β Scribed by Hsin-Sheng Tsay, Lie-Fen Shyur, Dinesh Chandra Agrawal, Yang-Chang Wu, Sheng-Yang Wang (eds.)
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Since ancient times, plants have been used as a prime natural source of alternative medicines and have played an important role in our lives. The old tradition of medicinal plant application has turned into a highly profitable business in the global market, resulting in the release of a large number of herbal products. People have tried to find different sources of medicines to alleviate pain and cure different illnesses. Due to severe constraints of synthetic drugs and the increasing contraindications of their usage, there is a growing interest world over in the usage of natural products based on medicinal herbs, hence, there is an ever expanding market of herbs and herbal based medicinal preparations all over the world. This has culminated into an exponential increase in number of research groups in different geographical locations and generation of volume of research data in the field in a short span of time.
The path breaking advancement in research methods and interdisciplinary approaches is giving birth to newer perspectives. Therefore, it becomes imperative to keep pace with the advancement in research and development in the field of medicinal herbs.
There are a large number of researchers in different parts of the world working on various aspects of medicinal plants and βherbal medicinesβ. The idea is to bring their recent research work into light in the form of a book.
The proposed book contains chapters by the eminent researchers in different countries and working with different disciplines of medicinal plants. Articles pertain to different disciplines such as:
1. Resources and conservation of medicinal plants
2. Biosynthesis and metabolic engineering of medicinal plants
3. Tissue culture, propagation and bioreactor technology of medicinal plants
4. Phytochemical research on medicinal plants
5. Herbal medicines and plant-derived agents in cancer prevention and therapy
6. Herbal medicines and plant-derived agents in metabolic syndrome management
7. Herbal medicines and plant-derived agents in modulation of immune-related disorders
8. Herbal medicines and hepatotoxicity
The book will prove itself an asset for the researchers, professionals and also students in the area of medicinal plants and mechanism of their action.
Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii
Chinese Herbal Medicine-Derived Products for Prevention or Treatment of Diseases Affecting Quality of Life....Pages 1-35
Ethnopharmacological Importance of Western Medicinal Herb, Scutellaria lateriflora ....Pages 37-72
Liquid ChromatographyβMass Spectrometry (LCβMS): Approaches to Adulterant Detection in Herbal Products....Pages 73-95
DNA Barcoding of Medicinal Plants....Pages 97-127
Deciphering the Biosynthetic Pathways of Bioactive Compounds In Planta Using Omics Approaches....Pages 129-165
Memory Booster Plant Bacopa monniera (Brahmi): Biotechnology and Molecular Aspects of Bacoside Biosynthesis....Pages 167-189
Metabolic Engineering: Achieving New Insights to Ameliorate Metabolic Profiles in Withania somnifera ....Pages 191-214
Salvia miltiorrhiza: A Medicinal Herb from Metabolites to Pathway Engineering....Pages 215-238
Biotechnology of Medicinal Plants in Taiwan: Studies on In Vitro Propagation and Influence of Ventilation Closures on Hyperhydricity in Cultures....Pages 239-256
Propagation and Bioreactor Technology of Medicinal Plants: Case Studies on Paclitaxel, 10-Deacetylbaccatin III, and Camptothecin....Pages 257-272
Pharmacological Applications of Lucidone: A Naturally Occurring Cyclopentenedione....Pages 273-295
Pharmacokinetics of Phytopharmaceuticals: A Peek into Contingencies and Impediments in Herbal Drug Development....Pages 297-308
Green Tea and Its Role in Cancer Prevention and Therapy....Pages 309-326
Chinese Medicinal Herbs as Source of Rational Anticancer Therapy....Pages 327-362
An Update on Antitumor Activity of Angelica Species....Pages 363-371
Advances in Chinese Herbal Medicine for Rheumatoid Arthritis: Clinical Utilization and Efficacy, Mechanism of Action, and Safety....Pages 373-395
Medicinal Plants Used in the Management of Noncommunicable Diseases in Uganda....Pages 397-418
Plant-Derived Agents in Modulation of Rheumatoid Arthritis....Pages 419-438
Ayurvedic Plants with Antidiabetic Potential....Pages 439-468
Herbal Medicines: Boon or Bane for the Human Liver?....Pages 469-491
Plant Biochemistry;Molecular Ecology;Plant Sciences;Molecular Medicine;Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology
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