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I. Course Title
: Value Additions and Marketing of Medicinal and
Aromatic Plants
II. Course Code
: FPU 614
III. Credit Hours
: 2+1
IV. Aim of the course
This course will educate students, methods of harvesting of yieldable plant/ plant
parts of herb, shrub, trees, climber, lianas and ephipytes. To increase the value of
product, post harvest technology will be known to them, practical classes will make

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them aware about instruments/ equipments used to extract essential oil and also
operation of machines for preparation of tablets, mixture, tinctures, etc.
V. Theory
UNIT I
Value addition for higher economic returns. Concepts and procedures. Preparation
of powders, aqueous and alcoholic extracts, essences, etc. Preparation of tablets,
mixtures, balms, ointments, etc.
 
Bulk storage and packaging of medicinal and
aromatic plants.
UNIT II
Basic and advanced concepts of trade and marketing, marketing under disorganized
and organized sector. Village and regional markets, state, national and international
market of herbs and herbal products. Internet marketing practices for latest market
value and other pattern of fluctuations for high value medicinal and aromatic
plants/ plant parts and products. Concept of e-market and quality standards.
VI. Practical
• Visit to nearby pharmaceutical concern for understanding value addition processes;
• Visit to local market and data collection on sale and sale procedure – organized
and unorganized;
• Internet surfing for latest market value of high value of medicinal and aromatic
plants.
VII. Suggested Reading
Alikhan I and Khanum A. 2008. 
Role of Biotechnology in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
. UKAZ
Publishers.
Chadha KL and Gupta R. 2006. 
Advances in Horticulture
. Vol. XI. Medicinal and aromatic
plants. Malhotra Publ. House.
Gupta K and Sharma M. 2008. 
Reviews on Indian Medicinal Plants
. ICMR.
Gupta AK, Tandon N and Sharma M. 2008. 
Quality Standards of Indian Medicinal Plants.
Mann J 1994. 
Chemical Aspects of Biosynthesis
. Oxford Chemistry Primers.
Sharma R. 2004. 
Agrotechniques of Medicinal Plants.
Daya Publ.