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The Therapeutic Properties of Medicinal Plants (eBook, ePUB)

Health-Rejuvenating Bioactive Compounds of Native Flora

Redaktion: Goyal, Megh R.; Kumar Panda, Sujogya; Joel, T. Jesse; Olabode Ayeleso, Ademola; Rasul Suleria, Hafiz Ansar

Beschreibung

This volume provides informative research on the scientific evidence of the health benefits that can be derived from medicinal plants and how their efficacies can be improved. It is divided into three sections that cover the phytochemistry of medicinal plants, disease management with medicinal plants, and novel research techniques in medicinal plants. The pharmacological benefits of several specific plants are discussed, addressing health issues such as metabolic and mental disorders, acute mountain sickness, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and specific diseases such as Huntington's. It also looks at the role of antioxidants in disease management. Additionally, the book covers recent problems of drug resistance and how medicinal plants can serve as antibiotic, anthelmintic, and antiparasitic drugs that will be helpful for human and animals.

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Autor

Megh R. Goyal, PhD, PE, is a Retired Professor in Agricultural and Biomedical Engineering from the General Engineering Department in the College of Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Campus. A prolific author and editor, he has written more than 200 journal articles and several textbooks and has edited over 70 books. Hafiz Ansar Rasul Suleria, PhD, is the McKenzie Fellow in the Department of Agriculture and Food Systems at The University of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Before joining the UQ, he was associated with the Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan, and the PAK-US Joint Project. Dr. Suleria has published more than 50 peer-reviewed scientific papers. Ademola Olabode Ayeleso, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Biochemistry at Adeleke University, Ede, Nigeria. Dr. Ayeleso is working on the use of medicinal plants, plant products, and synthesized compounds in the management of diabetes mellitus. He has presented research papers at international conferences. Dr. Ayeleso is a prolific writer with over 20 publications to his credit. T. Jesse Joel, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in Microbiology at the Biotechnology and Biosciences Department in the School of Agriculture and Biosciences at Karunya University, Coimbatore, India. He has been Editor of the International Research Journal of Biological Sciences since 2014. He has published several book chapters and has chaired conference sessions and delivered guest lectures. He also works as a consultant microbiologist. Sujogya Kumar Panda, PhD, was a faculty member in the P.G. Department of Microbiology at M.P.C (Auto) College and in the Department of Biotechnology, North Orissa University, Odisha, India. He has an eclectic background that includes teaching, research, writing, and publishing. He has edited books and published many research articles in national and international peer-reviewed journals.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429560224
• Artikelnr.: 58403910