Includes index

Contents: Major plant families: Naming plant families -- Preparation of herbal medicines and extraction methods: Preparation of herbal medicines -- Analytical methods for evaluating the quality and purity of phytochemicals -- Structure elucidation of phytochemicals -- Evaluation of the biological and pharmacological activity of plant extracts -- Materia medica: Materia medica of the cardiovascular system -- Materia medica of the respiratory system -- Materia medica of endocrine and metabolic system -- Materia medica of immunomodulatory/ immunostimulating herbs -- Materia medica of adaptogens -- Materia medica of the nervous system -- Materia medica of the musculoskeletal system -- Materia medica of the gastrointestinal system -- Materia medica of the skin -- Materia medica of the genitourinary system -- Monographs of antimalarial herbs -- Monographs of anti-hepatitis herbs -- Brief monographs of anti-HIV/AIDS herbs -- Monographs of anti-infective african medicinal plants -- Plant derived anticancer agents.