About author : Dr. Ankit Kumar, PhD, M. Pharm, is Director, Krishna Pharmacy College, Bijnor (U.P.) India and is actively involved with teaching and research activities. He has more than 15 years of research experience. His areas of interest are lant-derived drugs constitute major share of different systems of healthcare systems practiced in India. Apart from phytomedicinal, the plants are rich sources of nutraceuticals, pharmaceutical aids, flavouring agents, pesticides and cosmeceuticals. The polyherbal formulations manufactured in India are often questioned for the atheneite of crude drugs used, efficacy of their active principles, safety and clinical validity of formulations and microbial load, as well as, pesticidal residue on herbal raw materials used in formulations. Dr. Kumar has published over 24 research articles and technical papers in international peer-reviewed journals and has authored and edited books, book chapters, and more than 10 popular editorial articles. He also serves as an editor and reviewer of several journals. He has participated in several state, national, and international conferences, seminars, workshops, and symposia and has more than 20 conference papers to his credit. Mr. Arun Nivas Velumani, M. Pharm, Junior Research Fellow, Department of pharmacognosy, siddha central research institute, Arumbakkam, Chennai. Currently Arun Nivas V is working as Junior Research Fellow (JRF), at Siddha Central Research Institute, Arumbakkam, Chennai. He completed his M. Pharmacy in Pharmacognosy with an University rank. His objective is to promote medicinal plants research and standardize the natural raw drugs and to contribute for the continued growth Pharmacognosy. He is very much interested in medicinal plants cultivation, distribution and entrepreneurship. He have presented many papers and received awards. Dr. Shakeel Ahmed Adhoni, PhD, is working as a Senior Lecturer, in the Division of Biological Sciences, School of Science and Technology, The University

About book : According to PCI regulations, the title of the book is "Textbook of PHARMACOGNOSY AND PHYTOCHEMISTRY-II". The writers' original intent for the book was to present an integrated database for PHARMACOGNOSY AND PHYTOCHEMISTRY-II that would be simple to understand. This book's purpose is to enlighten readers on cutting-edge drug delivery methods and to steer instructors and students toward key ideas in Pharmacology II. The main goal of writing this textbook was to give material in a clear, concise manner to fulfill undergraduate students' needs in accordance with PCI guideline. This book was created to educate post-graduate students on pharmaceutical jurisprudence as well as adhere to the PCI curriculum for pharmacy undergraduate courses. We guarantee that graduates, postgraduates, lecturers, and industry learners will find this book to be of great use. However, any recommendations for the text's future enhancement are welcome and will be carefully considered.