Artemisia annua is a well-known medicinal plant that has been utilized for a number of purposes, including malaria, for centuries. This is the first comprehensive book to cover the importance of Artemisia annua in the global health crisis and in the treatment against diseases.

A component and extract, artemisinin, is the source of other derivatives which are also suitable for pharmaceutical use. The present demand for artemisinin far outpaces its supply. Researchers are working globally towards improving artemisinin content in the plant by various means. Artemisia annua: Prospects, Applications and Therapeutic Uses highlights the different approaches, including 'omics', that are being used in current research on this immensely important medicinal plant.

Providing comprehensive coverage of the agricultural and pharmaceutical uses of this plant, Artemisia annua will be essential reading for botanists, plant scientists, herbalists, pharmacognosists, pharmacologists and natural product chemists.

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Yes, you can access Artemisia annua by Tariq Aftab, M. Naeem, M. Masroor A. Khan, Tariq Aftab,M. Naeem,M. Masroor A. Khan in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Alternative & Complementary Medicine. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Publisher

CRC Press

Year

2017

eBook ISBN

9781351802857

Edition

Topic

Medicine

Subtopic

Alternative & Complementary Medicine

Cover
Half-Title
Title
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Preface
About the Editors
Contributors
Chapter 1 Diverse Biologies and Experiential Continuities: A Physiognomic Reading of the Many Faces of Malaria in the Chinese Materia Medica
Chapter 2 Artemisia annua and Grassroots Responses to Health Crises in Rural Tanzania
Chapter 3 Use of Artemisia annua L. in the Treatment of Diseases—An Update
Chapter 4 Current Perspectives and Future Prospects in the Use of Artemisia annua for Pharmacological and Agricultural Purposes
Chapter 5 Artemisia annua and Its Bioactive Compounds as Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Chapter 6 Biosynthetic Pathway of Artemisinin
Chapter 7 Cultivation of Artemisia annua—The Environmental Perspective
Chapter 8 Therapeutics of Artemisia annua: Current Trends
Chapter 9 Various Applications of Artemisia Annua L. (Qinghao)
Chapter 10 Impact of Integrated Omics Technologies for Identification of Key Genes and Enhanced Artemisinin Production in Artemisia annua L
Chapter 11 Engineering the Plant Cell Factory for Artemisinin Production
Chapter 12 Use of Nanocarriers to Enhance Artemisinin Activity
Chapter 13 In Situ Cultivation of Artemisia annua
Chapter 14 Mode of Action of Artemisinin: An Update
Index

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