Contents
FOREWORD TO THE FIRST EDITION, BY ARA G. PAUL, PH.D. ix
FOREWORD TO THE FIRST EDITION, BY DONALD A. DAVIS xi
PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION xiii
PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION xv
PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION xxi
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xxv
INTRODUCTION xxvii
NATURAL INGREDIENTS 1
INDIAN TRADITIONAL MEDICINE 637
CHINESE COSMETIC INGREDIENTS 657
APPENDIX A–GENERAL REFERENCES 687
APPENDIX B–GLOSSARY/ABBREVIATIONS 695
APPENDIX C–BOTANICAL TERMS 700
APPENDIX D–MORPHOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF PLANT ORGANS 706
GENERAL INDEX 711
CHEMICAL INDEX 779
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