Screen LibraryPlant and human health. Volume 3, Pharmacology and therapeutic uses /
Early anthropological evidence for plant use as medicine is 60,000 years old as reported from the Neanderthal grave in Iraq. The importance of plants as medicine is further supported by archeological evidence from Asia and the Middle East. Today, around 1.4 billion people in South Asia alone have no...
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Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | Cham, Switzerland : |
| Publication Dates: | [2019] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
Early anthropological evidence for plant use as medicine is 60,000 years old as reported from the Neanderthal grave in Iraq. The importance of plants as medicine is further supported by archeological evidence from Asia and the Middle East. Today, around 1.4 billion people in South Asia alone have no access to modern health care, and rely instead on traditional medicine to alleviate various symptoms. On a global basis, approximately 50 to 80 thousand plant species are used either natively or as pharmaceutical derivatives for life-threatening conditions that include diabetes, hypertension and |
| Carrier Form: | xx, 385 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9783030044077 3030044076 |
| Index Number: | QK861 |
| CLC: | R282.71 |
| Call Number: | R282.71/P713-1/v.3 |
| Contents: |
Intro; Dedication; Foreword; Preface; Contents; Phytochemical Constituents and Pharmacological Effects of Licorice: A Review; Introduction; Taxonomic Description; Botanical Description; Traditional Uses; Pharmacological Activities; Antimicrobial Activity; Antiviral Activity; Anti-inflammatory; Anti-ulcer; Antitumor; Antioxidant; Hepatoprotective Activity; Dermatological Effect; Antidepressant and Memory-Enhancing Activity; Other Effects; Phytochemistry; Flavonoids; Saponins; Phenolic Compounds; Coumarins; Essential Oils and Other Compounds; Side Effects and Toxicity; Conclusion; References Glycyrrhiza glabra (Licorice) in Turkmenistan: Medicinal and Biological AspectsIntroduction; Medicinal Value of Licorice (G. glabra); Industrial Aspects; Conclusions; References; Chemical Composition and Biological Uses of Artemisia absinthium (Wormwood); Introduction; Historical Background of Artemisia absinthium; Medicinal Importance of Artemisia absinthium; Taxonomy; Phytochemistry of Artemisia absinthium; Active Constituents; Antimicrobial Activity of Artemisia absinthium; Adaptogenic and Nootropic Activity of Artemisia absinthium; Forced Swimming Test (FST); Tail Suspension Test Antidiabetes Effects of Artemisia absinthiumAnticancer Activity of Artemisia absinthium; Gastrointestinal Effects of Artemisia absinthium; Antioxidant Activity of Artemisia absinthium; Immunomodulatory Effect of Artemisia absinthium; Central Nervous System and Epileptic Effects of Artemisia absinthium; Anti-obesity Effects of Artemisia absinthium; Antifertility Effects of Artemisia absinthium; Toxicity and Interaction of Artemisia absinthium; References; Dietary Phytochemicals and Their Potential Effects on Diabetes Mellitus 2; Introduction; Pathogenesis; Dietary Phytochemicals; Polyphenols Amino AcidSaponins; Terpenoids (Isoprenoids); Abscisic Acid (ABA); Lycopene and b-Carotene; Oxyphytosterol; Phytosterols/Stanols; Conclusion; Future Consideration; References; Antianxiety Activities Associated with Herbal Drugs: A Review; Introduction; Allopathic Anxiolytic Agents, Pharmacodynamics, and Disadvantages; Plants Having Anxiolytic Effects; Ashwagandha; Kava; St. John's-Wort; Brahmi; Passionflower; Siberian Ginseng; Star Flower; Ginseng; Salvia reuterana; Ginkgo; American Skullcap; Valerian; Damiana; Nees; Safed Musli; Griseb; Clary; Mugwort; Magnoliaceae Comparison of Anxiolytic Activity of Herbal Plant Against Allopathic FormulationsConclusion; References; Medicinal Plants in the Treatment of Arthritis; Introduction; Causes; Epidemiology; Need for Herbal Drugs for the Management of RA; Medicinal Plants with Antiarthritic Potential; Arctium lappa; Artemisia absinthium L.; Senna; Citrus medica L.; Clematis ochroleuca; Colchicum autumnale; Cuscuta epithymum; Asafoetida; Black Caraway; Rhubarb Root; China Root; Nux Vomica; Karanja; Punarnava; Haritaki; Avocado; Cat's Claw; Tayuya; Chuchuhuasi; Carrapicho; Guaco; Shallaki; Sarasaparilla |