About book : This book offers information on the fundamentals of the herbal drug industry, the quality of raw materials, and standards for the quality of herbal medications, herbal cosmetics, natural sweeteners, and nutraceuticals, among other things. The topic also places a strong emphasis on regulatory, patenting, and good manufacturing practices (GMP) concerns for herbal medicines.

About author : Prof. Dr. V.R. Ravikkumar is working as an Professor & Head at Department of Pharmacognosy, The Erode College of Pharmacy, Erode, Tamilnadu, India with more than 23 years of academic and research experience. He has published 40 research papers in national & international journals. He has presented more than 50 research papers at various international and national conferences as author and co-author. As a resource person / or invited speaker given lecture for various institution and conferences, He has an author of Text Book of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry-II, He has patent and design published/ granted on “Formulation Development and in-vitro Evaluation of Antibacterial Herbal Lotion of Couroupita guianensis Plant Extract” & “Mobile agitator vessel for pharmaceutical and chemical industries” respectively. He has guided B.Pharm students for elective work & M. Pharm and Ph.D students for research work. He is a life member of various professional bodies like Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India, TN/LM-464, Pharma helpline Society, PHS-5010, The Indian Society for Technical Education, LM-124562 and Society for Nature and Applied Sciences (SNAS) LM-53/2022. He has received best teacher award for pharmacy education more than six times from Tamilnadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai / and other Professional bodies. Second author Dr. Pankaj Pradhan Dr. Pankaj Pradhan is presently working as Professor, Swami Keshvanand Institute of Pharmacy, Jaipur (Rajasthan). He completed his graduation from Punjab Technical University, Jalndhar with distinction, post-graduation from Jaipur National University, Jaipur with Gold medal. He has 14 years of teaching and research experience. He has guided over 55 graduate students and 06 postgraduate students. His areas of research is about standardization of Herbal drugs, Phytochemistry, Herbal regulation and comprise role of oxidative stress in behavioral, systemic and inflammatory re