The present work contains a collection of research papers, lead articles, and review papers from various experts, which provides experimental data on medicinal plants and phytochemical techniques. The book includes 35 chapters that cover a range of topics such as the identification of medicinal plants using physical characteristics and spectroscopy, including UV, IR, NIR, Mass, and NMR. The chapters also focus on the antioxidant potential of mushrooms, seaweeds, and medicinal plants, the isolation of compounds from plants and their biological activities, novel near infrared applications in natural products, in silico studies of anti-inflammatory compounds, molecular docking of natural products, CNS depressant activity of medicinal plants, and the isolation of antifungal proteins from medicinal plants. Additionally, the book covers plant tissue culture, in vitro cell line selection for enhanced production of secondary metabolites, the isolation of compounds from cell suspension cultures, X-ray crystal structure analysis of compounds from medicinal plants, and the synthesis and bioactivity of polycyclic spiroheterocyclic compounds. This book will be of significant use to students, scientists, researchers, and professionals in the fields of Plant Science, Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Forestry, and Horticulture.

01: Medicinal Mushrooms Occurring in South India: An Untapped Novel Source of Antioxidants for Therapeutic Use by T.A. Ajith and K.K. Janardhanan 02: Isolation of Bioinsecticides from the Striped Tiger Butterfly, Danaus genutia (Lepidoptera : Nymphalidae) by Arunava Das, Chandan Mithra, R.Revanna, A.R.V. Kumar and K. Chandrashekara 03: Effect of Bio-stimulants on Growth and Yield of Senna (Cassia angustifolia) var-Kkm.1 by R. Balakumbahan, K. Rajamani and K. Kumanan 04: Novel Near Infrared Applications in Natural Products by K. Balasubramanian 05: Species and Organ Variations of Alkaloids in Gloriosa, A Medicinal Plant by P. Bharathi, S. Chakkaravarthi and D. Philomina 06: Diabetes mellitus – Ethnotherapeutic Leads from the Tribals of Orissa (India) to Control by M. Brahmam 07: In Silico Studies of Anti-inflammatory Compounds with Human Non-pancreatic Secretory Phospholipase A2 by D. Gayathri and D. Velmurugan 08: Molecular Docking Studies of Human Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase with Coixol, from Scoparia dulcis L. and with Different Sugar Moieties by D. Gayathri, D. Velmurugan, M. Jeyam and N. Raaman 09: The World of Indigenous Medicinal Plants Scripted in Amarakosam by Gayatri R. Nambiar and K. Raveendran 10: Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties of Herbal Medicine Triphala on Bio-film Formation on Teeth by L. Jagadish, V. Sangeetha, V.K Anandkumar and V. Kaviyarasan 11: Medicinal Plants in the Sacred Forests of Southern Western Ghats by S. Jeeva, C. Kingston, S. Kiruba, D. Kannan and Jasmine T. Sawian 12: Documentation of Traditional Knowledge of Kani Tribals in the Agasthiarmalai, Western Ghats by A. John De Britto, K. Petchimuthu, R. Mahesh and N. Nirmal Kumar 13: Study on in vitro Culture and Cryopreservation of Banana by Passionfruit (Passiflora mollissima Bailey), A Plant used in Rural Medicine by S. Kantharajah and P. G. Golegaonkar 14: Antimicrobial Properties of Wedelia chinensis, (OS Beck) Merr.by S. Madhavan, S. Annammal and Y. Lavanya 15: Agrobacterium tumefaciens Mediated Tumor Induction on Solanum trilobatum by S. Madhavan, A. Shanmugapriya and G. Gunapriya 16: CNS Depressant Activity of Albizzia lebbeck Benth by Malarkodi Velraj, S. Jayakumari, J. Anbu, G. Ramanjaneyulu, A. Antony Joseph and D. Sundara Vadivel 17: Medicinal Plants – An Overview by K. Manibhushan Rao, N. Mathivanan and M. Krishnaraj 18: Ethnobotanical Study of Dewghat Forest in Koraon Range (U.P.) by K.N. Mishra and C.P. Shukla 19: An Antifungal, Low Molecular Weight Protein from Leaves of a Medicinal Herb Mentha viridis L. by R. Pachaiappan and R. Balasubramanian 20: A Study on The Medicinal Flora of Kolanthamamalai Hill, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu by M. Padma Sorna Subramanian, A. Saravana Ganthi, A. Samuthirakani and M. Uthira Selvam 21: Protective Effects of a-mangostin, A Xanthone Derivative in Mangosteen Against Myocardial Injury by Isoproterenol in Rats: Biochemical Findings by S. Pandimadevi and V. Kannan 22: Thymol Content of Origanum vulgare L. from the Cold Desert of Trans Himalaya by T. Parimelazhagan, O.P. Chaurasia and Zakwan Ahmed 23: Anticandidal Activity of Three Medicinal Plant Extracts by A. Patra, Chandi C. Rath and U.B. Mohapatra 24: Studies on Dwindling Population of Picrorhiza scrophulariiflora Pennell. (Scrophulariaceae), its Status and Conservation Problems in Sikkim Himalayas by Pranay Bantawa, Partha Dev Ghosh, S. Maitra and Tapan Kumar Mondal 25: Herbal Therapeutics: Opportunities for Research and Development Scope and Limitations by M.N.V. Prasad, K. Padmalatha, K. Jayaram and N. L. Raju 26: In vitro Cell Line Selection for Enhanced Production of Secondary Metabolites by N. Raaman and M. Senthil Kumar 27: Phytochemical Studies in Cissus quadrangularis Linn and Hypericum mysorense Heyne - An Overview by N. Raaman, V. Beulah and L. Hariprasath 28: A Rapid Micropropagation Technique for Solanum trilobatum Linn. by N. Raaman, M. Elamvaluthi and M. Jeyam 29: Enhanced Growth and Survivability of Micropropagated Plants of Solanum trilobatum L. by Mycorrhizal Inoculation by N. Raaman, M. Elamvaluthi and M. Jeyam 30: Isolation and Characterization of Solasodine from the Wild Plants and Cell Suspension Cultures of Solanum trilobatum Linn. by N. Raaman, M. Elamvaluthi and M. Jeyam 31: Phytochemistry and Micropropagation of Artemisia Species – A Review by N. Raaman, M.R. Sridevi Kumari and L. Hariprasath 32: Antimicrobial Alkaloids from the Aerial Parts of Cynodon dactylon by N. Raaman, A. Radha, K. Balasubramanian and R. Raghunathan 33: Potential of Seaweeds in Health Care Applications by A.K. Siddhanta 34 Synthesis and Bioactivity of Some Polycyclic Spiroheterocyclic Compounds by A.R. Suresh Babu, R. Raghunathan, R. Ramesh, N. Mathivanan, K. Palani, and M. Ponnusamy 35: X-ray Crystal Structure Analysis of Some Herbal Compounds by D.Velmurugan