A Practical Book Of Pharmacognosy And Phytochemistry-ii

Dr. Arvind Negi, M.Pharm, Ph.D (Pharmacognosy) is currently working as Professor at JBIT, College of Pharmacy, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India (248197). He has16 years of teaching and research experience. He completed his graduation from SBSPGI, Balawala, Dehradun (HNBGU); post-graduation from IFTM Moradabad (UPTU) and Ph.D. from Himalayan University. He has published over 50 research and review articles in reputed national and international journals and presented 15 papers at conferences. He has guided 20 M.Pharm students and qualified GATE (2008). He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Natural Products (Bentham Science) and is a member of Boards of Studies in several universities. His research interests include herbal drug standardization, anti-diabetic plants and herbal formulations.

Mr. Abhilash Bharadwaj, M.Pharm (Pharmacognosy) is currently working as Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacognosy, I.S.F College of Pharmacy, GT Road, Moga, Punjab, India (142001). He completed his graduation and post-graduation from NETES Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, Assam Science and Technology University. His research focuses on medicinal plants, herbal formulations and natural product drug discovery. He has published review articles in reputed journals and contributed book chapters with Springer Nature. He has also presented papers at national seminars and conferences on ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry, wound healing and nanotechnology. His interest lies in integrating traditional knowledge with modern science for innovative therapeutic development.

Mr. Raj Kumar Mandal, D.Pharm, UG Scholar, is currently pursuing his Bachelor’s in Pharmacy at I.S.F. College of Pharmacy (ISFCP), Moga, Punjab, India. He completed his Diploma in Pharmacy with distinction from Sai Nath University, Ranchi, Jharkhand. He has published 3 book chapters, 7 review articles and a research paper in reputed national and international Scopus-indexed journals, recognized on platforms such as Google Scholar, PubMed, etc. He has delivered multiple oral and poster presentations at various international conferences. Additionally, he holds 12 Indian Copyrights, 6 Indian & a U.K. Design Patent and an Indian Process Patent. He has also earned over 49 certifications and served as an anchor in multiple events in various locations of India. His professional exposure includes hospital training at Jharkhand State Government Hospital and industrial training at Sun Pharma Pvt. Ltd. He is active on platforms like ResearchGate, SlideShare, Academia, LinkedIn, etc.

Mr. Syed Tohshin Ishtiyak, B.Pharm is currently pursuing his Master’s in Pharmacy (Pharmacognosy) at NETES Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guwahati, Assam and holds a Bachelor’s degree from Assam Down Town University. He authored a systematic review on herbal teas for metabolic syndrome, published in the International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries (Springer). He has presented research at national and international conferences, completed specialized training programs and won first position in a model-making competition. His interests include polymers, nanomaterials, nanocomposites and green synthesis.