Phytopharmacy & Phytomedicine
Medicinal plants, extraction, phytochemical analysis, herbal standardization, and biological evaluation.
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Phase 1 — Plant Material Selection & Botanical Authentication
8 topics in this chapter.
Phase 2 — Extraction & Isolation Techniques
9 topics in this chapter.
Phase 3 — Phytochemical Screening & Characterization
7 topics in this chapter.
Phase 4 — Biological Activity Evaluation
4 topics in this chapter.
Phase 5 — Standardization & Quality Control
4 topics in this chapter.
Phase 6 — Regulatory Compliance & Herbal Drug Submission
4 topics in this chapter.
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Define Phytopharmacy and Phytomedicine and distinguish their respective scopes.Explain the rationale for selecting a particular plant part based on its...
1.4.1 Macroscopic (Organoleptic) Authentication
Macroscopic authentication relies on directly observable physical characteristics — shape, size, colour, odour, taste, and surface texture — compared...
1.4.2 Microscopic Authentication (Histological Evaluation)
Microscopic authentication examines the internal cellular architecture of the plant tissue, providing diagnostic detail that survives even when a sample has...
1.4.3 Molecular Authentication: DNA Barcoding
DNA barcoding provides a genotype-level authentication method that is largely immune to the morphological variability, processing damage, and adulteration...
1.4.4 Chemical Authentication: Chromatographic Fingerprinting
Chemical authentication compares the chromatographic profile of a test sample against that of an authenticated reference drug, on the principle that the...