This book provides an up-to-date review of recently identified natural anti-tumor compounds from various natural origins including plants, fungi, endophytic fungi and marine organisms. It also includes discussion of new areas such as biotechnology and nanoparticles.

Chapters explain the challenges and developments in anti-cancer drug discovery approaches, traditional remedies for prevention and treatment of cancer, marine-derived anti-cancer compounds, and antibiotics used as anti-cancer agents, as well as different classes of terpenoids and carbohydrates, which have been the subject of...

This book provides a comprehensive review of the literature available on satureja covering the ethnomedicine, micromorphology, the main secondary metabolites in its various species, as well it's important biological and pharmacological activities and the underlying mechanism of action for some of its medicinal properties. There is also discussion of the pharmacological evidence for the various therapeutic activities of Satureja spp., especially on the basis of traditional usage, the treatment of muscle pains, cramps, diarrhea, stomach pain, and blood pressure along with some new areas such as...

Here are the short poems, micro-poetry and haiku by 31 new and accomplished poets from Canada, USA, Australia, England, Egypt, Bangladesh, and many other countries. In addition, a number of amazing photos have been presented by four amateur and professional photographers from Canada and Iran.

This book is the first volume of series (by a number of pharmacists and pharmacognosists) including the useful information about medicinal plants which are currently used by people and still alive in Iranian Attari. The authors provided the available information on traditional and folk uses of the plants as well as the most recent published data on phytochemistry and pharmacology of the herbal medicines. The series will contain 150 medicinal plants totally, of which 27 are presented in here. This book also contain color pictures of the mentioned herbal medicines and medicinal plants and is...

This is a bilingual anthology including contemporary and modern poems in English from 61 poets around the world (USA, Canada, UK, Australia, European and Middle Eastern countries) together with the Farsi translations. Some of the poets are well-known writers in their countries (even internationally), and some are just new poets. This anthology also contains 61 photos by 10 professional and amateur photographers.