1. Cancer biology and other disorders: beneficial role of camptothecin and novel derivatives2. Camptothecin: chemistry, biosynthesis, analogs, and chemical synthesis3. Camptothecin and analogs: role in anticancer activities4. Botany of camptothecin-yielding plants5. Propagation of camptothecin biosynthesizing plants6. In vitro camptothecin production from plants: prospects and challenges7. Biomining of camptothecin producing plants through molecular techniques8. Endophytes and camptothecin production