Phytopharmaceuticals : potential therapeutic applications / edited by Durgesh Nandini Chauhan and Kamal Shah.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Matter -- A Great Challenge on the Reproducibility of Therapeutic Results of Phytopharmaceuticals / Idha Kusumawati -- Ibero-American Network as a Collaborative Strategy to Provide Tools for the Development of Phytopharmaceuticals and Nutraceuticals / Pilar Buera, Cecilia Abirached, Liliana Alamilla-Beltran, Veronica Maria Busch, Cristina Isabel Santos, Abel Farroni, Leonardo Cristian Favre, Aldo Fernandez-Varela, Fabiano Freire-Costa, Julieta Gabilondo, Micaela Galante, Maria Eugenia Hidalgo, Romina Ingrassia, Milagros Lopez Hiriart, Alejandra Medrano, Oscar Micheloni, Miguel Navarro Alarcon, Luis Panizzolo, Silvia del Carmen Pereyra-Castro, Viridiana Perez-Perez, Carla Patricia Plazola-Jacinto, Patricia Risso, Paz Robert-Canales, Analia Rodriguez, Silvio David Rodriguez, Erick Rojas-Balcazar, Jose Angel Rufian Henares, Franco Emanuel Vasile -- Use of Hydrodistillation as a Green Technology to Obtain Essential Oils From Several Medicinal Plants Belonging to Lamiaceae (Mint) Family / Karamatollah Rezaei, Nahal Bashiri Hashemi, Samar Sahraee -- The Hidden Danger in Phytopharmaceuticals: Adulteration / Miray Ege -- Medicinal Plants from the Balkan Peninsula-From Traditional To Modern Pharmacy/Medicine / Aleksandra CvetanoviAp7s, Alena Stupar, Mirjana PetronijeviAp7s, Zoran ZekoviAp7s -- Plant-Based Peptides With Biological Properties / Jessika Goncalves Santos Aguilar -- Potential of Flavonoids as Anticancer Drugs / Pradeep Kumar, Jyoti Dixit, Rajesh Saini, Pooja Verma, Awadhesh Kumar Mishra, Kavindra NathTiwari -- Phytomedicine Against Infectious Diseases / Biswajyoti Sarkar, Sondipon Chakraborty, Chiranjib Pal -- Herbal Traditional Remedies for Male Infertility / Shalaka Sudhir Ramgir, Abilash Valsala Gopalakrishnan, Selvaraj Mohana Roopan -- The Therapeutic Applications of Phytopharmaceuticals in Dentistry / Bilal Ege, Miray Ege -- Prevention of Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction by Polyphenols: Role in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention / Kazuo Yamagata -- Quercetin-Rebuttal Behavior in Male Reproductive Potential / Kaviyarasi Renu, Abilash Valsala Gopalakrishnan, Selvaraj Mohana Roopan -- Traditional Uses and Bioactivities of Common Rubus Species With Reference to Cancer: A Mini-Review / Blassan P George, Heidi Abrahamse -- Therapeutic Compounds From Brown Seaweeds: Antitumor Properties on Various Cancers and Their Mechanisms of Action / Dilek Unal, Inci Tuney Kizilkaya -- Medicinal Plants and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Yogamaya D Prabhu, Abilash Valsala Gopalakrishnan, Selvaraj Mohana Roopan -- The Potential Role of Phytochemical in Establishing Prophylactic Measurements Against Neurological Diseases / P Srivastava, A Tiwari -- Immunomodulatory Activity of Cannabinoids: From Abuse to Therapy / Farid A Badria, Abdullah A Elgazar -- Botany, Geographical Distribution, Phytochemistry and Phytopharmaceutical Potential of Rheum emodi Wall. ex Meisn.: An Overview / Mohd Shahnawaz, Refaz Ahmad Dar, Syed Mudassir Jeelani, Tahoora Batool Zargar, Malik Mohd Azhar, Sajad Ahmed, Sabeena Ali, Rekha Chouhan, Gulfam Sheikh, Puja Gupta, Abhishek Kumar Nautiyal, Manisha K Sangale, Avinash B Ade -- Taxonomic Status, Phytochemical Constituents and Pharmaceutical Active Components of Genus Alseodaphne: A Literature Update / Puja Gupta, Mohd Shahnawaz, Sajad Ahmad, Rekha Chouhan, Sundeep Jaglan, Yash pal Sharma, Madangchanok Imchen, Ranjith Kumavath -- Bioactive Compounds From Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi and Their Potential Health Benefits / Nayara Bispo Macedo, Daylin Diaz Gutierrez, Andreza Santana Santos, Raquel Oliveira Pereira, Gopalsamy Rajiv Gandhi, Maria das Gracas de Oliveira e Silva, Alexis Vidal, Lucindo Jose Quintans Junior, Jullyana Souza Siqueira Quintans, Ana Mara Oliveira e Silva -- Composition and Biological Properties of Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum) / Andreza Santana Santos, Anne Karoline Souza Oliveira, Raquel Oliveira Pereira, Erivan Vieira Barbosa Junior, Adalgisa Lima Sayao, Ana Mara Oliveira e Silva -- Phytochemicals and Health: An Update / Semih Otles, Gozde Turkoz Bakirci -- Index -- Also Available by the Same Editors.

Medicinal plants contain a variety of bioactive compounds, (also referred to as phytochemicals). in the leaves, stems, flowers and fruits. This book covers these bioactive compounds, their available sources, how the bioactive molecules are isolated from the plants, the biochemistry, structural composition and potential biological activities. Also discussed are the pharmacological aspects of medicinal plants, phytochemistry and biological activities of different natural products, ethnobotany and medicinal properties, as well as a novel dietary approach for various disease management and therapeutic potential. The importance of phytopharmaceutical of plants and potential applications in the food and pharma industries is highlighted.

About the Author
Durgesh Nandini Chauhan completed her M.Pharma in pharmaceutics from Uttar Pradesh at the Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow in 2006. She is currently working as assistant professor in Columbia Institute of Pharmacy, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. She has written more than 10 articles in national and international journals, 15 book chapters, and edited 4 books including Natural Oral Care in Dental Therapy (Wiley-Scrivener 2020).

Kamal Shah has more than 14 years of research and teaching experience and currently is an associate professor at the Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, GLA University, Mathura, India. He has completed B.Pharma from Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal (M.P.) in 2003. He was gold medalist in B.Pharm., M.Pharm. from the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sagar University, Sagar, India and PhD from APJ Kalam University Lucknow, India. He has written more than 30 articles published in national and international journals and 6 book chapters and co-edited Natural Oral Care in Dental Therapy (Wiley-Scrivener 2020).