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.
- 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
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Verlagsgruppe
Elsevier Science & Techn.
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Approx. 115 illustrations (15 in full color)
ISBN-13
978-0-12-820285-2 (9780128202852)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
I. Phytopharmaceuticals and technology
1. General principle of primary and secondary plant metabolites: Biogenesis, metabolism, and extraction2. Phytopharmaceuticals: Efficacy, safety,and regulation3. Phytomedicine: Scope and current highlights4. Ancient and modern practices in phytomedicine5. Herbal drug technology6. Herbal remedies, toxicity, and regulations7. Herbal cosmeticology8. Herbal wound healing agents9. Principles of applied microbiology and biotechnology: Technique for the screening of antimicrobial herbs10. Application of nanotechnology in the packaging of edible materials
II. Health benefits of nutraceuticals
11. Nutraceuticals and their impact on human health12. Heart health and nutraceuticals13. Roles of nutraceutical in the treatment of tuberculosis14. Important food sources of nutraceuticals for the management of HIV15. Nutraceuticals for male fertility in human16. Bacteriocin producing lactic acid bacteria: Their relevance to human nutrition and health17. Health-promoting benefits of honey18. Biochemical and pharmacotherapeutic potentials of lycopene in drug discovery19. Health benefits of glucosinolate isolated from cruciferous and other vegetables20. Glucosamine and chondroitin in osteoarthritis treatment21. Phytomenadione as a dietary supplement: Sources and health benefits22. Application of microalgae metabolites in food and pharmaceutical industry23. Conservation and sustainable use of medicinal plants
III. Traditional system of medicines
24. Overview of traditional systems of medicine in different continents25. Perspective on herbal medicine in the Philippines, economic demands, quality control, and regulation26. Traditional system of medicines in Africa27. Alternative and new plants
