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Studium Press Recent Progress In Medicinal Plants Volume 21 Phytopharmacology And Therapeutic Values Iii 2008 Edition by V. K. Singh & J. N. Govil
Plants are a tremendous source for the discovery of new products of medicinal values for drug development. Several distinct chemicals derived from plants are important drugs currently used in different parts of the world. Many of the drugs sold today are simple synthetic modifications or copies of the naturally obtained substances. The persents volume presents the role of plant compounds in the etiology of human diseases. Antimicrobial, antiviral, antioxidative, anti-inflammaoty, immunomodulatory and antitumour properties have been attributed to many compounds isolated from plants. Current interest in flavonoids have shown to possess a variety of biological and pharmacological activities in organisms. The results reported from Loranthus micranthis, Mucuna pruriens, Tithonia diversifolia, Aloe, Vernonia amygdalina, thespesia populnea provide strong evidence for the anti-diabetic properties and related complications. Basides, the volume presents the efficacy of common herbs with respect to its therapeutic status in the diseases of Psoriasis, Liver, Renal, Urinary Tract Infection, Alzheimer's Arthritis, osteoporosis, Cancer, Cardiovascular Oligoasthenospermia, etc. The volume will be useful for all those scientists and researchers in the areas of phytochemistery, pharmacology and allied disciplines working in the development of new drugs from natural sources.Contents of the book :1. Genus Baccharis (Asteraceae): A Review of Chemical and Pharmacological Studies2. Hypericum Perforatum (St. John's Wort), Ethnobotanic, Pharmacology and reproductive Toxicology3. Quercetin, Mechanisms of anti-and Prooxidant activities4. essential Oils: their role in Antimicrobial Activities and aromatherapy an Overview5. Antioxidant and Xanthine oxidase inhibitory Activities of Plant Species from the argentine Puna6. Flavonoids and Their Potential Health Benefits: Relation to Heart diseases and Cancer7. Bioassay-Guided Isolation-Targeted Studies on The Crude Methanol Extract and fractions of the leaves of Loranthus Micranthus Linn. Parasitic on Azardirachta indica8. Toxicity and In- vivo Antioxidant effect of Orthosiphon stamineus Leaf extracts in Rates9. Apiaceae Species: A Promising Sources of Pharmacologically Active CompoundsPart I: Petrosellimum crispum, Apium graveolens and Pastinaca sativa10. Superoxide scavenging Capacities of Wheat Genotypes grown in Different Envirionments11. The Oligosaccharidic Component of Mucuna Pruriens Baker Seeds: Purification and Identification of Some Insulin Surrogates12. In vitro Anti-oxidant Activity of Moringa Pterygosperma Gaertn. Leaves13. Evaluation of the Inhibitory Effects of ß-Carotene on Liposygenase by Mechanistic Aspects14. Investigations on Two Indian Ayurvedic Herbal Formulations for Nootropic effects15. Synergism Between Natural Products: Are Two Better Than One?16. Protective Effects of Palm Oil-Derived Tocotrienols in Osteoporosis17. cardiovascular Effects of trans- and cis- Resveratorl18. Chromatographic and antifiabetic studies on Methanolic extract of Tithonia Diversifolia Gary Seeds.19. Azadirachta indica Prevents chemically induced Grnotoxicity and Carcinogenesis20. Herbal Treatments for Renal Diseases21. Herbal Remedies for Liver Diseases22. Herbal Drugs in the Treatment of the Urinary Tract Diseases23. Role of Bioactive Natural Compounds in Cancer Control24. Antioxidant and Hepatoprotective Activities of Rhododendron arboretum Sm Leaf25. Ginkgo bioloba in Alzheimer's Disease: Bilobalide as an Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor?26. Evaluations of Anthelmintic Activity of Rungia pectinata Nees27. Recent Advances in Medicinal Plants of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis28. Aloe: A Meidicinal Plant for Treating Diabetes29. Aqueous Extract of Vermonia amygdalina Leaves: Effects on Blood Glucose and Serum lipid Profile of Alloxan-induced Diabetic Wistar Rats30. Anti-Diabetic and Hypoglycemic Activities of Flower Extracts of Thespesia populnea Soland Ex Correa in Rats31. Effect of Simulated Acid Rain On Explant Germination32. Tegulation of Oxidative Burst in Neutrophils33. ADDYZOA-A Herbomineral Formulation for Oligoasthenospermia34. IMUPSORA-A Herbal Formulation for the Management of Posriasis