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Title Novel drug targets with traditional herbal medicines : scientific and clinical evidence / Fatma Tugçe Güragaç Dereli, Mert Ilhan, Tarun Belwal, editors
Published Cham : Springer, 2022

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Contents Chapter 1: Achillea biebersteinii Afan -- Chapter 2: Aesculus hippocastanum L. -- Chapter 3: Berberis crataegina DC. -- Chapter 4: Calendula officinalis L. -- Chapter 5: Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze -- Chapter 6: Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. -- Chapter 7: Capsicum annuum L. -- Chapter 8: Cedrus libani A.Rich. -- Chapter 9: Chelidonium majus L. -- Chapter 10: Cichorium intybus L. -- Chapter 11: Cistus laurifolius L. -- Chapter 12: Coriandrum sativum L. -- Chapter 13: Cornus mas L. -- Chapter 14: Curcuma longa L..-Chapter 15: Cydonia oblonga Mill. -- Chapter 16: Cynara scolymus L. -- Chapter 17: Equisetum arvense L. -- Chapter 18: Foeniculum vulgare Mill. -- Chapter 19: Fraxinus ornus L. -- Chapter 20: Fumaria officinalis L. -- Chapter 21: Helichrysum plicatum DC. -- Chapter 22: Hyoscyamus niger L. -- Chapter 23: Juglans regia L. -- Chapter 24: Laurus nobilis L. -- Chapter 25: Liquidambar orientalis Miller -- Chapter 26: Matricaria chamomilla L. -- Chapter 27: Melissa officinalis L. -- Chapter 28: Momordica charantia L. -- Chapter 29: Nigella sativa L. -- Chapter 30: Olea europaea L. -- Chapter 31: Papaver somniferum L. -- Chapter 32: Rheum ribes L. -- Chapter 33: Rosa canina L. -- Chapter 34: Rosmarinus officinalis L. -- Chapter 35: Silybum marianum L. Gaertn. -- Chapter 36: Urtica dioica L -- Chapter 37: Valeriana officinalis L. -- Chapter 38: Viburnum opulus L
Summary This book collects information about the most popular ethnomedicinal plants, which are common in Turkey and around the world. It presents the ethnopharmacological records, in vivo and in vitro studies, side effects, chemical compositions and clinical studies of these medicinal plants. Its special focus is on the novel drug targets for disease and their possible mechanisms of action. It covers botanical descriptions the status of the plants, and food or drug interactions including precautions and warnings about the plants and the available market products. It provides an explanation of recorded and known plant administration dosages. Also, the gap between the traditional practice and scientific/clinical evidences in the use of ethnomedicinal plant is acknowledged. It is well known that traditional knowledge of the use of the medicinal plants in therapy is an important resource for the discovery of novel treatment options and drug targets. The main purpose of this book is to draw attention to ethnomedicinal plant species. Data on the therapeutic potentials of these medicinal plants can now be accessed from a single source. It provides an important resource for future research opportunities for harnessing the full potential of these plants
Subject Traditional medicine.
Medicinal plants.
Drug targeting.
Plants, Medicinal
Drug Delivery Systems
Drug targeting
Medicinal plants
Traditional medicine
Genre/Form Electronic books
Form Electronic book
Author Dereli, Fatma Tugçe Guragaç, editor
Ilhan, Mert, editor
Belwal, Tarun, editor
ISBN 9783031077531
3031077539