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Ethnomedicinal plants with therapeutic properties / editors: V.R. Mohan, PhD, A. Doss, PhD, P.S. Tresina, PhD.

Contributor(s): Mohan, V. R, 1959- [editor.] | Doss, A, 1979- [editor.] | Tresina, P. S, 1987- [editor.]Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Waretown, NJ : Apple Academic Press, 2019Description: 1 online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 0429487762; 9780429487767; 9780429946905; 0429946902; 9780429946912; 0429946910; 9780429946899; 0429946899Subject(s): Materia medica, Vegetable | Medicinal plants | MEDICAL / PharmacologyDDC classification: 615.3/21 LOC classification: RS164Online resources: Taylor & Francis | OCLC metadata license agreement

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; ABOUT THE EDITORS; Table of Contents; Contributors; Abbreviations; Foreword; Preface; 1: A Phytopharmacological Review of Polycarpaea corymbosa (L.) Lam.: A Potential Source of Natural Medicine; 2: Multipotential Medicinal Value of Curculigo orchioides Gaertn; 3: Therapeutic Properties of Polygala spp; 4: Multifaceted Medicinal Properties of Queen of the Herbs (Asparagus racemosus): An Overview; 5: Rhododendron arboreum Sm.: A Review of Its Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacology; 6: Therapeutic Biology of Gmelina asiatica Linn

13: Antidiabetic Activity of Ethanol Extract of Solanum trilobatum Linn14: Antidiabetic Activity of Hypericum mysorense Heyne; 15: Antidiabetic Activity of Ethanolic Extract of Vaccinium leschenaultii Wt. (Vacciniaceae): An Endemic Medicinal Plant from Western Ghats, India; 16: Effect of Plectranthus wightii Methanol Extract Against Gentamicin-Induced Nephrotoxicity in Rat; 17: Evaluation of Hepatoprotective Activity of Eugenia floccosa Bedd. Against CCl4-Induced Liver Injury in Rats

18: Antifertility Activity of Aristolochia krisagathra Sivarajan and Pradeep and Aristolochia bracteata Retz.: An In Vivo Evaluation19: Antifertility Activity of Ethanol Extract of Asystasia travancorica Bedd: (Acanthaceae) and Sonerila tinnevelliensis Fischer (Melastomataceae); 20: Antiproliferative Potential of Medicinal Plants-An Evaluation by In Vivo, In Vitro, and In Silico Approaches; 21: Assessment of Anticancer and Immunomodulatory Activity of Asystasia travancorica Bedd. (Acanthaceae)

22: Evaluation of In Vivo Anticancer Activity of Ethanol Extract of Hedyotis leschenaultiana DC Against Dalton's Ascites Lymphoma-Induced Swiss Albino Mice23: In Silico Validation of Some of the Indigenous Traditional Medicines; 24: Vitexin: Phytochemical and Pharmacological Significance; Index

Summary: "Ethnomedicinal Plants with Therapeutic Properties provides detailed information on locally important medicinal plants, discusses the pharmacological properties of selected medicinal plants, and looks at the phytodrug aspects of selected plants. In 24 important chapters, the volume covers ethnomedicine, pharmacology, and pharmacognosy of selected plants Medicinal plants are an important part of our natural health. They serve as important therapeutic agents as well as valuable raw materials for manufacturing numerous traditional and modern medicines. The history of medicinal plants used for treating diseases and ailments dates back to the beginning of human civilization. Our forefathers were compelled to use any natural substance that they could find to ease their suffering caused by acute and chronic illnesses, wounds and injuries and even terminal illness. This volume highlights recent scientific evidence of therapeutic properties of traditionally used medicinal plants in relation to clinical outcomes and remedies for promotion of human well-being. The authors have endeavored to convey the therapeutic knowledge of ethnomedicinal plants clearly and concisely. This book will be helpful to undergraduate and postgraduate students, faculty, and researchers in the fields of botany, biodiversity, ethnobotany, ethnopharmacology, and others. "-- Provided by publisher.

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"Ethnomedicinal Plants with Therapeutic Properties provides detailed information on locally important medicinal plants, discusses the pharmacological properties of selected medicinal plants, and looks at the phytodrug aspects of selected plants. In 24 important chapters, the volume covers ethnomedicine, pharmacology, and pharmacognosy of selected plants Medicinal plants are an important part of our natural health. They serve as important therapeutic agents as well as valuable raw materials for manufacturing numerous traditional and modern medicines. The history of medicinal plants used for treating diseases and ailments dates back to the beginning of human civilization. Our forefathers were compelled to use any natural substance that they could find to ease their suffering caused by acute and chronic illnesses, wounds and injuries and even terminal illness. This volume highlights recent scientific evidence of therapeutic properties of traditionally used medicinal plants in relation to clinical outcomes and remedies for promotion of human well-being. The authors have endeavored to convey the therapeutic knowledge of ethnomedicinal plants clearly and concisely. This book will be helpful to undergraduate and postgraduate students, faculty, and researchers in the fields of botany, biodiversity, ethnobotany, ethnopharmacology, and others. "-- Provided by publisher.

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