New findings from natural substances / Antonio Tiezzi, Elisa Ovidi, and Tomasz M. Karpinski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tiezzi, Antonio, author.

Ovidi, Elisa, author.

Karpinski, Tomasz M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Botany, Medical.

Medicinal plants.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (235 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Bentham Science Publishers, [2022]

Summary:

New Findings from Natural Substances present the state-of-the-art and future prospects for the application of biomolecules in the pharmaceutical, agricultural, food and industrial sectors. The book presents eight reviews contributed by more than twenty experts on interesting natural substances, and plant sources, that serve as sources of natural remedies for a variety of ailments. The reviews in the book cover the use of herbs like Heliotropium and Astragalus. Additional health benefits of extracts from essential oils, Caenorhabditis elegans, and olive oil, as well as the medicinal use of rosmarinic acid and hydrolates. The contributions highlight a range of pharmacological agents from natural sources that have anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, cardioprotective and neuroprotective effects. The contents are presented in a simple and organized style. The book will broaden the knowledge about biological products for a variety of readers - generalists, students and researchers, alike.

Contents:

New Findings from Natural Substances

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9789815051421

9815051423

OCLC:

1348481137