Phyllanthus Species
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As the first book to exclusively examine the genus Phyllanthus, this book begins with a systematic classification and identification manual for various plants in the genus, followed by all aspects on the scientific evaluation of the species for modern medicinal use. This reference compiles cutting-edge research from countries around the world, including the UK, Malaysia, India, Indonesia, Spain, Cuba, and China. Topics covered include phylogenetic analysis of Phyllanthus, chemistry of the genus, anti-cancer effects of Phyllanthus, genotoxicity, chemoprotective effect of Phyllanthus,…mehr

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As the first book to exclusively examine the genus Phyllanthus, this book begins with a systematic classification and identification manual for various plants in the genus, followed by all aspects on the scientific evaluation of the species for modern medicinal use. This reference compiles cutting-edge research from countries around the world, including the UK, Malaysia, India, Indonesia, Spain, Cuba, and China. Topics covered include phylogenetic analysis of Phyllanthus, chemistry of the genus, anti-cancer effects of Phyllanthus, genotoxicity, chemoprotective effect of Phyllanthus, anti-diabetic effects of Phyllanthus, clinical trials involving Phyllanthus, and various formulations containing different plants from this genus.
Autorenporträt
Ramadasan Kuttan, Ph.D., has worked at the Amala Cancer Research Center, Thrissur, Kerala, India since 1984 and presently is the Research Director of the Center. He earned his doctoral degree from the University of Madras in 1973, receiving a Gold Medal for the outstanding thesis of the year. From 1973 to 1984, he conducted research in the United States, including stints at Roche Institute of Molecular Biology, Nutley, New Jersey, and M. D. Anderson Hospital and Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. His major areas of research include cancer drugs from plant sources and chemoprevention, chemoprotection, radioprotection, immunomodulation, and the like. He has done extensive work on the use of Phyllanthus amarus in cancer using animal models and cell culture. K. B. Harikumar, Ph.D., received his bachelor's and master's degrees in biochemistry from Nagpur University in India. His doctoral research on cancer chemoprevention by natural products was conducted under the direction of Dr. Ramadasan Kuttan at Amala Cancer Research Center, affiliated with Mahatma Gandhi University at Kottayam in India. Presently, he is a postdoctoral associate in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia. He has over 40 peer-reviewed publications and several book chapters to his credit. His major research focuses are cancer chemoprevention, ubiquitination and nuclear factor kappa B signaling, and the role of bioactive lipids in cell signaling.