Biomolecules and Pharmacology of Medicinal Plants

ISBN-13: 9781774910283 / Angielski / Other book format / 2022

Opis

Presents the bioactive and pharmacological properties of 68 medicinal plants. For each species, the book provides their bioactive compounds, chemical structures, and chief pharmacological activities (antiviral, antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, hepatoprotective, and cardioprotective).

Spis treści

1. Bioctives from Botanicals: An Overview 2. Bioactives and Pharmacology of Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa 3. A Concise Review on Phytochemical and Pharmacological Studies of Hybanthus enneaspermus (L.) F. Muell. 4. Chemical Characterization and Pharmacology of Gnetum africanum 5. Bioactives and Pharmacology of Uvaria chamae P. Beauv. 6. Essential Oil of Trachyspermum ammi (L.) Sprague Ex Turrill- Phytochemistry and Therapeutics 7. Biomolecules and Therapeutics of Pimpinella tirupatiensis N.P.Balakr. & Subr. (Family: Apiaceae) 8. Anthology of Chemical Diversity of Bioactive Molecules and Therapeutics of the Genus Swertia xhirayita (Roxb. Ex Flem.) Karsten (Syn. Gentiana chirayita Roxb. Ex Flem.) 9. Biomolecules and Pharmacology of Tabernaemontana divaricata (L.) R.Br. Ex Roem. & Schult. 10. Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Sclerocarya birrea (A.Rich.) Hochst.: A Review 11. Bioactives and Pharmacology of Tribulus terrestris L. 12. Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Properties of Ichnocarpus frutescens W. T. Aiton 13. Chemical Diversity of Bioactive Molecules and Therapeutics of Dodonaea viscosa (L.) Jacq 14. Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Flueggea virosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) Royle 15. Nephrolithiatic Plant-Rotula aquatica Lour. 16. Bioactives and Pharmacology of Capparis decidua (Forssk.) Edgew. (Syn.: Capparis aphylla Roth) (Family: Capparaceae) 17. Apium graveolens L. (Family: Apiaceae) 18. A Review on Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Rivea (Desr.) Choisy 19. Bioactives and Pharmacology of Blumea lacera (Burm.F.) DC. and Blumea eriantha DC. 20. Chemical Characterization and Pharmacology of Magnolia champaca (L.) Baill. Ex Pierre 21. Biomolecules and Therapeutics of Plantago ovata Forssk. 22. Phytochemistry and Pharmacology Ipomoea mauritiana Jacq. 23. A Review on Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Diospyros montana Roxb. 24. Bioactives and Pharmacology Carissa spinarum L. 25. Chemical Characterization and Pharmacology of Salsola imbricata Forssk. 26. Biomolecules and Therapeutics of Spathodea campanulata P. Beauv. 27. Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Persea americana Mill. (Family: Lauraceae)- A Review 28. Bioactives and Pharmacology of Olea europaea L. (Family: Oleaceae) 29. Biomolecules and Pharmacology of Nepeta cataria L. (Family: Lamiaceae) 30. Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Pancratium maritimum L. (Family: Amaryllidaceae) 31. Biomolecules and Pharmacology of Hippophae rhamnoides L. (Family: Elaeagnaceae) 32. Bioactives and Pharmacology of Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants 33. Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Critically Endangered Plant: Nardostachys jatamansi (D. Don) DC. (Family: Caprifoliaceae) 34. Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. (Milk Thistle) 35. Chemical Principles, Bioactivity, and Pharmacology of Two Ginger Lilies Hedychium forrestii Diels and Hedychium veustum Wight (Family: Zingiberaceae) 36. Biomolecules and Pharmacology of Alangium salviifolium (L.f.) Wangerin (Family: Cornaceae) 37. Bioactive Compounds and Pharmacology of Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.) Roberty [Syn.: Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash] 38. Traditional Uses, Bioactive Compounds and Pharmacological Properties of the Genus Alseodaphne (Family: Lauraceae) 39. Bioevaluation of Ethnomedicinal Prospects of Anisomeles indica (L.) Kuntze 40. Pharmacology and Bioactives of Agarwood Yielding Tree- Aquilaria malaccensis Lam. (Family: Thymelaeaceae) 41. Artemisia Species: Source of Potent Bioactive Artemisinin 42. Phytoconstituents and Therapeutic Potential of Barleria prionitis L. (Family: Acanthaceae) 43. Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Himalayan Miracle Herb - Bergenia ciliata (Haw.) Sternb. (Family: Saxifragaceae) 44. Biomolecules and Bioactivities of Careya arborea Roxb. 45. Chemical Composition and Biological Properties of Centratherum anthelminticum (L.) Kuntze 46. Photochemistry and Pharmacological Studies of Vitaceae Family Plants: Cayratia trifolia (L.) Domin. and Vitis vinifera L. 47. Ethnobotany, Bioactive Compounds and Pharmacology of Cinnamomum verum J. S. Presl (Family: Lauraceae) 48. Biomolecule and Pharmacology of Coccinia grandis (L.) J. Voigt 49. Bioactive Compounds and Pharmacological Values of Lavandula angustifolia (Syn. L. Officinalis Chaix) 50. Bioactive Compounds and Therapeutic Potential of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.): A Review 51. Momordica charantia L.: A Medicinal Plant 52. Evaluation of Bioactive Molecules from Pancratium parvum Dalzell 53. Bioactives and Pharmacology of Premna herbacea Roxb. (Family: Lamiaceae) 54. Bioactives and Pharmacology of Punica granatum L. 55. Phytochemical and Pharmacological Profile of Rauvolfia verticillata (Lour.) Baill. 56. An Overview on Bioactives and Pharmacology of Rauvolfia vomitoria Afzel. 57. Phytochemical Analysis and Bioactive Characters of Aquatic Weeds Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms and Pistia stratiotes L.: A Review 58. Phytochemical and Phrmacological Profile of Rubus idaeus 59. Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Salvia officinalis L.: A Review 60. Biomolecules and Therapuetics of Shorea robusta Gaertn. f. 61. Phytochemical Evaluation and Biological Activity of Syzygium aromaticum L. Essential Oil 62. Bioactive Components and Biological Properties of Zingiber officinale Roscoe Essential Oil 63. Chemical Composition and Biological Properties of Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Roscoe ex Sm. 64. An Overview on Bioactives and Pharmacology of Ziziphus nummlaria (Burm.f.) Wight & Arn. 65. Bioactives and Pharmacology of Equisetum arvense L. 66. Bioactives and Pharmacology of Litchi chinensis Sonn. 67. Ethnopharmacology and Phytochemistry of Kewda [Pandanus odorifer (Forssk.) Kuntze; Family: Pandanaceae] 68. Phytochemical Constituents and Pharmacology of Acorus calamus L.

O autorze

T. Pullaiah, PhD, is a former Professor at the Department of Botany at Sri Krishnadevaraya University in Andhra Pradesh, India, where he has taught for more than 35 years. He has held several positions at the university, including Dean, Faculty of Biosciences, Head of the Department of Botany, Head of the Department of Biotechnology, and Member of Academic Senate. He was President of the Indian Botanical Society (2014), President of the Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy (2013), and Fellow of Andhra Pradesh Akademi of Sciences. He was awarded the Panchanan Maheshwari Gold Medal, the Dr. G. Panigrahi Memorial Lecture Award of the Indian Botanical Society and the Prof. Y.D. Tyagi Gold Medal of the Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy, and a best teacher award from the Government of Andhra Pradesh. Under his guidance, 54 students obtained their doctoral degrees. He has authored over 50 books, edited 20 books, and published over 330 research papers, including reviews and book chapters. His books include Advances in Cell and Molecular Diagnostics (Elsevier), Ethnobotany of India (5 volumes, Apple Academic Press), Red Sanders: Silviculture and Conservation (Springer), Monograph on Brachystelma and Ceropegia in India (CRC Press), Flora of Andhra Pradesh (5 volumes), Flora of Eastern Ghats (7 volumes), Flora of Telangana (3 volumes), Encyclopaedia of World Medicinal Plants (7 volumes, 2nd edition), and Encyclopaedia of Herbal Antioxidants (3 volumes). He was also a member of the Species Survival Commission of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Professor Pullaiah received his PhD from Andhra University, India, attended Moscow State University, Russia, and worked as postdoctoral fellow during 1976-1978.