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1 online resource |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Authors; 1: Introduction; 1.1 Introduction; References; 2: Brachystelma Taxonomy; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Systematic Enumeration; References; 3: Traditional Uses, Pharmacognostic, Phytochemical, Pharmacological, and In Vitro Propagation Studies in Brachystelma Species; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Edible Uses; 3.3 Medicinal Uses; 3.4 Pharmacognostical Studies; 3.5 Phytochemical Studies; 3.5.1 Antioxidant Activity; 3.5.2 Nutritional and Mineral Studies; 3.5.3 Bromatological Analysis; 3.6 In Vitro Propagation Studies |
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3.6.1 In Vitro Propagation Studies of Brachystelma glabrum3.6.2 In Vitro Propagation Studies of B. ngomense, B. pulchellum, and B. pygmaeum; 3.7 Conclusion; References; 4: Ceropegia Taxonomy; 4.1 Introduction; 4.1.1 Botanical History of Indian Ceropegia; 4.2 Systematic Enumeration; References; 5: Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacology of Ceropegia Species; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Ornamental Uses; 5.3 Traditional Uses; 5.3.1 Edible Uses; 5.3.2 Traditional Medicinal Uses; 5.4 Pharmacognostic Studies of Ceropegia Species; 5.4.1 Powder Characteristics; 5.4.1.1 Physicochemical Analysis |
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5.5 Phytochemistry of Ceropegia Species5.5.1 Chemical Constituents in Ceropegia; 5.5.2 Major Bioactive Constituents of Ceropegia Species; 5.5.3 Chemical Synthesis of Cerpegin; 5.6 Pharmacology of Ceropegia Species; 5.6.1 Antimicrobial Activity; 5.6.2 Antiurolithic Activity; 5.6.3 Analgesic Activity; 5.6.4 Hepatoprotective and Antioxidant Activity; 5.6.5 Antioxidant Activity; 5.6.6 Anticancer Activity; 5.6.7 Antidiabetic Activity; 5.6.8 Anti-inflammatory Activity; 5.6.9 Gastroprotective Effect; 5.6.10 Inhibitory Activity against Peptidases; References |
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6: Propagation and In Vitro Propagation of Ceropegia Species6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Propagation of Ceropegia; 6.2.1 Growing Conditions; 6.2.2 Propagation; 6.2.3 Grower's Tips; 6.3 Seed Dormancy; 6.4 In Vitro Propagation; 6.4.1 Ceropegia attenuata; 6.4.2 Ceropegia bulbosa; 6.4.3 Ceropegia candelabrum; 6.4.4 Ceropegia elegans; 6.4.5 Ceropegia ensifolia; 6.4.6 Ceropegia evansii; 6.4.7 Ceropegia fantastica; 6.4.8 Ceropegia fimbriifera; 6.4.9 Ceropegia hirsuta; 6.4.10 Ceropegia intermedia; 6.4.11 Ceropegia jainii; 6.4.12 Ceropegia juncea; 6.4.13 Ceropegia lawii; 6.4.14 Ceropegia maccannii |
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6.4.15 Ceropegia mahabalei6.4.16 Ceropegia media; 6.4.17 Ceropegia noorjahaniae; 6.4.18 Ceropegia oculata; 6.4.19 Ceropegia odorata; 6.4.20 Ceropegia panchganiensis; 6.4.21 Ceropegia pullaiahii; 6.4.22 Ceropegia pusilla; 6.4.23 Ceropegia rollae; 6.4.24 Ceropegia sahyadrica; 6.4.25 Ceropegia santapaui; 6.4.26 Ceropegia spiralis; 6.4.27 Ceropegia thwaitesii; 6.4.28 Ceropegia woodii; 6.5 Synthetic Seed Technology; 6.6 In Vitro Tuberization; References; 7: Molecular Taxonomy of Indian Brachystelma and Ceropegia; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Tribe Ceropegiae in India |
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The book provides data on all the species of the two genera Genera Brachystelma Sims and Ceropegia L. in India for their bioprospection and conservation. The other objectives are to promote the beauty and uniqueness of the species of these two genera and also to provide medicinal and edible uses for bioprospection |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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T. Pullaiah, PhD, is a former Professor at the Department of Botany at SriKrishnadevaraya University in Andhra Pradesh, India, where he has taught for more than 35 years. He has held several positions at the university, including Dean, Faculty of Biosciences, Head of the Department of Botany, Head of the Department of Biotechnology, and Member of Academic Senate. He was President of Indian Botanical Society (2014), President of theIndian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy (2013) and Fellow of Andhra Pradesh Akademi of Sciences. He was awarded the Panchanan Maheshwari Gold Medal, the Dr. G. Panigrahi Memorial Lecture award of the Indian Botanical Society and Prof. Y.D. Tyagi Gold Medal of the Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy, and a Best Teacher Award from Governmentof Andhra Pradesh. Under his guidance 54 students obtained their doctoral degrees. He has authored 51 books, edited 18 books, and published over 330 research papers, including reviews and book chapters. His books include Ethnobotany of India (5 volumes published by Apple AcademicPress), Flora of Andhra Pradesh (5 volumes), Flora of Eastern Ghats (4 volumes), Flora of Telangana (3 volumes), Encyclopaedia of World MedicinalPlants (5 volumes, 2nd edition), and Encyclopaedia of Herbal Antioxidants (3 volumes). He was also a member of Species Survival Commission of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Professor Pullaiah received his PhD from Andhra University, India, attended Moscow StateUniversity, Russia, and worked as Post Doctoral Fellow during 1976-78. Dr. Karuppusamy obtained his M. Sc. degree from Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai and Ph. D. degree from Gandhigram Rural Institute, Deemed University, Tamil Nadu. Later on he worked as Post Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Biotechnology, and Research Associate in the Department of Botany, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur. He has published more than 120 research papers in reputed journals and co-authored five books - Flora of Eastern Ghats volume 3 and 4, Flora of Andhra Pradesh volume 5, Revised Flora of Andhra Pradesh Volume 3 and Caralluma (Sensu lato). He is the recipient of Prof. Y.S. Murthy Gold Medal from Indian Botanical Society and Rolla S. Rao award from Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy. He is a Fellow of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy and Indian Botanical Society. He is the Principal Investigator of 3 major Research Projects funded by UGC, SERB and NIF. Under his guidance, 4 students obtained their Ph. D. degrees. Dr. Sri Rama Murthy did his Master's degree (1994) in Botany from Acharya Nagarjuna University and thereafter obtained his Ph. D., (1998) from Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur. He was awarded DST - SERC Young Scientist Project (2004-2006) in the field of Domestication of wild relatives of cultivated legumes for food and agriculture. He worked as Professor and Head, Department of Botany, Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada for 4 years and Professor and Head, Department of Biotechnology for 8 years in Montessori Mahila Kalasala, Vijayawada. He is the Principal Investigator for 2 UGC and 2 CSIR projects and completed successfully. Under his guidance 6 students were awarded Ph. D., and 7 students their M. Phil. Degrees. He is the co-author of Flora of Andhra Pradesh Volume 2 and Flora of Eastern Ghats Volume 2 and 3. He has published 110 scientific research papers in nationally and internationally reputed journals and also filed 5 Indian patents. He is life member of International Society of Plant Morphologists and Association of Biotechnology and Pharmacy |
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Brachystelma -- India
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Ceropegia -- India
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NATURE -- Plants -- General.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Botany.
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SCIENCE -- Chemistry -- General.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- General.
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Brachystelma
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Ceropegia
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India
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Karuppusamy, S., author.
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Śrīrāmamūrti, Koṇḍraguṇṭa, author
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| ISBN |
9780429061233 |
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0429061234 |
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9780429590245 |
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0429590245 |
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9780429592188 |
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0429592183 |
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9780429588303 |
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0429588305 |
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