Prof. Pulok K Mukherjee

PhD, FRSC, FNAAS, FNASc, FWAST


Director
Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD)
Dept. of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India
DBT-IBSD –Imphal, Manipur/Gangtok,Sikkim/Aizawl, Mijoram/ Shillong, Meghalaya
Takyelpat, imphal 795001, India
E-mail: director.ibsd@nic.in



Professor (On Lien)
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology
Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700 032,
E. mail: naturalproductm@gmail.com
    pulok.mukherjee@jadavpuruniversity.in



Associate Editor
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Elsevier

Associate Editor
Frontiers in Pharmacology (Ethnopharmacology)

Associate Editor
Phytomedicine Plus, Elsevier

Consulting Editor
Pharmacological Research, Elsevier

  • About Me

    Prof. Pulok K Mukherjee is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry [FRSC], UK; Fellow of the National Academy of Science, India (FNASc) and Fellow of the West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology. He completed his master and PhD in pharmacy from Jadavpur University and post-doctoral research from Leiden/Amsterdam Center for Drug Research, The Netherlands. He has made significant contributions in the area of ethnopharmacology and medicinal plant research. He has been working on evidence based validation of medicinal plants and related metabolomic studies to make them available from 'Farm to Pharma'. Prof. Mukherjee’s works on chemo profiling, marker and biomarker analysis of herbs for quality evaluation and their exploration is very significant. He has also made significant contribution on development of safety profile of herbs and formulation through metabolism mediated herb-drug interaction.

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  • Jadavpur University
    India

    Pulok K Mukherjee,
    PhD, FRSC, FNAAS, FNASc, FWAST
    Professor (On Lien)
    Department of Pharmaceutical Technology
    Jadavpur University
    Kolkata – 700 032, India
    Tele Fax: +91 33 2414 6046
    E-mail: naturalproductm@gmail.com

  • Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD) India

    Pulok K Mukherjee,
    PhD, FRSC, FNAAS, FNASc, FWAST
    Director
    Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development
    Takyelpat, Imphal 795001, India

  • Society for Ethnopharmacology (SFE), India

    Society For Ethnopharmacology (SFE)
    23/3, Saktigarh, Jadavpur, Kolkata: 700032, India



Evidence-Based Validation of Herbal Medicine

Editor: Prof. Pulok K Mukherjee,
ISBN: 978-0-12-800874-4,
Publisher: Elsevier

This book highlights on several aspects of Evidence based validation of herbal medicine and their quality control. Several aspects of the quality, safety, and efficacy of herbal medicine, particularly methods to assess their activity and underlying mechanisms of action has been described in this volume. The main aim of this book is to improve the level of understanding of various aspects on evaluation of natural products. This will provide a comprehensive validation of herbal medicine so that they can be used with greater confidence because of improved quality and scientifically sound evidence base.

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Quality Evaluation and Validation of Herbal Drugs

Author: Prof. Pulok K Mukherjee
ISBN: 9780128133743
Publishers: Elsevier Sc.

Quality Control and Evaluation of Herbal Drugs brings together current thinking and practices for evaluation of natural products and traditional medicines. The use of herbal medicine in therapeutics is on the rise in both developed and developing countries and this book facilitates the necessary development of quality standards for these medicines.This book elucidates on various challenges and opportunities for quality evaluation of herbal drugs with several integrated approaches including metabolomics, chemoprofiling, marker analysis, stability testing, good practices for manufacturing, clinical aspects, Ethnopharmacology and Ethnomedicine inspired drug development. This book will be useful in bio-prospecting of natural products and traditional medicine-inspired drug discovery and development.

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Traditional Medicine and Globalization

Editor: Prof. Pulok K Mukherjee ,
ISBN: 9788192624303,
Publisher: Maven Publishers

Given the importance on promotion and development of natural products, this book covers various aspects on revitalization of traditional medicines. A wide diversity of chapters has been contributed by eminent personalities throughout the world including Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Former President of India; Shri Shekhar Dutt, Dr. R. Verpoorte, Dr. P. J. Houghton, Dr. Marco Leonti, and others. It is an imperative addition to the libraries of technical and administrative personnel in the industries and Universities as a potential resource to update their knowledge on globalization of traditional medicine.

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Natural Medicine

Editors: Dr. Dilip Ghosh & Prof. Pulok K Mukherjee
ISBN: 9781138733060
Publishers: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group

Globally, natural medicine has been considered as an important alternative to modern allopathic medicine. Although natural medicines are popular in society, only limited medicinal herbs have been scientifically evaluated for their potential in medicinal treatment. This book connects various aspects of the complex journey from traditional medicine to modern medicine. It provides information on topics including global regulations and regulatory hurdles, diverse nutritional challenges and potential health benefits, novel food innovations especially seed-to-clinical approaches and future trends.

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Evaluation of Herbal Medicinal Products,

Editors: Prof. Pulok K Mukherjee and Dr. Peter J Houghton,
ISBN: 9780853697510,
Publisher: Pharmaceutical Press

The intention of this book is to describe and assess different approaches and techniques for evaluating the quality and efficacy of herbal medicines. It brings together articles on current thinking and practice in these areas and highlights up-to-date research which should facilitate improvements in the topics under consideration. It is an indispensable resource for academic and industrial researchers and both undergraduate and postgraduate pharmacy students.

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