Book Description

This textbook has been designed to meet the needs of B.Sc. Fourth Semester students of Botany as per Common Minimum Syllabus prescribed for all Uttar Pradesh State Universities and Colleges under the recommended National Education Policy 2020. Maintaining the traditional approach to the subject, this textbook not only provides strong conceptual understanding, but also helps in developing scientific outlook of the student. It comprehensively covers two papers, namely, Economic Botany, Ethnomedicine & Phytochemistry and Commercial Botany & Phytochemical Analysis. The book acquaints the students with the phytochemical analysis related to medicinally important plants and economic products produced by the plants, it also discusses the traditional medicines and herbs, and its relevance in modern times. Practical part, helps the students to know about the commercial products produced from plants and learn the chemistry of plants & herbal preparations.