Himalayan Phytochemicals: Sustainable Options for Sourcing and Developing Bioactive Compounds

ISBN-13: 9780081022276 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 316 str.

Sumira Jan; Nazia Abbas

Spis treści

1. Biogeographical distribution of medicinal and aromatic herbs 2. Utilization and botanical significance of Himalayan herbs 3. Conservation and cultivation of herbs: Challenge and policy making 4. Chemistry of Himalayan phytochemicals 5. Biotechnological strategies for improvement of aromatic and medicinal herbs 6. Quality assurance and quality control of medicinal and aromatic herbs 7. Marketing indigenous herbs: Connecting link between international trade and Himalayan livelihood

O autorze

Dr. Sumira Jan has worked out numerous medicinal plants, focusing on their phyto-geographical distribution, ontogenetic changes, chemical profiling, chemo diversity, and pharmaceutical potential. She received BioCaRe Early Career Scientist Award (2014), prestigious Fast Track Young Scientist Award (2015) and CSIR pool scientist award (2018). She has published over 40 research papers, 16 book chapters and four books (Three with Elsevier and One with Springer). All these books are authored versions focused on the abiotic stress, eco-physiology and metabolomics of various crops. Dr. Nazia Abbas is working as a scientist at the CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine. She was selected for the prestigious INSA-Young Scientist Award in 2016 and the DST-INSPIRE Faculty award in 2014. Her current work focuses on the molecular and physiochemical aspects of medicinal plants of the Kashmir Himalayas.