Phytochemistry: Volume 2: Pharmacognosy, Nanomedicine, and Contemporary Issues

ISBN-13: 9781774634332 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 592 str.

Chukwuebuka Egbuna; Shashank Kumar; Jonathan Chinenye Ifemeje

Opis

Phytochemistry, Volume 2: Pharmacognosy, Nanomedicine, and Contemporary Issues is part of the three-volume set on phytochemistry that presents new developments in pharmacognosy, ethnomedicine, ethnobotany, herbal medicine, complementary and alternative medicine, nanomedicine, nanopharmacology, and ethnoveterinary practices.

Spis treści

Part 1: Ethnomedicine And Pharmacognosy  1. Pharmacognosy and Prehistoric Uses of Medicinal Plants  2. Complementary and Alternative Systems of Medicines  3. Ethnobotanical Study of Indigenous Peoples’ Medicinal Plants  4. Herbal Medicine: A Case Study of Nigerian Medicinal Plants  5. Plant Species Utilized for Ethnoveterinary Practices in India  6. Antioxidants and Phytochemicals  7. Roles of Phytochemicals in the Prevention and Treatment of Various Diseases  8. Phytochemicals as Oxidative Stress Mitigators  9. Antimicrobial Medicinal Plants as Effective Natural Bioresources  10. Medicinal Plants with Anti-Venom Activities  11. Medicinal Potentials of Green Tea  12. Antioxidant Potentials of Cinnamon  13. Phytochemical as the Hope for the Treatment of Hepatic and Neuronal Disorders  14. Role of Phytochemicals in the Treatment of Male Infertility  15. Roles of Medicinal Plants in the Treatment of Cancer  16. Methylated Flavonoids as a Novel Inhibitor of Metastasis in the Cancer Cell  17. Medicinal Roles of Phytomolecules in the Treatment and Management of Diabetes Mellitus  18. Roles of Phytomolecules in the Treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy  19. Phytochemicals as Protagonist for the Treatment and Management of Autoimmune Diseases  Part 3: Nanoparticle Biosynthesis And Its Biomedical Applications  20. Green Biosynthesis of Metallic Nanoparticles  21. Cytotoxicity and Biomedical Applications of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles Synthesized from Plants  22. Biosynthesis of Carbon Dot’s Nanoparticles from Plants  Part 4: Phytochemicals As Friends And Foes  23. Toxic Plants and Phytochemicals  24. Phytochemicals as Prooxidants  25. Phytochemical as an Antinutrient

O autorze

Chukwuebuka Egbuna is a chartered chemist, chemical analyst, and academic researcher. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Chemists of Nigeria, the Nigerian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and the Society of Quality Assurance (USA). He is a reviewer and editorial board member of various journals, with his most recent role as a website administrator for the Tropical Journal of Applied Natural Sciences.

Shashank Kumar, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Center for Biochemistry and Microbial Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, India. Dr. Kumar has published about 60 scientific papers, reviews, editorial articles, and book chapters and has been cited more than 1,200 times. He has also edited several books, including Concepts in Cell Signaling and Carbohydrate Metabolism: Theory and Practical Approach.

Jonathan Chinenye Ifemeje, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Nigeria. He has published over 40 publications and is the Managing Editor of the Tropical Journal of Applied Natural Sciences. He is a member of various institutes, including the Institute of Chartered Chemists of Nigeria, the Nigerian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and the Society of Quality Assurance.

Jaya Vikas Kurhekar, PhD (microbiology), MBA (human resources), is presently Head and Associate Professor in Microbiology in the Department of Microbiology at the college Dr. Patangrao Kadam Mahavidyalaya, Sangli, India. She has published over 40 scientific papers and has also been a reviewer for journals. She has been an editor and contributor and has made significant contributions to the Encyclopedia of Scientists in Microbiology, being compiled and edited by the Maharashtra State Marathi Encyclopedia Creation Board, Mumbai, India.