Medicinal Plants : Biodiversity, Biotechnology and Conservation / Sumita Jha and Mihir Halder, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jha, Sumita, editor.

Halder, Mihir, editor.

Series:

Sustainable development and biodiversity (Springer (Firm)) ; Volume 33.

Sustainable Development and Biodiversity Series ; Volume 33

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicinal plants--Biotechnology.

Medicinal plants.

Phytochemicals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (905 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., [2023]

Summary:

This contributed volume provides a comprehensive, in-depth and subject-based reviews on the current status of active ingredients, sustainable use, biodiversity and conservation of certain endangered medicinal plants. The book also explores conventional and non-conventional biotechnological interventions for their biodiversity conservation. Medicinal plants have been used in worldwide as a major source of raw material for the traditional herbal healthcare practices as well as for drug discovery and development in pharmaceutical industry. The cumulative consequences of various human activities and environmental factors cause decline in the biodiversity of medicinal plants at an unprecedented rate worldwide. Thus, the overall understanding of ecology, species and genetic diversity along with assessment of the status of different threats and their impact on medicinal plants is crucial to sustain existing biodiversity, its utilization and conservation. All the latest advancements in the biotechnological approaches for the conservation research of endangered medicinal plants and the future perspectives have been described. This book provides comprehensive reviews spreading over about 25 chapters divided in three sections. The chapters of this book are written by recognized scientists in their respective fields which are useful to students, academicians, researchers, botanists, biotechnologists, policy makers, conservationists and industries interested in biodiversity conservation and medicinal plant research for the production of secondary metabolites.

Contents:

1. The Current Status of Population Extinction and Biodiversity Crisis of Medicinal Plants

2. Medicinal Plants and Bioactive Phytochemical Diversity: A Fountainhead of Potential Drugs against Human Diseases

3. Threats and opportunities for sustainable use of medicinal plants in Brazilian Atlantic Forest based on the knowledge of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities

4. Climate Change Impact on Medicinal Plants: An Insight from the IUCN Red List Of Threatened Species

5. Securing Conservation Status of Paris Polyphylla, a Medicinally Important Plant of the Indian Himalayan Region

6. Endophytic Fungal Diversity in Solanaceous Medicinal Plants and Their Beneficial Impact

7. Genetic Studies on Threatened Medicinal Plants of Brazil: Mind the Gap

8. Medicinal Plants of North-east India: Biodiversity and Their Ethno-Medicinal Values

9. Strategies for Conservation and Sustainable Use of Medicinal Plants

10. Scientific Databases for Conservation of Medicinal Plants

11. International Trade of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs)

12. Inventorization of Ecology, Ethnobotany and Conservation Status of Dactylorhiza hatagirea: Problems Progress and Prospects

13. Conservation and Sustainable Use of Medicinal Plants

14. Traditional Practices of Ethnomedicinal Plants in North-East Region of India and Their Conservation for Sustainable Utilization

15. Occurrence and Diversity of Major Naphthoquinones in Higher Plants: Their Distribution and Conservation Strategies

16. Astragalus fridae genetic Source,Applications, and Conservation

17. Tinospora cordifolia as a Potential Candidate for Health Care Of Post-Menopausal Women

18. The Potential Role of Medicinal Plants, Traditional Herbal Medicines and Formulations to Overcome SARS-CoV-2 Induced Health Crisis

19. Bioactive Compounds from Medicinal Plants and Its Therapeutic Uses in the Traditional Health Care System

20. In-Vitro conservation and propagation of endangered Ethno-Medicinal Orchids from the Northeast Region of India

21. Artificial Seed Production and Cryopreservation Technology for Conservation of Plant Germplasm with Special Reference to Medicinal Plants

22. Biotechnological Studies on Nasturtium Officinale (Watercress) - An Endangered Species of Significant Relevance in Medicine, Cosmetic, and Food Industries

23. Isatis tinctoria L. (woad) – Cultivation, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, Biotechnology, and Utilization

24. Tissue Culture Techniques to Conserve Endangered Medicinal Plants with Antimicrobial and Antiviral Activities

25. Insights into the In Vitro Approaches for the Production of Secondary Metabolites Towards The Conservation of Medicinal Orchids

26. Biotechnological Approaches for Ex Situ Conservation of Medicinal Plants

27. Conservation of Medicinal Plants by Tissue Culture Techniques

28. Current Status of Metabolic Engineering of Medicinal Plants for Production of Plant-derived Secondary Metabolites

29. Stationary, Agitated and Bioreactor Cultures of Verbena officinalis L. (Common Vervain) - A Potential Rich Source of Bioactive Phenolic Compounds for Pharmacy, Health Food Industry and Cosmetology.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Print version: Jha, Sumita Medicinal Plants: Biodiversity, Biotechnology and Conservation

ISBN:

981-19-9936-8