Medicinal Plants and Cancer Chemoprevention
eBook - ePub

Medicinal Plants and Cancer Chemoprevention

  1. 216 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Medicinal Plants and Cancer Chemoprevention

About this book

Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally. Medicinal Plants and Cancer Chemoprevention provides information on the use of various herbal plants used as anticancer agents. It discusses the traditional system of medicine and focuses on plant-derived compounds for cancer therapy with integrated approaches. Chapters present information on various medicinal plants that covers background and history, ethnomedical considerations, morphology, phytochemistry, and pharmacological properties. The book presents a scientific investigation on medicinal plants in managing cancer, reported mechanisms of action as anticancer activity, as well as covering the toxicological aspects of certain plants.

KEY FEATURES:

  • Details information on plant-derived compounds for cancer therapy
  • Features information on methods of extraction and isolation of various phytoconstituents responsible for anticancer activity
  • Discusses herbal formulations and alternative approaches used for the management and treatment of cancer
  • Demonstrates the importance of alternative approaches including yoga, acupuncture, and dietary supplements to be effective in the management of cancer

This book is helpful to botanists, researchers and practitioners in alternative and complementary medicine, and the herbal medicine research community.

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Yes, you can access Medicinal Plants and Cancer Chemoprevention by Sapna Malviya, Neelesh Malviya, Sapna Malviya,Neelesh Malviya in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Biology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2023
Print ISBN
9781032170763
eBook ISBN
9781000923131
Edition
1
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Biology

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half-Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication Page
  6. Contents
  7. About the Book
  8. Preface
  9. About the Editors
  10. Contributors
  11. Chapter 1 Introduction to Cancer
  12. Chapter 2 Traditional System of Medicines: Plant-derived Compounds for Cancer Therapy
  13. Chapter 3 Medicinal Plants Having Anti-cancer Activity
  14. Chapter 4 Method of Extraction/Isolation of the Phytoconstituents Responsible for Anti-cancer Activity
  15. Chapter 5 Herbal Formulations Used for Treatment/Management of Cancer
  16. Chapter 6 Alternative Approaches for Treatment of Cancer
  17. Index