Pharmacognosy

Part I: Introduction: Pharmacognosy. Approaches to the Study of Medicinal Plants, Literature. Plant Nomenclature and Taxonomy. Part II: The Plant and Animal Kingdoms as Sources for Drugs: Biological and Geographical Sources of Drugs. Biologically-Active Compounds from Marine Organisms. Orders and Families of Plants, Animal-Derived Drugs (Thallophytes, Bryophytes and Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Angiosperms: Dicotyledons, Angiosperms: Monocotyledons, Animal Products). Part III: Principles Related to the Commercial Production, Quality and Standardisation of Natural Products: Commerce and Production. Plant Growth Regulators. Plant Cell and Tissue Culture, Biochemical Conversions, Clonal Propagation. Genetic Aspects. Deterioration. Quality Control. Part IV: Phytochemistry: Introduction and General Methods. Methods for Investigation in Biogenetic Studies. The Living Plant Cell. Basic Metabolic Pathways and the Origin of Secondary Metabolites. Part V: Pharmacoeial and Related Drugs of Biological Origin: Introduction. Pharmacological Activities. Hydrocarbons and Derivatives. Carbohydrates. Phenols and Phenolic Glycosides (Simple Phenolic Glycosides, Tannins, Coumarins and Glycosides, Anthraquinones and Glycosides, Naphtoquinones and Glycosides, Chromones and Xanthones, Flavone and Related Flavonoid Glycosides, Anthocyanidins and Glycosides, Lignans and Lignin). Volatile Oils and Resins. Saponins, Cardioactive Drugs and Other Steroids. Miscellaneous Isoprenoids. Cyanogenetic Glycosides, Glucosinolate Compounds and Miscellaneous Glycosides. Alkaloids. Tumour Inhibitors from Plants. Plants with Anti-Protozoal Activity. An Overview of Drugs Having Anti-Hepatotoxic and Oral Hypoglycaemic Activities. Vitamins and Hormones. Antibacterial and Antiviral Drugs. Colouring and Flavoring Agents. Miscellaneous Products. Part VI: Plants in Complementary and Traditional Systems of Medicine: Introduction. Herbal Medicine. Homoeopathic Medicine. Aromatherapy. Asian Medicine and Its Practice in Britain. Chinese Herbs in the West. Pla