Herbal radiomodulators
Subtitle: applications in medicine, homeland defence, and space
By: edited by Rajesh Arora.
Contributors: Arora, Rajesh.
Publisher: CABI
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Oxfordshire; Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781845933951
Subjects: Radiation-protective agents; Herbs -- Therapeutic use; Radiotherapy; Radiation-Protective Agents -- pharmacology; Radiation-Protective Agents -- therapeutic use; Phytotherapy; Plant Preparations -- therapeutic use; Plants, Medicinal; Radiation Injuries -- drug therapy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Radiomodulatory compounds of herbal origin for new frontiers in medicine, homeland security, management of radiological incidents, and space applications / Rajesh Arora ... [et al.]; title: Indian medicinal herbs and ayurvedic formulations as potential radioprotectors / D.K. Maurya and T.P.A. Devasagayam; title: Irradiation, radioprotection, and Nigella sativa / M. Cemek ... [et al.]; title: Modulation of radiation-induced damage by Serbian natural plant products : implications for radioprotection / Gordana Joksic, Andreja Leskovac, and S. Petronic; title: Phytoceuticals for radioprotection with special reference to Egyptian flora / N.M. Abdel-Hamid; title: Melatonin mitigates the damaging effects of ionizing radiation / Russel J. Reiter ... [et al.]; title: Radioprotective effect of citrus and hawthorn extracts against genotoxicty-induced by gamma irradiation / Seyed Jalal Hosseinimehr; title: The healing potential of indigenous essential oils from New Zealand in the prevention and management of radiation-induced mucositis / W. Maddocks-Jennings; title: Piper betel leaves : a potential gold mine of radioprotective and photoprotective compounds / Debashish Banerjee and Subrata Chattopadhyay; title: Dietary antioxidants and phytochemicals in radioprotection and therapy / Carmia Borek; title: Diet as a factor in behavioural radioprotection following exposure to heavy particles / B.M. Rabin, James Joseph, and Barbara Shukitt-Halle; title: Radioprotection by the soy isoflavone genistein / Michael R. Landauer; title: Propolis and related flavonoids as radioprotective agents / Nada Orioli; title: Radioprotective effects of Ginkgo biloba via antioxidant action / Goksel Sener, Abdullah Sakarcan, Berrak C. Yegen; title: Strategies for protecting mitochondria (the cellular powerhouse) against low-let radiation : a review / Damodar Gupta ... [et al.]; title: Andrographis paniculata : an emerging radioprotective agent for membrane proteins / Rakshamani Tripathi and Jayashree P. Kamat; title: Mitigation of deleterious effects of ionizing radiation by phytoceuticals : mechanistic studies with Centella asiatica / C.K.K. Nair and Jisha Joy; title: The radiosensitizing effects of L-canavanine / David R. Worthen and Peter A. Crooks; title: Withaferin A : a phytosteroid of promise for tumour sensitization in cancer therapy / P. Uma Devi; title: The radiosensitizer hypericin as adjuvant therapy in the treatment of central nervous system tumours / William Couldwell and Toba Niazi; title: Radiosensitizing activity of the indian medicinal plant Tinospora cordifolia Miers ex h\ Hook f & Thoms in tumour-bearing mice / Ganesh Chandra Jagetia; title: Do antioxidants reduce the efficacy of radiotherapy? / Ralph Moss.