About author : Dr. V. Rama Mohan Gupta is working as Professor and Principal in Pulla Reddy Institute of Pharmacy, he did his PhD from Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University, Patan, Gujarat, He has guided 18 Ph.D. scholars in various disciplines of Pharmaceutical sciences in different universities. He is Life member of the Association of Pharmacy Teachers of India & Life member of ISPOR Telangana Chapter. He is also member of the Indian Pharmaceutical Association (IPA), Narsapur Branch. His contributions to academia, along with his extensive experience and affiliations, make him a respected figure in the field of Pharmacy. Dr L Matsyagiri is working as an Associate Professor in Swami Vivekananda Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences- Vangapally since 2010. He is having more than 13 years of teaching and research experience. He has guided many UG and PG Students. He has 2 Books, 10 Review Articles and more than 30 Research articles in various International and National journals of Repute, and has presented and participated in more than 50 Conferences. His research area is NDDS, and herbal formulation development. Ms. Vadi ranjan, B. pharmacy (MDU, Rohtak), M. Pharmacy (Pharmacognosy & phytochemistry, PGIMS, Rohtak )and Diploma in Dietetics & Nutrition from Jamia University, Delhi. She has over nine years of professional experience in teaching & research and presently working as holistic nutritionist. She has number of publications to her credit in national & international journals and actively involved in national & international conferences, workshops, FDP, seminars, short term training courses & other certification programs. Major Areas of interest include standardization of herbal drugs, herbal cosmetics, diabetes, clinical nutrition, diet counseling etc Dr. C.S. Kandasamy is the Professor and Head, Department of Pharmacognosy, Karpagam College of Pharmacy, Coimbatore. He has overall 25 years of teaching, research and administrative

About book : This Concise text book gives the knowledge of basic understanding of Herbal Drug Industry, the Quality of raw material, Guidelines for Quality of herbal drugs, Herbal cosmetics, Natural sweeteners, Nutraceuticals etc. This book also emphasizes on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Patenting and Regulatory issues of herbal drugs which are comprehensively presented in all the chapters, which will assist to understand the material in a smarter way. All efforts have been made to present the subject in student friendly and easy to understand. This book is a genuine effort to clarify the basics of Herbal Drug Technology in an effortless and interesting manner and as per the syllabus prescribed for the B. Pharm semester VI students by Pharmacy Council of India.