Herbal drugs as therapeutic agents / Amritpal Singh Saroya, herbal consultant.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Amritpal Singh, 1971- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Herbs--Therapeutic use.

Herbs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Phytochemicals are the mainstay of therapeutics of herbal or botanical medicine. Research on phytomolecules is conducted worldwide and several have been screened for clinical trials. This includes several promising anticancer phytomolectules, such as withaferin-a and camphothecin. This book provides a scientific understanding of the mode of action of these molecules. It targets only those phytohemicals and herbal extracts that are subjects of recent pharmacological investigations. Chapters such as industrial crops for steroid manufacturing and anticancer and cytotoxic potential of sesquiterpen

Contents:

Front Cover; Preface; List of the Abbreviations; Contents; Chapter 1 Withanolides- Phytoconstituents with Significant Pharmacological Activities; Chapter 2 An Insight into Anticancer Mechanism of Withaferin A; Chapter 3 Complementary and Alternative Medicine Approaches in the Treatment of Cancer; Chapter 4 Review of Anticancer and Cytotoxic Potential of Sesquiterpenoids; Chapter 5 Berberine-Alkaloid with Broad Spectrum of Pharmacological Activities; Chapter 6 Protopine- An Isoquinoline Alkaloid with Diverse Pharmacological Profile; Chapter 7 Piperine- Review of Advances in Pharmacology

Chapter 8 Pharmacological Profile of Oxoaporphine Alkaloid, LiriodenineChapter 9 Recent Experimental Advances in Hepatoprotective Potential of Andrographolide; Chapter 10 Profile of Hypericin- Napthodianthrone from Hypericum perforatum Linn.; Chapter 11 Hyperforin- Acylpholoroglucinol with Significant Antidepressant Potential; Chapter 12 Survey of Indian Medicinal Plants for Alkaloids and Pharmacology; Chapter 13 Scientifically Validated and Novel Anti- arthritic Ayurvedic Drugs; Chapter 14 Rajpatha- Ethno Medicine of Controversial Origin

Chapter 15 Phytopharmacology of Indian Nootropic Convolvulus plauricaulis L.Chapter 16 Linn.- Valuable Anticancer Herbal Drug; Chapter 17 Anti- inflammatory Activity of Aqueous- Ethanolic Extract of Aerial Parts of Artemisia vulgaris Linn. in Spargue Dawley Rats; Chapter 18 Pharmacological Update of Anthraquinones; Chapter 19 Evaluation of Novel Strategies for the Treatment of Aluminum- Induced Dementia in an Experimental Model; Chapter 20 Acne and Natural Products; Chapter 21 Composite Ayurvedic Formulations; Color Plate Section; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-138-37488-1

0-429-08909-0

1-4665-9860-3

9780429089091

OCLC:

887915630