Recent Trends in Medicinal Plants Research

Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-0-12-394591-4
Verlag: Academic Press

Buch, Englisch, 468 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 890 g

Plants and other living organisms have great potential to treat human disease. There are two distinct types of biomedical research that seek to develop this potential. One type of research explores the value of medicinal plants as traditionally used and studies of these plants have the potential to determine which plants are most potent, optimize dosages and dose forms, and identify safety risks. Another type of research uses bioassays to identify single molecules from plants that have interesting bioactivities in isolation and might be useful lead compounds for the development of pharmaceutical drugs. This new volume of Advances in Botanical Research covers the recent trends in Medicinal Plants Research over 11 chapters. Topics that are covered include Development of Drugs from Plants - Regulation and Evaluation, Chinese Herbal Medicines for Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Taxol, camptothecin and beyond for cancer therapy.


Covers the recent trends in Medicinal Plants Research over 11 chapters. Topics that are covered include Development of Drugs from Plants - Regulation and Evaluation, Chinese Herbal Medicines for Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Taxol, camptothecin and beyond for cancer therapy.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduates and researchers in plant sciences, including botany, plant biochemistry, plant physiology, plant pathology, virology, entomology, and molecular biology

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Shyur, Lie-Fen

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik Pflanzenphysiologie, Photosynthese
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik Pflanzenpathologie, Pflanzenkrankheiten
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Wirbellose (Invertebrata) Insekten (Entomologie)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Authentication and Quality Assessment of the Antitussive Herb Baibu (Radix Stemonae) In Vitro Propagation and Approaches for Metabolites Production in Medicinal PlantsRegulation of Inflammation-Mediated Chronic Diseases by BotanicalsDeveloping phytocompounds from medicinal plants as immunomodulatorsChinese Herbal Medicines for Rheumatoid ArthritisLigusticum chuanxiong and its decoctions: effects and underlying mechanisms of action on strokePotential of "omics" technologies for implementation in research on phytotherapeutical toxicologyTaxol, camptothecin and beyond for cancer therapyHerbal medicine: Toxicity and recent trends in assessing their potential toxic effectsDevelopment of Drugs from Plants - Regulation and EvaluationEffects of beta-glucans on different immune cell populations and cancers