The purpose of the presented monograph is to provide scientific information on the botanical features, traditional uses, active or major chemical constituents and pharmacology of Tithonia diversifolia. Studies on purified principles, mechanism of action and structure activity relationship are relatively few and warrant further attention as traditional literature assures Tithonia diversifolia for the discovery of novel therapeutic agent(s). The safety, efficacy, quality control/quality assurance, clinical applications, contra indications, warnings, precautions, potential adverse reactions, and posology are not the part as very little data available regarding discussed plant. However, it helps in facilitating information exchange among practitioners of orthodox and of traditional medicine, pharmacists and other health professionals, manufacturers of herbal products and research scientists and assist in developing their own monographs or formularies.

Salman Ahmed was awarded M.Phil degree in the field of Pharmacognosy from Department of Pharmacognosy, University of Karachi, Pakistan in 2010. He has around 25 research publications in the field of Pharmacognosy. At present he is Ph.D fellow and also working as a Lecturer in Department of Pharmacognosy, University of Karachi, Pakistan.