Medicinal Plants: Phytochemistry, Pharmacology and Therapeutics Vol. 1

Gupta, V K

• Publisher: Daya Publishing House
• Year: 2021
• eBook ISBN: 9789383048366
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Biotechnology in Medicine

Ancient civilization greatly depended on local flora and fauna for their survival and experimented with various berries, roots, leaves, minerals or animal parts to find out what effects they had and as a result, many crude drugs were observed by the local healer to have some medical use. As understanding of therapeutic benefits deepens and demands for natural products increased, previously serendipitous discoveries evolved into active searches for new medicines. At present 25 per cent of the modern medicines are developed from plants that were first used traditionally, and many synthetic drugs have also been obtained from natural precursors. The present volume of the book series, "Medicinal Plants: Phytochemistry, Pharmacology and Therapeutics" contained as many as 29 review/ research articles contributed by the eminent scientists from across the world, some of which are as under: v Resveratrol: A Natural Polyphenol v Phytochemistry, Pharmacology and Therapeutic Uses of Wrightia tinctoria v Genotoxicity, its Methods of Evaluation and the Significance v Vasodilatory Activity Induced by Natural Products v Scope of Chicory with Special Reference to its Medicinal Value v Role of Curcuminoids, in Disease Prevention and Health Maintenance v Multi-Targeted Approaches for Polygenic Disorders Using Medicinal Plants v Safety Assessment of Orthosiphon stamineus Benth v Plants having Potential in the Management of Hyperlipidemia v Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Alangium Sp. v In vitro Antisickling Activity of Anthocyanins Extracts from Morinda lucida v Antioxidant and Antihypertensive Investigation of Parinari curatellifolia v Clinical Evaluation of Anacardium occidentale v Effect of Emblica officinalis Diet in Streptozotocin Diabetic Mice The present volume, with its balanced approach will be a valuable, and an important research manual, that will stimulate interest and satisfy the need for further knowledge of this rapidly expanding and exciting discipline.

Table of contents

• Foreword
• Preface
• 1.Resveratrol: A Natural Polyphenol, that Prevents Illness and Increases Longevity– An Overview
• 2.Ethnobotany, Chemistry and Pharmacology Studies of the Medicinal Specimen Ixora coccinea Linn.
• 3.A Review on Phytochemistry, Pharmacology and Therapeutic Uses of Wrightia tinctoria R. Br.
• 4.Genotoxicity: Its Methods of Evaluation and the Significance–A Review
• 5.Vasodilatory Activity Induced by Natural Products
• 6.Scope of Chicory with Special Reference to its Medicinal Value
• 7.Role of Curcuminoids, the Yellow Colored Phenols of Turmeric, in Disease Prevention and Health Maintenance
• 8.Opioid Activity of the Ethanol Extract from Psychotria carrascoana Delprete and E. B. Souza Leaves in Mice
• 9.Comparative Effects of Soybean, Sunflower, Olive and Sugar Cane Wax Oils and their Respective Fatty Acids in Cutaneous Inflammation
• 10.Mitochondrial Protection was Involved in the Effect of Limonium sinense Extract Against APAP-Induced Toxicity
• 11.Multi-Targeted Approaches for Polygenic Disorders Using Medicinal Plants: A New Battle Against Old Adversaries
• 12.Safety Assessment of Orthosiphon stamineus Benth Methanol Leaf Extract: Drug Interaction and Oral Toxicity Study in Rats
• 13.Capsicum Genus: Ethnobotany, Chemistry and Pharmacology Studies of the Pepper
• 14.Review of Plants Having Potential in the Management of Hyperlipidemia
• 15.A Review on Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Alangium Sp.
• 16.An Overview of the Ayurvedic Medicinal Plant Phyllanthus amarus for its Botanical, Phytochemical and Biological Explorations
• 17.In vitro Antisickling Activity of Anthocyanins Extracts from Morinda lucida Benth (Rubiaceae)
• 18.Studies on the Phenolic Compound Profiles and Antioxidant Activity in Fruit Portions of Marx Red Bartlett and Starkrimson Pear Cultivars
• 19.Antioxidant Activity of the Methanol Extract of Hypericum hookerianum Stem in Ehrlich Ascites Carcinoma Bearing Mice
• 20.Antioxidant and Antihypertensive Investigation of Seed Extract of Parinari curatellifolia
• 21.Studies on the Analgesic and Antipyretic Activities of Ethanolic Extract of Carica papaya Leaves in Rats
• 22.Degradation Kinetics Studies of the Powdered Leaves, Extracts and Formulations of Loranthus micranthus Parasitic on Kola acuminata
• 23.Phytoc1hemical Analysis and Antimicrobial Activity of Hyptis suaveolens
• 24.Pharmacognostical and Preclinical Studies on Stembark of Gmelina arborea: An Ayurvedic Medicinal Plant
• 25.Clinical Evaluation of Anacardium occidentale
• 26.Effect of Emblica officinalis Diet in Streptozotoc1in Diabetic Mice
• 27.Investigation into the Folkloric Antimicrobial and Antiinflammatory Properties of Nauclea latifolia Leaves and Stem Bark Ex racts and Fractions
• 28.Herbal Drug Therapy: A Promising Solution for Helminthes Parasites
• 29.Antimalarial Bioactivity of Enantia chlorantha Stem Bark
• Index