Firstly, it is obligatory to understand the very concepts of ‘Pharmacognosy’ as well as ‘Phytochemistry’ before going ahead. As many of the readers might not be aware with the subject matters, on which this review has been carried out.
Well, in times of yore, ‘Pharmacognosy’ was considered as the study of medicinal plants & other natural substances as sources of drugs. As per the American Society of Pharmacognosy, it is the study of the physical, chemical, biochemical, and biological properties of drugs, drug substances, or potential drugs or drug substances of natural origin as well as the search for new drugs from natural sources. Whereas, ‘Phytochemistry’ is the study of phytochemicals, which are chemicals derived from plants. Phytochemists strive to describe the structures of the large number of secondary metabolites found in plants, the functions of these compounds in human and plant biology, and the biosynthesis of these compounds!
It must be noted that this title “Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry–I” is the ‘First Part’ of the academic series ‘Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry!’ In addition, the book is specially designed for the second year students of Bachelors of Pharma (B. Pharma) course by keeping the syllabus of the ‘4th Semester’ in mind. The subject matter presented in this book is designed as per the curriculums developed by the ‘Pharmacy Council of India’ popularly known as the PCI.
The authors of this book includes six names, Mr. Aniketh B. Surve, Ms. Aishwarya U. Phutane, Dr. Mahesh G Saralaya, Ms. Nisha M. Jagtap, Mr. Prakash V. Chavan & Ms. Shailaja Prakash Desai and they are all academician by profession. This book, “Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry–I”is a joint effort by all these six authors as they all carry a fair deal of experience in teaching & research. All of these six authors are actively working as ‘Professors’ at different reputed Universities of India, belonging to the departments of Pharmacognosy, Pharmaceutical Chemistry & Pharmaceutics, which makes them a perfect team to carry out this project together. The book got published & released worldwide by ‘Astitva Prakashan’ in the year 2022; and is available in both paperback as well as in e-Book format for the readers & the students!
This particular book, ‘Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry–I’ is an academic title and comes under the category of “Medical & Pharmacy!” The book is written with a view to cover the syllabus framed by the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI). The book consists of all the basic concepts of Pharmacognosy as well as Phytochemistry that will benefit the second year students of Bachelors of Pharma (B. Pharma) course in their ‘4th Semester!’ Topics have been explained according to the syllabus avoiding unnecessary details as per the requirement and structure of the question paper. Diagrammatic illustrations have been fully incorporated to make the concept clear a more refined way. The book is the outcome of numerous efforts of authors to assimilate the voluminous knowledge of traditional and modern Pharmacognosy, which has long been a requirement of the curricula of various universities across the world.
The readers & the students are also going to find MCQs with each unit present in this book and the authors has made sure to use a very simple language along with explanations in this book. In addition, the presence of flow chart classifications has made the book even more understandable for the students and the researchers. Undoubtedly, this book is academic in nature but the concepts in this book are vital for the common people too. Therefore, anyone can pick up this book for a read in order to understand some basic and fundamental concepts of pharmaceutical organic chemistry!
Well, coming to the Readers’ Connect section, I must mention that the book is going to be of tremendous help for the students & the researchers belonging to the fields of Pharmacognosy, Pharmaceutical Chemistry & Pharmaceutics. In this academic title, the Authors has made sure to add tabular data, chemical formulas, balancing equations and vital diagrams throughout the book for presenting each and every minute details related to the subject matter in a better manner. The book presents the various Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry concepts in a very neat and presentable manner, which makes it even easier for the students to understand the various subject matters. Moreover, the authors hopes that their work proves to be useful for the second year students of Bachelor of Pharmacy.
In addition, even those readers who are not the students and researchers in the field of pharmacy can also take up this book for read. As the book consists of various basic and fundamental concepts, which we all need to know in our lives in order to gain a better understanding of the drugs and the cures & remedies for several diseases through those drugs.
Now, coming to the Final Conclusion for this book, it becomes necessary to mention the after studying the complete subject matter presented by the Authors in this book, then we can easily conclude that of course, the Book Title is very apt and suitable. The Authors have very well justified the book title, as the subject matter present in this book truly gives a very deep and layer by layer information of the subject matter!
Moreover, a book like “Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry–I” deserves a chance by the academic as well as non-academic readers. Since as readers most of us do not even have the very basic knowledge of the usage of the common drugs and their benefits, which can help us to cure ourselves easily. Therefore, for the sake of knowledge and awareness, this book is a Must Pick one, and the Authors indeed deserves appreciation for presenting such beneficial knowledge of Pharmacognosy, Pharmaceutical Chemistry & Pharmaceutics through his book.
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