Short description:

This book discuses traditional knowledge, chemical derivatives, and potential health benefits of various medicinal plants.

Long description:

There has been a worldwide increase in the demand for medicinal plants that aid the immune system, and considerable progress has been made in plant-based drug development.  Herbs, Shrubs and Trees of Potential Medicinal Benefits examines how plants are used in the development of drugs preventing and treating cancer, hepatitis, asthma, influenza, HIV, and other diseases by manipulating a variety of bioactive molecules found in these plant parts.  The book analyses how plants may strengthen human immunity, improve mood and brain function, enhance blood and oxygen circulation, boost the healing processes, and maintain blood pressure.

Though many herbs, shrubs and trees have been identified for developing healthcare products, many of them require further exploration for potential usage.  This volume in the Exploring Medicinal Plants series, presents information on herbs, shrubs and trees discussing traditional knowledge, chemical derivatives, and potential benefits of these items.

Features:

Identifies and highlights some medicinal herbs, shrubs and or trees around the world, presenting overall potential benefits to human health.

Explores important medicinal plants for their bioactive constituents and phytochemicals.

Discusses medicinal herbs, shrubs, and or trees for their uses in herbal drug preparation.

Written by an international panel of plant scientists, this book is an essential resource to students, pharmacists, and chemists.  It provides valuable information on fundamental chemical principles, modes of action, and product formulation of bioactive natural products derived from plants for medical applications.

Table of Contents:

Exploring Important Herbs, Shrubs, and Trees for their Traditional Knowledge, Chemical Derivatives, and Potential Benefits. Andrographis paniculate and Bacopa monnieri. Chlorophytum borivilianum and Cimicifuga racemose. Vincea rosea and Adhatoda vesica. Convolvulus pluricaulis and Erythroxylum coca. Glycyrrhiza glabra and Gymnema sylvestre. Hydrastis canadensis and Lawsennia iermis. Nardostachys jatamansi and Ocimum tenuiflorum. Panax quinquefolium and Physostigma venenosum. Phytolacca dodecandra and Picrorhiza kurroa. Plantago ovata and Ranwolfia serpentina. Saussurea costus and Senna alexandrina. Swertia chirayita and Withania Somnifera. Asparagus racemosus and Dioscorea villosa. Embelia ribes and Gymnema sylvestre. Piper longum and Tinospora cordifolia. Aegle marmelos and Annona squamosa. Azadirachta indica and Berberis aristate. Cinchona spp. and Corylus avellana. Crataegus laevigata and Emblica officinalis. Eucalyptus spp. and Ficus religiosa. Garcinia indica and Ilex aquifolium. Alnus glutinosa and Moringa oleifera. Murraya Koenigii and Pterocarpus santalinus. Phyllanthus emblica and Santalum album. Strychnos nux-vomica and Taxus baccata. Sorbus aucuparia and Saraca asoca. Syzygium cumini and Terminalia bellirica. Tamarindus indica and Terminalia arjuna. Tilia americana and Ulmus rubra.