Herbal Medicine in India : Indigenous Knowledge, Practice, Innovation and its Value / edited by Saikat Sen, Raja Chakraborty.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sen, Saikat, editor.

Chakraborty, Raja, editor.

SpringerLink (Online service)

Series:

Medicine (Springer-11650)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pharmacology.

Alternative medicine.

Pharmacology/Toxicology.

Complementary & Alternative Medicine.

Local Subjects:

Pharmacology/Toxicology.

Complementary & Alternative Medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XVI, 620 pages) : 137 illustrations, 92 illustrations in color

Edition:

First edition 2020.

Contained In:

Springer eBooks

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2020.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

This book highlights the medical importance of and increasing global interest in herbal medicines, herbal health products, herbal pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, food supplements, herbal cosmetics, et cetera It also addresses various issues that are hampering the advancement of Indian herbal medicine around the globe; these include quality concerns and quality control, pharmacovigilance, scientific investigation and validation, IPR and biopiracy, and the challenge that various indigenous systems of medicine are at risk of being lost. The book also explores the role of traditional medicine in providing new functional leads and modern approaches that can offer elegant strategies for facilitating the drug discovery process. The book also provides in-depth information on various traditional medicinal systems in India and discusses their medical importance. India has a very long history of safely using many herbal drugs. Folk medicine is also a key source of medical knowledge and plays a vital role in maintaining health in rural and remote areas. Despite its importance, this form of medicine largely remains under-investigated. Out of all the traditional medicinal systems used worldwide, Indian traditional medicine holds a unique position, as it has continued to deliver healthcare throughout the Asian subcontinent since ancient times. In addition, traditional medicine has been used to derive advanced techniques and investigate many modern drugs. Given the scope of its coverage, the book offers a valuable resource for scientists and researchers exploring traditional and herbal medicine, as well as graduate students in courses on traditional medicine, herbal medicine and pharmacy.

Contents:

1. Traditional medicinal systems and herbal medicine in India

Globalisation of Ayurveda: Importance of Scientific Evidence Base

Siddha, An Indigenous Medical System of Peninsular India

Rejuvenation of Interests in Herbal Remedies as Elixir of Life

An Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants Used by Ethnic People of Thoubal and Kakching District, Manipur, India

Scientific Basis for Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants against Alzheimer's Disease

Integrating Indigenous Systems of Medicines in the Healthcare System in India: Need and Way Forward

Designing Home Herbal Garden for Promotion of Herbal Health Care System in Tripura

Cultivation of Medicinal Plants: Special Reference to Important Medicinal Plants of India

2. Plants for better future (Therapeutic and Pharmaceutical consideration)

Clinical outcome of Indian medicinal herbs in disease control

Plant Latex: A Rich Source of Haemostatic Proteases

Antidiabetic Activity of Indian Medicinal Plants

Novel Drug Delivery System in Phytochemicals: Modern era of Ancient Science

Plant Derived Polysaccharides as Pharmaceutical Excipients: An Overview

Green Synthesis of Nanoparticles Using Herbal Extract

Sassurea lappa - A Scientific Review

Agarwood - medicinal side of the fragrant plant

Processing and Potential Health Benefits of Betel Leaf (Piper betle L.)

3. Phytochemical and drug discovery

Spatio-Temporal Imaging and High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry Analysis -New Avenues in Herbal Drug Discovery and Plant Metabolomics

Drugs from our Ancestors: Tradition to Innovation

Phytochemical Analysis of Herbal Teas and Their Potential Health, and Food Safety Benefits: A Review

Extraction, Isolation and Quantitative Determination of Flavonoids by HPLC

HPTLC Fingerprint in Herbal Drug Formulations

Drug discovery and Herbal Drug Development: A Special Focus on the Anti-diarrheal Plants of Bangladesh

Diversity of Antimutagenic Phytocompounds from Indian Medicinal Plants

Health Benefits of Octacosanol and Other Long-chain Fatty Alcohols from Plant

Folk Medicine of North East India and Drug Discovery: Way to Look Forward

4. Herbal medicine - validation, quality control and IPR issues

Herbal nutraceuticals and today's life

Wild Edible Fruits of Northeast India: Medicinal Values and Traditional Practices

Fruits of India Subcontinent and Their Health Benefits

Emerging Roles of Nutraceuticals from Selected Fermented Foods in Life Style Related Disease Prevention

Food Grains of India: A Brief Note on Their Therapeutic Potential

Medicinal Aspect of Mushrooms - A View Point

Study on Nutraceuticals of a Certain Ethno-medicinal Plants of Arunachal Pradesh, India

Herbal medicine - validation, quality control and IPR issues

Herb-Drug Interactions: Focus on Adverse Drug Reactions and Pharmacovigilance of Herbal Medicines

Scientific Validation of Herbal Medicine

Scientific Validation of Aristas

Challenges and Opportunities in Standardization of Homeopathic Drugs and Dilutions Anti-inflammatory Homeopathy: New Arena in Standardization

Translation of Traditional Knowledge from Lab to Layman from Herbal Sources

Role of Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) in Preservation and Protection of Indigenous Medicinal Knowledge of India.

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Printed edition:

ISBN:

978-981-13-7248-3

9789811372483

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