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Role of Herbal Medicines : Management of Lifestyle Diseases / edited by Amal Kumar Dhara, Subhash C. Mandal.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Medicine Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Botany.
- Biology.
- Biotechnology.
- Medicine--Research.
- Medicine.
- Biology--Research.
- Natural products.
- Drug delivery systems.
- Plant Science.
- Biological Sciences.
- Biomedical Research.
- Natural Products.
- Drug Delivery.
- Local Subjects:
- Plant Science.
- Biological Sciences.
- Biotechnology.
- Biomedical Research.
- Natural Products.
- Drug Delivery.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (637 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2023.
- Place of Publication:
- Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2023.
- Summary:
- Emergence of lifestyle diseases, e.g., type II diabetes, cancers, obesity, cardiovascular disorders, liver cirrhosis, etc., are exponentially increasing day by day. Modern drifts toward the utilization of herbal medicines in different healthcare aspects necessitate (demand) the replacement of synthetic molecules with phytoconstituents because of their biocompatibility, biodegradability, economic extraction process, and ready availability from the natural source. This book provides a thorough insight into the comprehensive and up-to-date trends of phytomedicines in the management of lifestyle diseases and its mechanisms, modern methods of extraction and purification of phytoconstituents, and chemical characterization as well as standardization of phytoconstituents using modern equipments.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1. Introduction to Lifestyle Diseases and Role of Herbal Medicines
- Chapter 2. The Importance and Scope of Medicinal Plants Suggested in Traditional Medicine in the Holistic Care of Occupational Lifestyle Disorders with Special Mention to Insulin Resistance Associated Clinical Syndromes
- Chapter 3. Extraction of Phytoconstituents for Lifestyle Diseases
- Chapter 4. Chemical Characterization of Phytoconstituents for Lifestyle Disease
- Chapter 5. Role of Medicinal Plants in the Management of Diabetes Mellitus
- Chapter 6. Herbal Medicines for the Management of Obesity
- Chapter 7. Herbal Medicines for the Management of Diseases on the Heart, Circulation and Blood
- Chapter 8. Role of Lifestyle Modification and Diet in the Prevention of Cancer
- Chapter 9. Herbal Medicines for the Treatment of COPD
- Chapter 10. Herbal Medicines for the Treatment of Liver Cirrhosis
- Chapter 11 Plants Affecting the Serotonergic Neurotransmission
- Chapter 12. Herbal Medicines for Management of Alzheimer’s Disease
- Chapter 13. Herbal Medicine for the Management of Anxiety, Depression and Insomnia
- Chapter 14. Role of Herbal Medicines for the Treatment of Arthritis
- Chapter 15. Role of Herbal Medicines for the Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chapter 16. Herbal Medicines for the Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Constipation Problem
- Chapter 17. Herbal medicines for the Management of Diseases on the Vitamin Deficiency
- Chapter 18. Herbs for Autoimmune Diseases
- Chapter 19. Role of Herbal Medicine in Boosting Immune System
- Chapter 20. Medicinal Plants, Antioxidant Potential, and Applications to Aging
- Chapter 21. Role of Natural Polysaccharides in the Management of Lifestyle Diseases
- Chapter 22. Role of Antioxidant Vitamins and Minerals from Herbal Source in the Management of Lifestyle Diseases
- Chapter 23. Role of Nutraceuticals in the Management of Lifestyle Diseases
- Chapter 24. Eating and Healing: Traditional Food as Medicine.-Chapter 25. Nanotechnology in Delivery and Targeting of Phytochemicals for Lifestyle Diseases
- Chapter 26. Pharmacovigilance of Herbal Medicines for Lifestyle Diseases
- Chapter 27. Standardization of Herbal Medicines for Lifestyle Diseases
- Chapter 28. Intellectual Property Rights, Naturally-derived Bioactive Compounds and Resource Conservation
- Chapter 29. Clinical Trial and Regulatory Consideration of Herbal Medicines for Lifestyle Diseases
- Chapter 30. Market Overview of Herbal Medicines for Lifestyle Diseases
- Chapter 31. Future Prospective of Herbal Medicines for Lifestyle Diseases.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 981-9977-03-7
- OCLC:
- 1425791076
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