The reference publication summarizes the material on medicinal plant raw materials used in the CIS countries in pharmacy practice, the hnmiko-pharmaceutical industry . The book provides general concepts concerning medicinal plants and medicinal plant raw materials practical aspects of the resource science of medicinal plants . Listed and characterized raw materials included in the State Register 1991. and not yet included, but having a standard for technical documentation. The characteristics of plants, their distribution, chemical composition. The indicators of standardization of raw materials, its purpose and the main preparations prepared on its basis are considered.