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Preparation of Phytopharmaceuticals for the Management of Disorders

The Development of Nutraceuticals and Traditional Medicine

  • 1st Edition - November 3, 2020
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Chukwuebuka Egbuna, Abhay Prakash Mishra, Megh R. Goyal
  • Language: English

Preparation of Phytopharmaceuticals for the Management of Disorders: The Development of Nutraceuticals and Traditional Medicine presents comprehensive coverage and recent advances… Read more

Description

Preparation of Phytopharmaceuticals for the Management of Disorders: The Development of Nutraceuticals and Traditional Medicine presents comprehensive coverage and recent advances surrounding phytopharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and traditional and alternative systems of medicines. Sections cover the concepts of phytopharmaceuticals, their history, and current highlights in phytomedicine. Also included are classifications of crude drugs, herbal remedies and toxicity, traditional and alternative systems of medicine, nanotechnology applications, and herbal cosmeticology. Final sections cover applications of microbiology and biotechnology in drug discovery.

This book provides key information for everyone interested in drug discovery, including medicinal chemists, nutritionists, biochemists, toxicologists, drug developers and health care professionals. Students, professors and researchers working in the area of pharmaceutical sciences and beyond will also find the book useful.

Key features

  • Includes the history and current highlights in phytomedicine, along with classifications of crude drugs, herbal drug technologies and herbal cosmeticology
  • Provides detailed information on herbal remedies and toxicity, traditional and alternative systems of medicine, and applications of microbiology and biotechnology in drug discovery
  • Discusses the nutritional and health benefits of nutraceuticals and how they help in the management and treatment of metabolic diseases

Readership

Researchers and scientists working in the area of drug discovery and natural products

Table of contents

I. Phytopharmaceuticals and technology

1. General principle of primary and secondary plant metabolites: Biogenesis, metabolism, and extraction

2. Phytopharmaceuticals: Efficacy, safety,and regulation

3. Phytomedicine: Scope and current highlights

4. Ancient and modern practices in phytomedicine

5. Herbal drug technology

6. Herbal remedies, toxicity, and regulations

7. Herbal cosmeticology

8. Herbal wound healing agents

9. Principles of applied microbiology and biotechnology: Technique for the screening of antimicrobial herbs

10. Application of nanotechnology in the packaging of edible materials

II. Health benefits of nutraceuticals

11. Nutraceuticals and their impact on human health

12. Heart health and nutraceuticals

13. Roles of nutraceutical in the treatment of tuberculosis

14. Important food sources of nutraceuticals for the management of HIV

15. Nutraceuticals for male fertility in human

16. Bacteriocin producing lactic acid bacteria: Their relevance to human nutrition and health

17. Health-promoting benefits of honey

18. Biochemical and pharmacotherapeutic potentials of lycopene in drug discovery

19. Health benefits of glucosinolate isolated from cruciferous and other vegetables

20. Glucosamine and chondroitin in osteoarthritis treatment

21. Phytomenadione as a dietary supplement: Sources and health benefits

22. Application of microalgae metabolites in food and pharmaceutical industry

23. Conservation and sustainable use of medicinal plants

III. Traditional system of medicines

24. Overview of traditional systems of medicine in different continents

25. Perspective on herbal medicine in the Philippines, economic demands, quality control, and regulation

26. Traditional system of medicines in Africa

27. Alternative and new plants

Review quotes

"I have reviewed many books on the topic of phytomedicine and what sets this text apart from others is its completeness, from the basic science of phytomedicine development, its uses in therapy, and the cultural aspects of what is deemed by many as traditional medicine. This is the first edition and will need periodic updating."—Doody

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: November 6, 2020
  • Language: English

About the editors

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Chukwuebuka Egbuna

Chukwuebuka Egbuna (PhD) is a chartered chemist and academic researcher. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Chemists of Nigeria (ICCON), the Nigerian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NSBMB), and the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) (United Kingdom). Dr. Egbuna is the founder and editor of the Elsevier book series on Drug Discovery Update. The series includes books, monographs, and edited collections from all areas of drug discovery including emerging therapeutic claims for the treatment of diseases. He has published research articles in many international journals of repute and is ranked among the top 500 Nigerian scientists in SciVal/SCOPUS. He has edited more than 25 books with Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, and Taylor & Francis. His most recent book is the three volume Coronavirus Drug Discovery, published by Elsevier. Dr. Egbuna is the founder and the publishing director of IPS Intelligentsia Publishing Services.

Affiliations and expertise
Africa Centre of Excellence in Public Health and Toxicological Research, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria

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Abhay Prakash Mishra

Abhay P. Mishra, Ph.D., is an Academic Researcher at the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar Garhwal-246174, Uttarakhand, India, since Sept. 2010. Prior to joining Garhwal University, he held the position of Lecturer at the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Uttaranchal College of Science and Technology, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. He has vast experience in the field of teaching and research. He has published many peer-reviewed scientific articles, books and presented papers at many national and international conferences. He is acting as a reviewer for many journals and has extensive professional affiliations. He is a seasoned researcher, filed an Indian patent (Published) on Nutraceutical tablet formulation from the high altitude medicinal plant of the Indian Himalayan Region. A. P. Mishra having interests in Phytochemistry, Natural Product Research, Analytical Method Development, and Herbal Formulation Development. He has won several academic awards.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Adarsh Vijendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Shobhit University, Gangoh-247341, U.P., India

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Megh R. Goyal

Megh R. Goyal, PhD, PE, is a Retired Professor in Agricultural and Biomedical Engineering from the General Engineering Department in the College of Engineering at University of Puerto Rico–Mayaguez Campus; and Senior Acquisitions Editor and Senior Technical Editor-in-Chief in Agriculture and Biomedical Engineering for Apple Academic Press Inc. He has worked as a Soil Conservation Inspector and as a Research Assistant at Haryana Agricultural University and Ohio State University. During his professional career of 45 years, he has received many prestigious awards. A prolific author and editor, he has written more than 200 journal articles and textbooks and has edited over 25 books. He received his BSc degree in engineering from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India; his MSc and PhD degrees from Ohio State University, Columbus; and his Master of Divinity degree from Puerto Rico Evangelical Seminary, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, USA.
Affiliations and expertise
Retd. Distinguished Prof, Univ of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez Campus Senior Editor in Chief for Apple Academic Press, Inc.

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