Phytochemistry of Withania somnifera [Paperback]

Withania is a genus of the nightshade family of flowering plants. Only two species W. somnifera and W. coagulans are found in India. The simultaneous quantitative analysis of six major bioactive withanolides in five varieties of WS and in different plant parts (root, stem and leaf) of WS was accomplished.

Dr. Brijesh Kumar was a Professor (AcSIR), & Chief Scientist at sophisticated analytical instrument facility division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute Lucknow, India. He completed his PhD from CSIR-CDRI, Lucknow (Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, Avadh University Faizabad UP, India). He has to his credit 8 books, 11 book chapters and 151 papers in reputed International Journals. His area of research is applications of Mass Spectrometry for qualitative and quantitative analysis of Indian medicinal plants and their herbal formulations for quality control and authentication/standardization. He is also involved in the identification of marker compounds using statistical software to check adulteration/substitution.

Dr. Vikas Bajpai completed his PhD from the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), New Delhi, India and carried his research work under supervision of Dr. Brijesh Kumar at CSIR-Central Drug research Institute Lucknow. His research includes development and validation of LC-MS/MS methods for qualitative and quantitative analysis of small molecules of Indian medicinal plants.

Vikaskumar Gond is a junior research fellow working under supervision of Dr. Brijesh Kumar in the mass spectrometry laboratory, Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facility at CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute Lucknow. He completed his masters in pharmaceutical chemistry from the University of Lucknow. His research interests include fingerprinting and characterization of phytochemicalsl³6