Scientific Basis of Herbal Medicine
by Parimelazhagan Thangaraj
ISBN: 9789351301547
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 9495.00
Biblio : xvii+258p.,col.plts.,figs.,tabls., 25 cm
Author Profile
Dr. Parimelazhagan Thangaraj, is Associate Professor in <BR> the Department of Botany, School of Life Sciences, Bharathiar <BR> University, Coimbatore. His areas of specialization include <BR> Bioprospecting of medicinal plants. He has worked as Scientist <BR> in DRDO, Govt. of India. He has filed four patents and has more <BR> than 35 research publications to his credit. He is working on <BR> natural products for the past 10 years and guiding 8 Ph.D. <BR> scholars. His book ‘Herbal Perspective: Present and Future’ is an <BR> excellent reference book for those biologists and pharmacy <BR> students. He has four books to his credit on various aspects of medicinal plants and <BR> filed 4 patents. He has bagged National Science Day Medal 2005 from DRDO HQ, <BR> New Delhi and Laboratory Scientist of the Year award 2005 from DRDO.
About The Book
The object of the book is to highlight the relevance of traditional medicine and way towards ethnopharmocology, to share research achievements and innovations in herbal science, to evaluate and review opportunities for advancing herbal drug research in the region, to provide a platform to map an agenda for the development of phytomedicine, to address issues concerning conservation of medicinal plants. 28 articles based on the original research work by eminent academicians and scientists of the country on different areas of phytomedicine have been compiled. Recent trends and techniques involved from the search, documentation, processing, sustainable utilization and conservation of medicinal plants are the highlights of this book. It will provide a unique opportunity to boost up the knowledge in various aspects of medicinal plant research. <BR> Highlight of Book <BR> • Latest information on herbs and their medicinal value <BR> • To compile the scientific information on biodiversity, ethnomedicine, pharmacology, phytochemistry and conservation <BR> • Current trends in medicinal plant research <BR> • Original research work carried out by eminent and budding scientists <BR> • Special emphasis on herbal drug screening with some pharmacological properties
Table of Contents
Foreward v <BR> Preface vii <BR> List of Contributors xiii <BR> 1. Phytochemical Analysis and Antimicrobial Activity of Alstonia scholaris R.Br and Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth. (Apocynaceae) 1 <BR> 2. Preliminary Phytochemical Screening and In vitro Anticancer Activity of the Weed Plant Sphaeranthus indicus Linn. 9 <BR> 3. Evaluation of Antibacterial Activity of Leaf Extracts of the Medicinal Plant Species, Hypochaeris radicata L. (Asteraceae) 31 <BR> 4. Effect of Punica granatum on a Dandruff Causing Fungus: A Phytopathogenic and Few Human Pathogenic Bacterial Strains 37 <BR> 5. Phytochemical and Antimicrobial Activities of Gnaphalium polycaulon 47 <BR> 6. Antibacterial and Antioxidant Properties of Ginger Rhizome Extract 61 <BR> 7. Mosquito Larvicidal Activity of Jasmine Oil (Jasminum sambac L.) against Culex tritaeniorhynchus (Diptera: Culicidae) 67 <BR> 8. In vitro Micropropagation and Callus Induction of Cassia tora L. (Tagarai): A Potential Medicinal Herb 73 <BR> 9. Screening of Edible Mushrooms for L-Ergothionine and Antioxidant Activity 87 <BR> 10. Phytochemical and Bio-efficacy Studies on Plumbago rosea L. 95 <BR> 11. Conservation of Maerua arenaria Hook. f. and Thoms. (Capparidaceae): A Traditional Medicinal Plant Species 101 <BR> 12. Phytochemical and Antioxidant Activity of Crude Alkaloid Extract of Hybanthus Enneaspermus (L.) 107 <BR> 13. Volatile Oil Composition, Phytochemical Analysis and Antimicrobial Activity of Syzygium caryophyllatum (L.) <BR> Alston Leaves 115 <BR> 14. Pharmacognostical Studies and Preliminary Phytochemical Investigations on the Rhizome of Aponogeton natans L. (Aponogetonaceae) 127 <BR> 15. In vitro Antioxidant Potential of the Leaf Extracts of Centella asiatica (L.) Urban, Bacopa monniera (L.) Pennell and Sida acuta Burm. F. 133 <BR> 16. Micropropagation of Shoot-Tip Explants of Aerva lanata (L.) A.L. Juss. Ex Schultes.: A Resourceful Medicinal Plant 141 <BR> 17. Screening of Commonly Consumed Green Leafy Vegetables for Antioxidant Activity for Improvising Human Health 149 <BR> 18. Medicinal Plant Diversity of the Sacred Groves in Mahe, U.T. of Puducherry 163 <BR> 19. Insecticidal and Repellent Activities of Medicinal Plant Extracts on Diamond Back Moth, Plutella xylostella (Linn.) (Plutellidae : Lepidoptera) 173 <BR> 20. Quorum Quenching Activity of Plumbago zeylanica Linn. 177 <BR> 21. Utilization of Herbals in Traditional Medicinal System of Ethiopia 191 <BR> 22. Studies on Antibacterial Activity of Various Extracts of the Leaves of the Medicinal Climber, Solena amplexicaulis (Lam.) Gandhi. 195 <BR> 23. Thrombolytic Activity and Cytotoxicity of Aqueous Extract of Fresh and Dry Aloe vera 201 <BR> 24. Phytochemical and Antimicrobial Activity of Rotula aquatica, Lour. 207 <BR> 25. Therapeutic and Medicinal Value of Vegetables: A Review 217 <BR> 26. Analgesic Property of Rubus ellipticus Smith. Leaf Methanol Extract 229 <BR> 27. Anti-inflammatory Activity of Polyphenolic Extract from the Fruits of Muntingi
