Bioprospecting of Ethnomedicinal Plant Resources

Sustainable Utilization and Restoration

Gopal Shukla, Jahangeer A. Bhat, A. P. Das, Sumit Chakravarty

• Publisher: Apple Academic Press
• Year: 2024
• Print ISBN:
  9781774916186
• eBook ISBN:
  9781000970128
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Biology

The majority of modern drugs are based on phytochemicals produced from ethnomedicinal plants.This new volume provides an understanding of the importance of sustainability and bioprospecting of ethnomedicinal plants for formulating novel chemical compounds and new drugs from raw materials from plants cultivated and collected from the wild for healthcare and nutrition practices. It provides extensive information on medicinal plant diversification, cultivation techniques, biotechnological approaches, and modern and traditional usages. It also provides information for developing new strategies and formulating new policies for the systematic management and conservation of medicinal resources for future use.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half Title page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• About the Editors
• Contents
• Contributors
• Abbreviations
• Preface
• Introduction
• 1. Bioprospecting of Ethnomedicinal Plants: Basic Issues
• 2. Ethnomedicinal Plants: Medicine and Nutrition for Future Generations
• 3. Medicinal Plant-Based Agroforestry Systems
• 4. Plant Bio-Actives from Agroforestry Systems in Improving Livestock Health, Production, and Methane Mitigation
• 5. Ethnobotany: Benefits, Research, and Development
• 6. Problems and Prospects of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants with Special Reference to Coordinated Research in India Under ICAR
• 7. Important Medicinal Plants of Bangladesh: Uses and Prospects
• 8. Some Parasitic and Carnivorous Plants of the Indian Himalayan Region with Ethnomedicinal Use
• 9. Use and Preference of Medicinal Plants Among Forest Fringe Indigenous Communities in Eastern Sub-Himalayan Region: A Case Study
• 10. A Directory of Ethnomedicinal Plants of Reang Ethnic Community in Northeast India
• 11. Sacred Groves: In Situ Conservation of Ethnomedicinal Plants
• 12. Medicinal Agroforestry System: Way Toward Conservation
• 13. Utilization and Ethnomedicinal Value of Indigenous Green Leafy Vegetables Commonly Consumed in Northern Districts of West Bengal, India
• 14. Stevia rebaudiana (Bert).: A Natural Sweetener
• 15. Traditional and Pharmacological Values of Oroxylum indicum
• 16. Livelihood Improvement Through Turmeric in Eastern Himalayan Foothills of West Bengal, India
• 17. Malaxis acuminata: An Important Ingredient of Ashtavarga
• 18. Utilization of Rice Genetic Resources for Nutritional and Medicinal Benefits
• 19. Pests and Diseases of Some Commercial Medicinal and Aromatic Plants and Their Management
• 20. Changing Marketing Scenario of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India
• Index