Ethnobotany and Ethnopharmacology of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
CRC Press (Verlag)
978-1-032-25608-5 (ISBN)
This book:
Includes computational approaches to study the pharmacological properties of biomolecules in medicinal and aromatic plants.
Details methods in ethnopharmacology including chromatographical and analytical techniques.
Demonstrates trends in sustainable use and management of medicinal and aromatic plants.
Features information on databases and tools used in computational phytochemistry for drug designing and discovery.
Elucidates the importance of phytochemicals as immunomodulators in herbal drug development including their nanoformulations.
A volume in the Exploring Medicinal Plants series, Ethnobotany and Ethnopharmacology of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants will be of interest to those working with plant extracts, including botanists and ethnobotanists, pharmacologists and ethnopharmacologists, as well as scientists and researchers interested in natural compounds and their potential applications.
Dr. Mohd Adnan is an Associate Professor at Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Ha’il, Saudi Arabia. He did his Ph.D. from University of Central Lancashire, UK; Master’s and Bachelor’s degree from Bangalore University, India; Post-Graduate Diploma in Bioinformatics from SJAIT, India. He has more than 10 years of research, teaching, and administrative experience. In his professional capacity, he has received various travel, observership, and research grants as a Principal and Co-investigator from various prestigious organizations. He has successfully published 140+ publications in internationally recognized peer-reviewed reputed journals, several book chapters for internationally renowned publishers, and presented many papers and posters in various conferences/workshops globally. He has published widely in the field of phytomedicine, biofilms, drug discovery, natural products, nutraceuticals, and functional foods with specialization in plant-based antibiofilm and anticancer agents, microbial biosurfactants, biofilms in food industry and medical settings, probiotics and cancer biology, and novel biomolecules for health and as antimicrobial agents. He has acted as a referee/reviewer for 70+ internationally recognized peer-reviewed journals and grant reviewer for many prestigious universities and organizations. In addition, he is a member of SFAM, UK and ESCMID, Switzerland, and an Elected Member of Royal Society of Biology, UK. He currently holds an Associate, Academic, Review, and Guest Editor positions in various reputed journals. Dr. Adnan is recently (September 2022) listed among the Top 2% Scientists in the World. Dr. Mitesh Patel has completed his Bachelor’s from Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Master’s from Uka Tarsadia University, and Doctorate from Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, India. Dr. Patel has worked on different aspects of biology with a multidisciplinary thinking specifically on natural product research, pharmacological applications of natural products, plant growth promotion, and systematic studies of fungi and pteridophytes. Within a short span of time and during his doctoral studies, Dr. Patel has described five new species and one new variety of plant. Dr. Patel discovered the “World’s Smallest Terrestrial Pteridophyte”. He has successfully published 60+ publications in internationally recognized peer-reviewed journals and several book chapters for internationally renowned publishers. Dr. Patel has received BSR and NF-OBC fellowships from India and conducted several research projects as a consultant, principal, and co-investigator sponsored by various eminent organizations. He has been on the panel of academic editor, guest editor, and reviewers of several reputed journals and a member of ESCMID, Switzerland, and Indian Fern Society, India. Dr. Mejdi Snoussi is an Associate Professor graduated from the Faculty of Science of Sfax, University of Sfax, Tunisia, with a Bachelor’s degree in Natural Sciences in June 2001. He completed his Master’s degree in Biology and Health in October 2005 and his Ph.D. in Biological Sciences and Biotechnology in December 2009 from the University of Monastir, Tunisia. Previously, he held several posts including Assistant Professor in Water and Technology Center (Tunisia), Associate Professor in High Institute of Biotechnology in Monastir (Tunisia), Post-Doctoral Fellow in Valencia (Spain), CICOPS-Research Fellow in the Department of Drug Sciences, University of Pavia (Italy), and Research Fellow in Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno (Italy). Currently, he is working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Ha’il, Saudi Arabia. Over the past 16 years of his career, Dr. Snoussi has published more than 180 scientific papers in peer-reviewed reputed journals in the field of Microbiology/Plant Science and Phytochemistry, one national patent, and one book chapter. Dr. Snoussi conducted several research projects as a consultant and co-investigator in the field of Microbiology, Phytochemistry, and Plant Science. He is a referee in several international journals, member of the Editorial Board and Guest Editor in Frontiers in Microbiology, Environmental Health and Exposome, Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, BioMed Research International, and Molecules.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Diversity, Biogeographic Distribution and Conservation Status. Chapter 2: Botanical Bases of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. Chapter 3: Trends in Sustainable Use and Management of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Utilization and Development. Chapter 4: Threatened and Endangered Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. Chapter 5: Ethnobotany, Ethnopharmacology, and Traditional Uses of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. Chapter 6: Wild Edible Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Ancient Traditions. Chapter 7: Ethnopharmacology and Ethnopharmacognosy: Current Perspectives and Future Prospects. Chapter 8: Phytochemistry and Biosynthesis of Phytochemicals. Chapter 9: Phytochemicals as Immunomodulators, Nutraceuticals, and Pharma Food. Chapter 10: Phytochemotaxonomy: Role of Phytochemicals in Plant Classification: Chapter 11: Biological Roles and Mechanism of Phytochemicals in Disease Prevention and Treatment. Chapter 12: Metabolomics of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. Chapter 13: Methods in Ethnopharmacology: Phytochemical Extraction, Isolation, and Detection Techniques. Chapter 14: Chromatographic Techniques in Phytochemistry and Analytical Techniques in Elemental Profiling. Chapter 15: NMR-based Metabolomics and Hyphenated NMR Techniques. Chapter 16 Animal Models in Phytopharmacology and Toxicological Testing of Plant Products. Chapter 17: Computational Phytochemistry in Drug Discovery: Databases and Tools. Chapter 18: Nanoformulations and Herbal Drug Development. Chapter 19: Novel Phytochemicals Targeting the Signaling Pathways of Anticancer Stem Cell: A Novel Approach Against Cancer. Chapter 20: Evolving Challenges and Opportunities in Plant-based Drug Discovery and Development. Index.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 02.09.2023 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Exploring Medicinal Plants |
| Zusatzinfo | 26 Tables, black and white; 1 Line drawings, color; 91 Line drawings, black and white; 2 Halftones, color; 48 Halftones, black and white; 4 Illustrations, color; 138 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 1100 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Botanik | |
| Technik | |
| Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-032-25608-7 / 1032256087 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-032-25608-5 / 9781032256085 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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