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Edible Plants in Health and Diseases : Volume II : Phytochemical and Pharmacological Properties / [E-Book]

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Publisher: Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2022Edition: 1st ed. 2022Description: IX, 522 p. 1 illus. online resourceContent type:

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9789811649592

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1 Zingiber officinale - Its Ethanobotanical Uses, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology -- 2 An Insight in to the Phytochemistry, Traditional uses and Pharmacology of Ziziphus spina-christi (L) Willd. (Sidr): An Edible wild plant of Arabian Peninsula -- 3 Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Profile of Salvadora persica Linn -- 4 Phytochemistry, Pharmacology and Applications of Ocimum sanctum (Tulsi) -- 5 Nigella sativa: Its Ethnobotany, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology -- 6 A Review on Ethnomedicinal, Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Activities of Rumex hastatus D. Don -- 7 Chemical Composition and Biological Uses of Crocus sativus L.(Saffron) -- 8 Positive Health Benefits of Saponins from Edible Legumes: Phytochemistry and Pharmacology -- 9 Taraxcum officinale: The Esculent Dandelion as Herbal Medicine -- 10 Arctium lappa: A Reviewon its Phytochemistry and Pharmacology -- 12 Cichorium intybus: A Comprehensive Review on its Pharmacological Activity and Phytochemistry -- 13 Phytochemical and Pharmacological Properties of Picrorhiza kurroa -- 14 Lady's Purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris L.)-Current perspective on its ethanopharmacological, therapeutic potential and phytochemistry -- 15 Ethnopharmaology, Phytochemistry and Biological Activities of Achillea millefolium: A Comprehensive Review -- 16 A Review on Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Activities of Verbascum thapsus -- 17 Acorus calamus - A Review on Its Phytochemical and Pharmacological Profile.

Summary: The book provides essential information on some of the promising edible medicinal plants and how these possess both nutritional as well as therapeutic value. The significance of the edible plants in traditional medicine and the importance of the distribution of their chemical constituents are discussed systematically concerning the role of these plants in ethnomedicine in different regions of the world. The current volume deals with the individual plants' phytochemical and pharmacological properties, emphasizing human health. The title would demonstrate the value of natural edible plants and introduce readers to state-of-the-art developments and trends in omics-driven research. This book is a single-source scientific reference to explore the specific factors that contribute to these potential health benefits and discuss how to maximize those potential benefits. Chemists, food technologists, pharmacologists, phytochemists, and all professionals involved with quality controland standardization will find in this book a valuable and updated basis for their work.

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The book provides essential information on some of the promising edible medicinal plants and how these possess both nutritional as well as therapeutic value. The significance of the edible plants in traditional medicine and the importance of the distribution of their chemical constituents are discussed systematically concerning the role of these plants in ethnomedicine in different regions of the world. The current volume deals with the individual plants' phytochemical and pharmacological properties, emphasizing human health. The title would demonstrate the value of natural edible plants and introduce readers to state-of-the-art developments and trends in omics-driven research. This book is a single-source scientific reference to explore the specific factors that contribute to these potential health benefits and discuss how to maximize those potential benefits. Chemists, food technologists, pharmacologists, phytochemists, and all professionals involved with quality controland standardization will find in this book a valuable and updated basis for their work.

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