Plants for Human Survival and Medicine

Herausgeber: Singh, Bikarma

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book reports the potential plants for human survival, explored medicinal aspects of the ongoing research and development for discovering new molecules, new drugs, new leads, ethnic-traditional applications and nutraceutical values of plants. It provides a baseline data and information on plants and their hidden knowledge for human health. This is build upon based on twenty-five excellent research articles and hundreds of potential life-saving plants used by different ethnic tribes of Himalaya as food, shelter and medicine in their day-to-day life. Various research studies and clinical trials mentioned in the book will add and contribute a lot in discovering quick leads for medicine formulations and products development. In addition to research suggestions and valuation of plants for humans contained within each of the articles, an introduction section emphasizes particular research avenues for attention in the drug development programmes. As the reader will note, these compilations represent a wide collection of views, reflecting the diversity of sciences and interests of thousands of ideas that enabled thoughtful deliberations from a wide range of scientific perspectives. Please note: This title is co-published with New India Publishing Agency, New Delhi. Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 582
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. November 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 985g
• ISBN-13: 9780367818944
• ISBN-10: 0367818949
• Artikelnr.: 58379849

Autorenporträt

Bikarma Singh, Scientist in CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine Jammu, one of the pioneer institute of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) known for the largest research and development activities coming under Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, as well as engaged and recognizeed as Assistant Professor of AcSIR, New Delhi, India.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Himalaya is a Repository of Wild Food and Medicine: A Close
Look on Plants for Human Survival 2. Endangered Ayurvedic Himalayan Herb: A
Review on Chemistry and Pharmacology of Ashtavarga Plants for Scientific
Intervention 3. Colebrookeaoppositifolia Sm., An Important
Hepato-protective Phytopharma Plant in Drug Discovery 4.
DysoxylumbinectariferumHook.f., An Indian Medicinal Plant as a Source for
Anti-Cancer Agents 5. ZanthoxylumarmatumDC., Perspectives of Biology and
Chemistry in Medicine Discovery 6. Grewiaasiatica L., an Important Plant of
Shivalik Hills: Agrotechnology and Product Development 7. Taxonomy, Ecology
and Phenology of Panax Species in North-Eastern India 8. Validated LC-MS
Method for Quantitation of Phytochemicals of Buteamonosperma 9. Diversity,
Bioprospection and Commercial Importance of Indian Magnolias 10.
Traditional Medicinal Plants Used to Treat Dermatological Disorders in
District Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir, India 11. PicrorhizakurroaRoyle ex
Benth, a Therapeutically Important Himalayan Plant for Drug Discovery 12.
Plant Resource Used by Riparian Communities of Dhir and Diplai Wetlands in
Assam, Northeastern India 13. BoswelliaserrataRoxb. ex Colebr., a
Multiferous Medicinal Plant Used as Anticancerous and Anti-Inflammatory in
Drug Discovery 14. Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria Isolated from
Agricultural Soils of Delhi Shows Mineral Phosphate Solubilizing Ability
15. Investigation of Plants Utilization by Tribal Communities of Arunachal
Himalayas in India 16. Withaniasomnifera (L.) Dunal, a Potential Indian
Medicinal Plant with Multifarious Biological Activities 17. Volatiles
Profiling and Agronomic Practice of Cymbopogonkhasianus [IIIM (J) CK-10
Himrosa] for Commercial Cultivation and Value Addition 18. In-vitro
Investigation of Anti-diabetic, Phytochemical and Silver Nanoparticles
Synthesis of Dendrophthoefalcata (L.f.) Ettingsh: A Hemiparasitic Taxa 19.
Crop-Weather Interactions, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology and Evaluation of
the Phenological Models for Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench under
Subtropical and Temperate Environments 20. Note on Commercial Valuable
Medicinal Wealth in Hamirpur District of Himachal Pradesh in Western
Himalaya 21 Revisiting Himalayan High Altitude Plants for Skin Care and
Disease 22. Forest Resources, Village Livelihood and Investigation of Relic
Places in the Fringes of Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary in Sikkim Himalaya
of India 23. Himalayan Saussureacostus (Falc.) Lipsch.: Traditional Uses,
Phytochemistry, Therapeutic Potential and Conservation Perspective of
Critically Endangered Medicinal Plant 24. Bringing Innovation and
Digitization of Web Accessible Herbarium Database to Build a National
Resource in India: A Case Study of Plant Inventory Biodiversity Data of
JanakiAmmal Herbarium 25. Distribution, Conservation and Pharmacological
Status of Genus Aconitum L. with Special Reference to Western Himalaya