Medicinal Plants - Recent Advances in Research and Development

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Tsay, Hsin-Sheng (Editor), Shyur, Lie-Fen (Editor), Agrawal, Dinesh Chandra (Editor), Wu, Yang-Chang (Editor), Wang, Sheng-Yang (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Subjects:
Botanical chemistry.
Molecular ecology.
Botany.
Medicine-Research.
Biology-Research.
Pharmaceutical chemistry.
Plant Biochemistry.
Molecular Ecology.
Plant Science.
Biomedical Research.
Pharmaceutics.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Chinese Herbal Medicine-derived Products for Prevention or Treatment of Diseases Affecting Quality of Life
  • 2. Ethnopharmacological Importance of Western Medicinal Herb, Scutellaria lateriflora
  • 3. Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS) - Approaches to Adulterant Detection in Herbal Products
  • 4. DNA Barcoding of Medicinal Plants
  • 5. Deciphering the Biosynthetic Pathways of Bioactive Compounds in Planta Using Omics Approaches
  • 6. Memory Booster Plant Bacopa monniera (Brahmi): Biotechnology and Molecular Aspects of Bacosides Biosynthesis
  • 7. Metabolic Engineering: Achieving New Insights to Ameliorate Metabolic Profiles in Withania somnifera
  • 8. Salvia miltiorrhiza: a Medicinal Herb From Metabolites to Pathway Engineering
  • 9. Biotechnology of Medicinal Plants in Taiwan - Studies on In Vitro Propagation and Influence of Ventilation Closures on Hyperhydricity in Cultures
  • 10. PROPAGATION and Bioreactor Technology of Medicinal Plants - case Studies on Paclitaxel, 10-deacetylbaccatin III, and Camptothecin
  • 11. Pharmacological Applications of Lucidone, A Naturally Occurring Cyclopentenedione
  • 12. Pharmacokinetics of phytopharmaceuticals: A peek into Contingencies and Impediments in Herbal Drug Development
  • 13. Green Tea and its Role in Cancer Prevention and Therapy
  • 14. Chinese Medicinal Herbs as Source of Rational Anticancer Therapy
  • 15 An Update on Antitumor Activity of Angelica Species
  • 16. Advances in Chinese Herbal Medicine for Rheumatoid Arthritis: Clinical Utilization and Efficacy, Mechanism of Action, and Safety
  • 17. Medicinal Plants Used in the Management of Non-Communicable Diseases in Uganda
  • 18. Plant-derived Agents in Modulation of Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • 19. Ayurvedic Plants With Anti-Diabetic Potential
  • 20. Herbal Medicines: Boon or Bane for the Human Liver?.

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