| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Section I. Medicinal Plants. 1. Gloriosa superba, a Source of the Bioactive Alkaloid Colchicine: Chemistry, Biosynthesis and Commercial Production -- 2. Botany, Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Activities of Leea Species -- 3. Centella asiatica (L.) Urb., an Endowment from Traditional Medicine -- 4. The Importance of Iranian Borage (Echium amoenum Fisch. Mey): A Critical Review -- Section II. Plant Metabolites and Bioactive Compounds. 5. Plant Metabolites as New Leads to Drug Discovery: Approaches and Challenges -- 6. Introduction to Herbs and Their Therapeutical Potential: Recent Trends -- 7. Curcumin as a Potential Therapeutic for Alzheimer's Disease: A Multi-targeted Approach -- 8. Black Cumin (Nigella sativa L.): Bioactive Compounds and Health Benefits -- 9. Indian Tropical Fruits and Role of Their Bioactive Compounds against Human Diseases -- 10. Plant Alkaloids: Classification, Isolation, and Drug Development -- 11. The Role of Phytocompounds in Cosmeceutical Applications -- 12. Rosmarinic Acid: Sources, Properties, Applications and Biotechnological Production -- Section III. Bioactive Potential of Medicinal Plants and Treatment against Diseases. 13. Scientific Validation of the Usefulness of Withania somnifera Dunal. in the Prevention of Diseases -- 14. Plant Essential Oils and Anticancer Properties: An Update -- 15. Isolation, Extraction, Preclinical and Clinical Studies on Major Anticancer Compounds of Natural Origin -- 16. Anticancer Properties of Medicinal Plants Listed in the Herbal Pharmacopoeia of the United Mexican States |
| Summary |
This book details several important medicinal plants, their occurrence, plant compounds and their chemical structures, and pharmacological properties against various human diseases. It also gives information on isolation and structural elucidation of phytocompounds, bio-assays, metabolomic studies, and therapeutical applications of plant compounds |
| Notes |
"A CRC title, part of the Taylor & Francis imprint, a member of the Taylor & Francis Group, the academic division of T&F Informa plc." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Materia medica, Vegetable.
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Medicinal plants.
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Plants, Medicinal
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Phytotherapy
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MEDICAL -- Pharmacology.
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Materia medica, Vegetable
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Medicinal plants
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Swamy, Mallappa Kumara, editor
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Patra, Jayanta Kumar, editor
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Rudramurthy, Gudepalya Renukaiah, editor
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| LC no. |
2020694184 |
| ISBN |
9780429259968 |
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0429259964 |
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9780429535604 |
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0429535600 |
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9780429522130 |
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0429522134 |
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9780429550300 |
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0429550308 |
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