Traditional and Folk Herbal Medicine: Recent Researches Vol. 2

by V K Gupta

ISBN: 9789351305002
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Imprint : DAYA
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 17995.00
Biblio : xiii+598p.,col.,plts.,figs.,tabls., 25 cm

Author Profile

Dr. Vijay Kumar Gupta, Ph.D., FLS, London (born 1953-) Chief Scientist, CSIR- Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu, India. He did his M.Sc. (1975) and Ph.D. (1979) in Zoology both from University of Jammu, Jammu-India. His research capabilities are substantiated by his excellent work on histopathology, ecology and reproductive biology of fishes, turtles, birds and mammals, which has already got recognition in India and abroad. Dr. Gupta has to his credit more than 100 scientific publi

About The Book

In the present volume of the book series “Traditional and Folk Herbal Medicine: Recent Researches- Vol. 2” an attempt has been made to cover the major topics on the subject. The book is written in a lucid style and includes nineteen review and research articles contributed by scientists from various countries across the globe and especially from Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Ethiopia, India, Malaysia, Portugal, South Africa and U.K. to quote a few amongst them and includes topics like- Prospects, P

Table of Contents

Editorial Board v <BR> Foreword vii <BR> Preface ix <BR> 1. Prospects, Paradigms and Drawbacks of Current Research on Herbal Medicines 1 <BR> 2. Artemisia annua (Annual Wormwood): A Precious Traditional and Folk Antimalarial Medicinal Plant 45 <BR> 3. Traditional and Folk Herbal Medicine in Czech Republic: A Review 73 <BR> 4. Preclinical Investigation of the Antineoplastic Activity of an Ayurvedic Rasayana Drug the Guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia) in vivo 115 <BR> 5. Centella asiatica: A Natural R