This book provides a concise yet comprehensive guide to the extraction and separation of phytoconstituents, essential for students and researchers in pharmaceutical sciences and phytochemistry.Part 1 discusses various extraction methods, beginning with solvent properties, selection, and factors affecting extraction. It explains the mechanism of extraction and classical methods like decoction, maceration, percolation, and Soxhlet extraction, followed by essential oil extraction techniques such as distillation, expression, and enfleurage. Advanced techniques like phytonics, pressurized liquid...