Phytochemistry of plants from genus rauvolfia / Brijesh Kumar, Sunil Kumar, Vikas Bajpai and K. P. Madhusudanan.

By: Kumar, Brijesh [author.]Contributor(s): Kumar, Sunil [author.] | Bajpai, Vikas [author.] | Madhusudanan, K. P [author.]Material type: TextTextSeries: Phytochemical investigations of medicinal plantsPublisher: Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781000071542; 1000071545; 9781003014843; 1003014844; 9781000071061; 1000071065; 9781000070552; 1000070557Subject(s): Rauvolfia | Rauvolfia -- Therapeutic use | Botanical chemistry | MEDICAL / Pharmacology | SCIENCE / Chemistry / GeneralDDC classification: 583/.956 LOC classification: QK495.A66 | K86 2020Online resources: Taylor & Francis | OCLC metadata license agreement Summary: Rauvolfia species, commonly known as Sarpagandha, has been traditionally used in Ayurveda for curing high blood pressure, hypertension, snake bites, fever, and mental illnesses. Due to its wide variety and differences in chemical composition, it is necessary to develop an efficient and reliable method for rapid screening and determination of phytochemicals in the extracts of the Rauvolfia species. This book will provide qualitative and quantitative comparative phytochemical investigations of selected medicinal plants from the Rauvolfia genus using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) techniques. The results will help in assuring the efficacy and safety of Rauvolfia herbal products. Features: Collection of Ayurvedic features and scientific evidence of important medicinal plants. Discusses chemical signatures for the identification of Rauvolfia (Sarpagandha) and its products. Easy-to-use analytical procedure for quality control of Rauvolfia and its products.
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Rauvolfia species, commonly known as Sarpagandha, has been traditionally used in Ayurveda for curing high blood pressure, hypertension, snake bites, fever, and mental illnesses. Due to its wide variety and differences in chemical composition, it is necessary to develop an efficient and reliable method for rapid screening and determination of phytochemicals in the extracts of the Rauvolfia species. This book will provide qualitative and quantitative comparative phytochemical investigations of selected medicinal plants from the Rauvolfia genus using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) techniques. The results will help in assuring the efficacy and safety of Rauvolfia herbal products. Features: Collection of Ayurvedic features and scientific evidence of important medicinal plants. Discusses chemical signatures for the identification of Rauvolfia (Sarpagandha) and its products. Easy-to-use analytical procedure for quality control of Rauvolfia and its products.

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