Chapter 1 Genetic Manipulation in medicinal plants for enhancement of secondary metabolites -- Chapter 2. RNA Interference (RNAi): A Genetic Tool to Manipulate Plant Secondary Metabolite Pathways -- Chapter 3. CRISPR/ Cas 9: Novel Techniques for Enhancing Bioactive Compound Production in Plants -- Chapter 4. Exploring endophytes for in vitro synthesis of secondary metabolites in medicinal and aromatic plants -- Chapter 5. Omics approaches to study the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites in Medicinal and Aromatic Plant -- Chapter 6. Phytochemical diversity and biological activity of basil (Ocimum L.) : Secondary metabolites produced in vitro -- Chapter 7. In silico screening - An effective option in exploring Plant metabolites as Biopharmaceutics -- Chapter 8 Extreme water-stress on metabolite and elemental accumulation in Plectranthus amboinicus, an aroma-medicinal plant -- Chapter 9. New insights for the production of medicinal plant materials: Ex vitro and in vitro propagation -- Chapter10. Conventional approaches toward production of secondary plant metabolites -- Chapter 11. Novel secondary metabolites in tea and their biological role in communicable and non communicable human diseases -- Chapter 12. Regulation of Photochemical properties of Hawthorn: a Crataegus species. -- Chapter 13. Hairy Root Cultures-A Versatile Tool of Secondary Metabolites Production -- Chapter 14. Herbosomes: An advanced delivery system for phytoconstituents -- Chapter 15. Medicinal flora of the trans Himalayan cold deserts of Ladakh, India -- Chapter 16. The medicinal potential and application of in vitro techniques in the improvement of Galega officinalis: An overview -- Chapter 17. Influence of biotic and abiotic elicitors on bioactive compounds production in medicinal plants.