Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry II Theory and Practical

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Front Cover Half Title Page Title Page Copyright Preface Contents Theory 1. Metabolic Pathways in Higher Plants and their Determination Introduction Biosynthesis Shikimic acid pathway (SAP) Acetate pathways Amino acid pathway Study of the Utilization of Radioactive Isotopesin the Investigation of Biogenetic Studies 2. Plant Secondary Metabolites Containing Drugs Introduction Types of Secondary Metabolites Alkaloids Vinca/Periwinkle Rauwolfia/Sarpagandha Belladonna Opium/poppy Plant Phenylpropanoids and Flavonoids Phenylpropanoids Lignan Tea Ruta Volatile Oils Mentha Oil Cinnamon Clove Bud Fennel Fruit Coriander Tannin Pale Catechu Black catechu Pterocarpus (Kino) Resins Asafoetida Guggulu Sumatra benzoin (Indonesia) Siam benzoin (Thailand) Ginger Myrrh Colophony Anthraquinones Glycosides Senna Aloe Vera Bitter Almond Cardiac Glycosides Digitalis Tetracyclic Triterpenoid Saponin or Steroidalsaponins Dioscorea Triterpenoid Saponins Liquorice Iridoid Gentian Artemisia Taxus Carotenoids 3. Isolation, Identification, and Analysis of Phytoconstituents Introduction Menthol Citral Artemisinin Glycyrrhetinic Acid Rutin Atropine Quinine Reserpine Caffeine Podophyllotoxin Curcumin 4. Industrial Production, Estimation, and Utilization of the Phytoconstituents Introduction Forskolin Sennosides Artemisinin Diosgenin Digoxin Atropine Podophyllotoxin Caffeine Taxol Vincristine and Vinblastine 5. Basics of Phytochemistry Introduction Maceration (Soaking) Ultrasonication Assisted Extraction (UAE) Supercritical Fluid Extraction (SFE) Separation Method Spectroscopy Technique Electrophoresis Practical Experiment 1 Senna Cinchona Cinnamon Clove Fennel Coriander Nux-vomica Ginger Ipecac Datura Ephedra Experiment 2 Caffeine Introduction Diosgenin Introduction Atropine Introduction Sennosides Introduction Experiment 3 Paper Chromatography Introduction Thin Layer Chromatography Introduction Distillation of Volatile Oils and Detection of Phytoconstituents by TLC Introduction Experiment 4 Asafoetida Benzoin Colophony Aloes Myrrh Important Reagents used in Pharmacognosy Laboratory Important Terms used in Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry Index Back Cover