This textbook from Nirali Prakashan is an English medium (अंग्रेजी माध्यम) book on Pharmacognosy, written by C.K. Kokate, A.P. Purohit and S.B. Gokhale, prepared for B.Pharm and D.Pharm students as per the PCI syllabus, and also useful for M.Pharm students, Ayurveda and herbal medicine students and research scholars working on medicinal plants. Now in its Fifty-eighth Edition, it is the standard Indian reference on drugs of natural origin (प्राकृतिक स्रोत की औषधियाँ), taking each crude drug through its biological source, geographical source, cultivation and collection, morphological and microscopic characters, chemical constituents, chemical tests, therapeutic uses, substitutes and adulterants — the fixed pattern a student must reproduce in the examination and in the laboratory. The book covers the scope and history of pharmacognosy, classification of crude drugs, cultivation, collection, processing and storage, factors affecting the quality of drugs, methods of drug evaluation including organoleptic, microscopic, physical, chemical and biological evaluation, plant tissue culture and biotechnology in medicinal plants, and then the drug classes themselves: carbohydrates and gums, lipids, proteins and enzymes, volatile oils, alkaloids, glycosides, tannins, resins, and drugs of animal and marine origin, along with phytochemical screening and extraction methods, chromatography, herbal formulations, nutraceuticals, plant fibres and pesticides of natural origin. Its distinguishing feature is this comprehensive drug-by-drug coverage, supported by diagrams, microscopic drawings and tables, with a QR code for downloading a PDF of the colour pages. All content, terminology and explanations in this book are presented in the English language only.
Key Features:
English medium book — complete content, terminology and explanations in English
Written by C.K. Kokate, A.P. Purohit and S.B. Gokhale, published by Nirali Prakashan
Fifty-eighth Edition, revised and updated
Standard textbook for B.Pharm and D.Pharm students as per the PCI syllabus
Also useful for M.Pharm students, Ayurveda students and medicinal plant researchers
Each crude drug given with biological source, geographical source, constituents, uses and adulterants
Chemical tests and identification characters for every drug
Diagrams, microscopic drawings and tables for laboratory and examination use
QR code for downloading a PDF of the colour pages
Scope, history and classification of crude drugs
Cultivation, collection, processing and storage of medicinal plants
Factors affecting the quality and quantity of crude drugs
Evaluation of drugs — organoleptic, microscopic, physical, chemical and biological
Adulteration and substitution of crude drugs
Plant tissue culture and biotechnology in medicinal plants
Carbohydrates, gums and mucilages
Lipids, waxes, proteins and enzymes
Volatile oils and aromatic drugs
Alkaloids and alkaloid-containing drugs
Glycosides — cardiac, anthraquinone, saponin, cyanogenetic and others
Tannins, resins and resin combinations
Drugs of animal and marine origin
Phytochemical screening, extraction methods and chromatography
Herbal formulations, nutraceuticals, plant fibres and natural pesticides
Useful for B.Pharm and D.Pharm university examinations, practicals and viva voce preparation
B.Pharm एवं D.Pharm विद्यार्थियों के लिए Nirali Prakashan द्वारा प्रकाशित यह "Pharmacognosy" (58th Edition) पुस्तक C.K. Kokate, A.P. Purohit एवं S.B. Gokhale द्वारा लिखी गई है तथा PCI पाठ्यक्रम के अनुसार है; यह M.Pharm, आयुर्वेद एवं औषधीय पौधों पर शोध करने वाले विद्यार्थियों के लिए भी उपयोगी है। इसमें crude drugs का वर्गीकरण, औषधीय पौधों की खेती, संग्रहण एवं भंडारण, drug evaluation की विधियाँ, अपमिश्रण (adulteration), plant tissue culture, तथा carbohydrates, lipids, volatile oils, alkaloids, glycosides, tannins व resins सहित पशु एवं समुद्री स्रोत की औषधियों को biological source, chemical constituents, chemical tests एवं therapeutic uses सहित चित्रों, microscopic drawings एवं तालिकाओं के साथ समझाया गया है। सम्पूर्ण पुस्तक अंग्रेजी माध्यम (English medium) में है, इसमें हिंदी माध्यम की सामग्री सम्मिलित नहीं है।
