HERBAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS - Rauwolfia serpentina (SARPGANDHA) (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789350568330)

Sarpagandha (Rauvolfia serpentina) is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae. About 80 alkaloids are isolated from Rauvolfia species among them reserpine is most important principal active constituent.Sophisticated advancements in chemistry combined with changing pattern of consumer preference have revolutionized the chemical maneuvering of medicinal herbs. Semi purified/purified chemical derivatives of herbs like extracts, fractionates, isolates are being preferred over the whole herb for therapeutic uses. As a logical spin off, this also has thrown up a debate, if these chemical derivatives are medicinally better than the herb

Author: Himadri Panda
ISBN-10: 9350568330
ISBN-13: 9789350568330
Publisher: Discovery Publishing House Pvt Ltd
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2017
Pages: 358
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.69lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.81d