, the TLC details, chromatograms. etc."
