Nature and Nutrition
Subtitle: A New Era of Therapeutic Herbs
Edition: Kindle Edition
Publisher: Amazon
Published: 2019
Place of publication: US
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 312
Notes: Plants have been well documented for their medicinal uses for thousands of years and traditional medicines are still a major part of habitual treatments of different maladies in different parts of the world. In recent years, there has been growing interest in alternative therapies and the therapeutic use of natural products, especially those derived from plants. Plants are considered as one of the main sources of biologically active materials. Phytochemical screening of medicinal plants has contributed a great deal for the discovery of new drugs. Despite technological developments, herbal drugs still occupy a preferential place in a majority of the population in the Third World and terminal patients in the West. Herbal drugs, in addition to being cost effective and easily accessible, have been used since time immemorial and have passed the test of time without having any side effects. The multitarget effects of herbs (holistic approaches) are the fundamental basis of their utilization. This approach is already used in traditional systems of medicine like Ayurveda, which has become more popular in the West in recent years. However, the integration of modern science with traditional uses of herbal drugs is of the utmost importance if ones wishes to use ancient knowledge for the betterment of humanity.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1.; title: Plant Secondary Metabolites; title: Chapter 2.; title: Environmental Factors on Secondary Metabolism of Medicinal Plants; title: Chapter 3.; title: Indian Herbs of Pharmacological Interest; title: Chapter 4.; title: Alternative Treatments for Minor GI Ailments; title: Chapter 5.; title: Indian Herbs and Herbal Drugs Used for the Treatment of Diabetes; title: Chapter 6.; title: Plant Secondary Metabolites as Anticancer Agents in Clinical Trials and Therapeutic Application; title: Chapter 7.; title: Traditional System of Medicine and Nutritional Supplementation: Use Vs Regulation; title: Chapter 8.; title: Indian Herbs of Cardiovascular Interest