Natural Products: Research Reviews Vol. 3

by V K Gupta

ISBN: 9789386949097
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2018
Price : Rs. 17995.00
Biblio : xiv+598 p.,col.figs.,tabls.,ind., 25 cm

Author Profile

Dr. Vijay Kumar Gupta, Ph.D., FLS, London (born 1953-) Formerly Chief Scientist, CSIR- Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu, India. He did his Ph.D. (1979) in Zoology from University of Jammu, Jammu-India. He is the Series Editor of the recently published multi-volume set of books, “Comprehensive Bioactive Natural Products (Vols. 1-8)”, published by M/S Studium Press, LLC, USA. He is also Editor-in-Chief of the books, “Utilisation and Management of Medicinal Plants (Vols. 1-3)”, “Medicinal Plants: Phytochemistry, Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Vols.1-4)”, “Traditional and Folk Herbal Medicine (Vols. 1-3)”, “Natural Products: Research Reviews (Vols. 1-4)”, “Bioactive Phytochemicals: Perspectives for Modern Medicine (Vols. 1-3)”, “Perspectives in Animal Ecology and Reproduction (Vols. 1-10)” and “Animal Diversity, Natural History & Conservation (Vols. 1-5)”.

About The Book

The present volume 3 of the book series NATURAL PRODUCTS: RESEARCH REVIEWS is an excellent compilation of the review articles, lucidly written by stalwarts from various research institutions and universities in India and abroad. This volume contains twenty two review topics, some of which are as under: • Use of Garlic, Ginkgo, Ginseng, and St. John's Wort and Potential Interactions with Cardiovascular Drugs • Polyene Macrolide Antibiotics, Microbial Derived Natural Bioactive Products: Fermentation, Pharmacological and Chemotherapeutic Importance • Pongamia pinnata: Pharmacological and Therapeutic Properties • Tricin: A Phytochemical with Potential Therapeutic Benefits Against Cancer • Therapeutical Applications on Phytochemicals of Celosia Genus • Green-Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of Silver Nano Particles • Botanical Based Complementary and Alternative Treatments of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder • Antioxidant Properties of African Herbal Remedies • Ethanomedicinal Importances of Rauvolfia serpentine L. Benth. Ex Kurz • Plant Remedies: How they Can Overcome Candida Infections • Tissue culture and Phytochemical Aspects of Gloriosa superba L. • Biological activity of Extracts from Artemisia arborescens L. • Importance of Toxic Plants: Review of Palicourea longiflora • Neurodegenerative Disorders and Natural Products: A Contemplation • Recent Advances in Antioxidative Potentiality of Vitamin-C as Yield Inducer • Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activity of Leonotis nepetifolia (Linn.) R. Br. • Essential Oils and their Use in Skin Wound Healing • A Specific Amino Acid Enhances Yield Under Stressful Circumstances • An Overview on Potassium Channel Openers as a Vital Target of Drugs I hope that this volume will serve as an inspiration and an aid to students, researchers and professionals involved in the field of pharmacology, biotechnology, phytochemistry, microbiology and drug development.

Table of Contents

Board v Foreword vii Preface ix 1. Use of Garlic, Ginkgo, Ginseng, and St. John’s Wort and Potential Interactions with Cardiovascular Drugs: A Brief Review 1 M.G. Miguel and M.A.P. Silva 2. Polyene Macrolide Antibiotics, Microbial Derived Natural Bioactive Products: Fermentation, Pharmacological and Chemotherapeutic Importance 35 Suresh R. Naik 3. Pongamia pinnata: A Review on Pharmacological and Therapeutic Properties 65 Disha B. Menpara and Sumitra V. Chanda 4. Tricin: A Phytochemical with Potential Therapeutic Benefits Against Cancer 75 Abdullah Al-Nahain, Rownak Jahan and Mohammed Rahmatullah 5. A Review: Therapeutical Applications on Phytochemicals of Plants Belongs to Celosia Genus 95 P. Rajesh and V. Rajesh Kannan 6. Green-Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activities of Silver Nano Particles 147 Ali Parsaeimehr, Yi-Feng Chen and Amir Reza Jassbi 7. Botanical Based Complementary and Alternative Treatments for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): A Retrospective 161 Abhijit Dey, Anuradha Mukherjee and (Late) Jitendranath De 8. Effect of Different Extraction Methods of Indian Medicinal Plants to Improve Multidrug Resistance in Gram Positive Bacteria 177 Harsha Patel, Yogeshkumar Vaghasiya and Sumitra Chanda 9. Antioxidant Properties of African Herbal Remedies 195 M. Gulumian, S. Adebayo and V. Steenkamp 10. Ethanomedicinal Importances of Rauvolfia serpentine L. Benth. Ex Kurz in the Prevention and Treatment of Diseases 305 Renu Chaudhary, Bharat Singh and Anil Kumar Chhillar 11. Plant Remedies: How they Can Overcome Candida Infections 327 Valeriya Gyurkovska, Petya Dimitrova and Nina Ivanovska 12. A Review on Tissue Culture and Phytochemical Aspects of Gloriosa superba L. 351 Rathod Dipika and Patel Illa 13. Biological Activity of Extracts from Artemisia arborescens (Vaill.) L.: An Overview about Insecticidal, Antimicrobial, Antifungal and Herbicidal Properties 361 Marcello Militello and Alessandra Carrubba 14. Review of Phytochemical and Pharmacological Properties and the Antioxidant Activity Studies of Thespesia populnea 389 Beena Joy and Lekshmi Devi 15. Importance of Toxic Plants: Review of the Palicourea Genus 407 Ana Claudia F. Amaral, Aline de S. Ramos, José Luiz P. Ferreira, Deborah Q. Falcão, Thamiris de A. Souza, Arith R. de Souza, Priscila E. Alves and Jefferson Rocha de A. Silva 16. Neurodegenerative Disorders and Natural Products: A Contemplation 425 Yogesh A. Kulkarni, Mayuresh S. Garud and Kalyani H. Barve 17. Recent Advances in Antioxidative Potentiality of Vitamin-C as Yield Inducer 445 Mohammad Mazid 18. Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activity of Leonotis nepetifolia (Linn.) R.Br.: A Concise Review 459 Sankar Narayan Sinha xii 19. Natural Multifunctional Products, Drugs and Pharmaceuticals, Industrially Important Chemicals, Enzymes and Biopesticides from Microorganisms: Search and Discovery 471 Suresh R. Naik, Shrinivas B. Bumrela, Abhishek Jain and Ketaki Malagi 20. Essential Oils and their Use in Skin Wound Healing 501 L.F.S. Gushiken, A.L. Rozza, A.J. Vieira, F.P. Beserra and C.H. Pellizzon 21. A Specific Amino Acid Enhances Yield Under Stressful Circumstances: New Path for Productivity 515 Gulnaz Sabri, Fiza Khan and Mohammad Mazid 22. An Overview on Potassium Channel Openers as a Vital Target of Drugs Isolated from Plants as well as Synthetic Origin 529 Anil K. Tripathi, Debaraj Mukherjee and Ashutosh Kumar Dash Previous Volumes Contents 573 Index 577