Medicinal Plants: Phytochemistry, Pharmacology and Therapeutics Vol. 1

by Kaul, Anpurna, G D Singh, Surjeet Singh & V K Gupta

ISBN: 9789383048366
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Imprint : DAYA
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 14995.00
Biblio : xi+464p., col. plts., tabls., ind., 25 cm

Author Profile

Dr.V.K Gupta is working as Deputy Director and Head, Animal House, Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR), Jammu.

About The Book

Ancient civilization greatly depended on local flora and fauna for their survival and experimented with various berries, roots, leaves, minerals or animal parts to find out what effects they had and as a result, many crude drugs were observed by the local healer to have some medical use. As understanding of therapeutic benefits deepens and demands for natural products increased, previously serendipitous discoveries evolved into active searches for new medicines. At present 25 per cent of the mod

Table of Contents

Foreword Preface 1.Resveratrol: A Natural Polyphenol, that Prevents Illness and Increases Longevity– An Overview 2.Ethnobotany, Chemistry and Pharmacology Studies of the Medicinal Specimen Ixora coccinea Linn. 3.A Review on Phytochemistry, Pharmacology and Therapeutic Uses of Wrightia tinctoria R. Br. 4.Genotoxicity: Its Methods of Evaluation and the Significance–A Review 5.Vasodilatory Activity Induced by Natural Products 6.Scope of Chicory with Special Reference to its Medicinal Val