Alternative & Complementary Medicine

Herbal Drug Industry
From Cultivation to Innovation and Global Impact

Editors: Abhishek Tiwari, PhD
Varsha Tiwari, PhD
Ajay Sharma, PhD

Herbal Drug Industry

In Production
Pub Date: Forthcoming November 2025
Hardback Price: $190 US | £150 UK
Hard ISBN: 9781779640987
Pages: Est. 340pp w/index
Binding Type: Hardback / ebook

Herbal drugs have been used in healthcare for thousands of years. Recently, herbal drugs are experiencing a resurgence in popularity due to their perceived safety, efficacy, and potential health benefits. This new book, Herbal Drug Industry: From Cultivation to Innovation and Global Impact, explores many aspects in the herbal drug sector. It addresses quality control, formulation development, manufacturing, regulatory aspects and role of herbal drug in global healthcare management.

The book introduces herbal drugs, their historical developments and cultural significance. It also covers the challenges of modernizing herbal formulations and the designs and layouts for herbal drug production facilities. It also underscores the need for testing, quality control, regulatory compliance and sustainable sourcing practices, discussing quality standards and testing of natural products. The book covers patent and intellectual property rights within the herbal industry and details the frameworks governing herbal products globally and the issues related to herbal drug licensing. The book finally looks at future and emerging trends of the herbal industry.

Providing a holistic view of the herbal drug industry, combined with an overview of the historical context, scientific understanding, practical applications and insights into future trends, this volume is a valuable resource for healthcare professionals, researchers and anyone interested in the potential of natural remedies to improve health and well-being.

CONTENTS:
Preface

Introduction

1. Herbal Drugs: Unveiling Nature Pharmacopoeia for Modern Healthcare

Manish Kuar, Nidhiarora, Priya, Sharad Visht, Shinu Pottathi, Manisha Bhatia, Abhishek Tiwari, Varsha Tiwari, Ajay Sharma, and Arya Lakshmi Marisetti

2. Challenges in Upgrading and Modernizing Herbal Formulations
Pranay Wal, Ramkumar Pillappan, Rohini Karunakaran, Vishal Garg, Priyanka Gupta, Shweta Bhandari, Maninder Kaur, and Sourabh Kosey

3. Plant Design, Layout, and Construction in Herbal Drug Production
Swapnali Patil, Pranali Pangam, and Poournima Sankpal

4. Formulation, Production, and Management of Herbal Products
Akshay Kumar Lunawat, Tarun Sharma, Debanjan Mukherjee, Ankit Awasthi, Shubham Thakur, Manish Kumar, Abhishek Tiwari, Varsha Tiwari, and Arya Lakshmi Marisetti

5. Regulatory Requirements for Herbal Drug Industries
Geetanjali Saini, Bhupendra Singh, Manish Vyas, Naresh Rangra, and Prashant Kumar

6. Quality Standards and Monographs for Herbal Drugs
Arya Lakshmi Marisetti, Gana Manjusha K., Saurabh Dahiya, and M. V. N. L. Chaitany

7. Testing of Natural Products and Drugs
Jayanarhire, Ganesh Asabe, Nitin Wadate, Chantibabu Katta, Deepankar Bahuguna, Soham Loharkar, Gopal Bajad, Jitender Madan, Srinivas Nanduri, Samanthula Gananadhamu, Ashish Baldi, Snigdha Singh, and Ramesh Chandrae

8. Patents and Intellectual Property in the Herbal Industry: The Outlook
Kavita Munjal, Arushi Sharma, Karan Sharma, Rohit Thakur, Ashish Baldi, and Vinod Kumar Gauttam

9. Patent Searches and Literature Review in Herbal Science
Gana Manjusha K., Arya Lakshmi Marisetti, and M. V. N. L. Chaitanya

10. Herbal Drug Licensing and Compliance
Ravikiran Vegada, Jankhana Baraiya, and Sourabh Jain

11. Future Trends and Conclusion
Ankita Wal, E. Selvakumari, C. S. Kandasamy, Himangi Vij, Biresh Kumar Sarkar, Arpan Kumar Tripathi, Samiksha Prashant Warke, and Mohd Masih Uzzaman Khan


Index


About the Authors / Editors:
Editors: Abhishek Tiwari, PhD
Professor, Amity Institute of Pharmacy, Lucknow, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Abhishek Tiwari, PhD, is a Professor at the Amity Institute of Pharmacy, Lucknow, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India. Dr. Tiwari has received more than the equivalent of nearly $108,000 USD in grants from various funding agencies including the Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine, New Delhi, India. Dr. Tiwari has been granted 35 patents and has filed nine patents for approval. He has published 76 papers in national and international journals. He has published more than 24 Indian and international books and 40 book chapters with Elsevier, Springer, Bentham, Wiley, and Astral International. He has guided two PhD and is currently guiding seven PhD students. Dr. Tiwari is an editorial member for various national and international journals. He received the best author award in 2019, best teacher award in 2019, and outstanding teacher awards in 2014 & 2015. He completed his BPharm at Jiwaji University, Gwalior, India, his MPharm at M. S. Ramaiah College of Pharmacy, Bangalore, and his PhD at Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun, India.

Varsha Tiwari, PhD
Professor, Amity Institute of Pharmacy, Amity University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Varsha Tiwari, PhD, is a Professor with the Amity Institute of Pharmacy of Amity University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. Dr. Tiwari has received more than nearly the equivalent of $1 million USD in grants from the Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine, New Delhi, India. She has been granted 28 Indian, three South African, and three Australian patents. In addition, she has submitted a number of patents for approval. She has published 10 books and 28 book chapters with Elsevier, Springer, Bentham, Wiley, and Astral International. She has also published more than 65 research papers and has guided several doctoral, postgraduate, and graduate students. She has organized many conferences and also delivered many invited lectures at conferences. Dr. Varsha received Young Scientist, Young Author, and Pharmacy Recognition awards at the national level. She completed her doctorate at Uttarakhand Technical University and her MPharm at M. S. Ramaiah University, Bengaluru, India.

Ajay Sharma, PhD
Professor and Head, Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University, New Delhi, India

Ajay Sharma, PhD, Post-doc, is currently working as Professor and Head, Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University, New Delhi, India. He has more than 15 years of teaching and research experience. His research areas include drug discovery and development from natural sources, ethnopharmacology, metabolomics, plant biotechnology, bioactivity-guided fractionation, and bioconversions. He has published more than 90 research articles in peer-reviewed journals of national and international repute. He has also presented more than 150 papers at national and international conferences. He has contributed to five books and sixteen book chapters and has published 10 Indian patents as well. Dr. Sharma has been awarded with research grants from the Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), Ministry of Ayush (India), Department of Biotechnology (DBT) (India), All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), and Madhya Pradesh Council of Science and Technology (MPCOST). He has also received many prestigious awards. He is the member of various national and international bodies and has been listed in the world’s top 2% scientists on the list of Stanford University.




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