It gives us an immense pleasure for the successful completion of the work of the practical book entitled- "Pharmacognosy Practicals: An Illustrative Guide". The book is written as per PCI, New Delhi syllabus by keeping an idea of the need of the illustrations required during the working hours of the experimentation to the students. We acknowledge the help of all our colleagues for their valuable suggestions. An extreme care has been taken during its preparation to become a vital guide for the students of pharmacy and botany field. We acknowledge Dr. B.A. Baviskar, Dr. S.L. Deore, Dr. H.J. Dhongade, Mr. N.M. Bhopale, Mr. G.R. Bande, Mr. K. Mishra, Mr. B.P. Muley, Dr. M. Jain, Mr. S. Agrawal and Mr. A. Agrawal for their constant support during the work.