The second edition of the textbook Herbal Drug Technology, based on the curriculum of various universities, caters to both bachelor''s and master''s courses in pharmacy and allied sciences. It contains detailed information on Indian systems of medicine, herbal therapeutics, crude drugs and medicinal botany. New to this edition are topics such as herbal cosmetics, nutraceuticals, chemotaxonomy, recent changes in in vivo anticancer screening models and screening of cardiac glycosides, and methods of literature search and patenting of herbal drugs. Special features: Designed according to the curriculum of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in pharmacy of various universities in India and abroad Incorporates recent advances in technology Provides a comparative study of dosage forms in ayurveda and modern medicine Includes a detailed analysis of more than 60 phytopharmaceuticals Discusses standardization of herbal drugs?WHO protocol, different methods used for standardization, quality control standards for herbal extracts and validation of herbal products