This volume covers the distribution, economic importance, conventional propagation, micropropagation, tissue culture studies, and in vitro production of important medicinal and other pharmaceutical compounds in various species of Aesculus, Althaea, Baptisia, Berberis, Beta, Bowiea, Camptotheca, Chrysanthellum, Citrus, Claviceps, Dunaliella, Epimedium, Euphorbia, Forsythia, Gomphrena, Larix, Lobelia, Medicago, Papaver, Phytolacca, Pueraria, Santalum, Santolina, Sapium, Tabeuia and Tripterygium. The book is tailored to the needs of advanced students, teachers and researchers in the fields of plant biotechnology, pharmacy, chemical engineering, botany and tissue culture.