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Phytomedicine. A Treasure of Pharmacologically Active Products from Plants

  • Book

  • February 2021
  • Elsevier Science and Technology
  • ID: 5146480

Phytomedicine: A Treasure of Pharmacologically Active Products from Plants aims to present updated knowledge of plant-based medicines in terms of their research and development, production, and utilization, from the viewpoint of sustainability and by using the latest technologies. The book explores different phytometabolites on a mass scale, coupled with the efficacy, performance and applicability on target organisms to treat curable and fatal diseases.

Readers will find a coherent package of phytotherapeutic information regarding inclusive assortment of research based, scientific amplitude of metabolites from the plant world encompassing various action plans. Information is presented sequentially regarding phytochemistry, biological activity and the serviceable aspects of bioactive compounds. The book also addresses various advancements and achievements of novel drugs from plants using molecular and enzymatic activities, and various technological tools in an ecofriendly fashion.

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Table of Contents

1. Phyomedicines Diversity, extraction and conservation strategies 2. Biotechnological approaches for conservation of medicinal plants 3. Plant biotechnologies for processing raw products in Phytomedicines 4. Phytomedicine and Phyto-nanocomposites 5. Herbal Medicine Old practice and modern perspectives 6. Bioactive compounds obtained from plants, their pharmacological applications and encapsulation 7. Medicinal plants and their traditional uses 8. Perspectives of phytotherapeutics diagnosis and cure 9. Ethnobotanical perspectives in the treatment of communicable and non-communicable diseases 10. Health benefits of bioactive compounds from microalgae 11. Some Special Diets Used as Neutraceuticals in Unani Medicine with Modern Aspect 12. Phytomedicines synergistic and antagonistic interactions phytometabolites-drug 13. Role of genetically modified plants repository in biopharmaceutical industries 14. Role of Phytomedicines in Metabolic Disorders 15. Artemisia amygdalina Decne A Rich Repository of Pharmacologically Vital Phytoconstituents 16. Bioprospecting of Endophytic fungi for Antibacterial and Antifungal activities 17. Bioprospecting appraisal of Himalayan Pindrow Fir for pharmacological applications 18. Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) Secondary Metabolites Bioactivity and Pharmaceutical Potential 19. The inhibitory role of the metabolites of Moringa oleiferaseeds in cancer cells by apoptosis and cell cycle arre 20. The Medicinal properties of Olaxsubscorpioidea 21. Phyto-therapeutic Agents for Neurodegenerative Disorder A Neuro-pharmacological Review 22. Hepatotoxicity, its physiological pathways and control measures using natural phytochemicals and plant metabolites 23. Nano-sized Delivery Systems for Plant-derived Therapeutic Compounds and their Synthetic Derivative for Ca 24. Potential anti-oxidative response of bioactive products from Ganoderma lucidum and Podophyllum hexandrum 25. Phytomedicine and the COVID pandemic 26. Phytopharmaceutical marketing A case study of USPs used for phytomedicine promotion

Authors

Rouf Ahmad Bhat Renowned Researcher and Instructor in Environmental Sciences, Department of School Education, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Dr. Rouf Ahmad Bhat is working in Cluster University Srinagar (J&K), India in the capacity of Assistant Professor and his specialisation is in Limnology, Toxicology, Phyto-chemistry and Phytoremediation. He is an author of more than 53 scientific articles and 35 book chapters, and has published 18 books with international publishers. Dr. Bhat has worked as an Associate Environmental Expert in World Bank funded Flood Recovery Project and also Environmental Support Staff in Asian Development Bank (ADB) funded development projects. He has received many awards, appreciations and recognitions for his services to the science of water testing, air and noise analysis. Khalid Rehman Hakeem Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Makkah Province Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Dr. Khalid Rehman Hakeem (PhD) is Professor at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He has more both teaching and research experience in plant eco-physiology, biotechnology and molecular biology, medicinal plant research, plant-microbe-soil interactions as well as in environmental studies. He has served as the visiting scientist at Jinan University, Guangzhou, China. He has more than 110 research publications in peer-reviewed international journals has extensive book publishing experience as well. He is included in the advisory board of Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK. He is a fellow of Plantae group of the American Society of Plant Biologists, member of the World Academy of Sciences, member of the International Society for Development and Sustainability, Japan, and member of Asian Federation of Biotechnology, Korea. Moonisa Aslam Dervash Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Science, Cluster University Srinagar, Srinagar, India. Moonisa Aslam Dervash is an assistant professor at Cluster University Srinagar, with specializations in mesofauna, phyto-chemistry, and carbon sequestration. She is the author of numerous research articles and has published several books with international publishers.