Drug Discovery from Herbs: Approaches and Applications By Suresh Bhojraj et. al.

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Publisher ‏: Daya Publishing House
Author : Suresh Bhojraj et. al.
Language ‏: English
Edition : Latest By Publishers
Book Cover : Hard Back
ISBN : 9789351248217

Table of Content

Forewordv Prof. (Dr.) P. Pushpangadan Prefacevii Prof. Dr. Suresh Bhojraj Dr. Tijen Talas-Ogras Dr. Shamiem Adam and Dr. Subba Rao V. Madhunapantula Introductionxi Prof. (Dr.) Arun P. Kulshreshtha I. Anti-Diabetic Drugs 1.Anti-Hyperglycemic Agents from Natural Sources: In vitro and In vivo Studies3 2.Anti-diabetes Compounds from Aspergillus terreus17 3.The Biochemical Study on the Effects of Therapeutic Combination of Herbal Extracts in Diabetic Atherosclerosis33 4.Prophylactic Potential and Medicinal Properties of Protein Sweeteners from Underutilised Plant Species43 5.ffect of Aqueous Extract of Black Seed (Nigella sativa) on Glucose Insulin Lipid Profile and Various Related Parameters in Type 2 Diabetic Individuals61 6.The Need for an Integrated Multi-target In vitro Anti-diabetic Screening Platform87 7.Anti-Glycation and Glycation Reversing Potential of Salacia reticulataL. (Kothala Himbutu) Root Stem Leaf and Twig Extracts109 II. Anti-Microbial Agents from Plants 8.Potential Application of Tylosema esculentum Tuber Extractives in Treatment of Antibacterial Infections121 9.Detection of the Antimicrobial Activity of some Myanmar Medicinal Plants135 10.Antimicrobial and Toxicity Studies of the Aqueous Extract of the Roots of Zanthozylum zanthozyloides (Lam. Zepern and Timler; Rutaceae) on Mice and Wistar Rats145 11.Chemical Screening and In vitro Antibacterial Activity of Plants Used by Rwandan Traditional Healers to Treat HIV/Aids Opportunistic Diseases175 12.Antibacterial and Antifungal Potential of Plant Seeds189 III. Beneficial Effects on Health and Toxicity Studies of Herbal Drugs 13.Sedative Activity of Essential Oil from Heracleum afghanicum KITAMURA Seeds203 14.Mechanism of Action of Active Constituents from Zingiber officinale Roscoe var. rubrum (Halia Bara) on Psoriasis211 15.Assessment of Enzyme Activities and Heamatological Parameters in Male Wister Rats Administered with Aqueous Extract of Massularia acuminata Root.233 16.Sub-chronic Toxicity of Detogen-B: A Herbal Detoxifying Product247 17.Acute Toxicity Studies of Ethanol Extracts of the Seeds of Physostigma venenosum (Balf.): Biochemical and Hematological ffects on Wister Albino Rats259 18.Complementary Medicines (Category D Medicines) Quality Safety and Efficacy267 19.Neurobehavioural Toxicity Study of a Hydro-Ethanolic xtract of Boophone disticha in Sprague Dawley Rats277 IV. Herbal Drug Research in Developing Countries 20.Traditional Medicine in Cambodia293 21.Accumulation and Production of Total Indole Alkaloids Vinblastine and Vincristine from Egyptian Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don. Calli Cultures by using Levels of Cytokinins (Kin) 297 22.Herbal Medicine in Egypt between Ancient and Modern Civilization313 23.Identification of Herbal Drugs321 24.Herbals from the High Mountains in the East Mediterranean327 25.Traditional Herbs and Allergy: An Investigation from Vietnam369 Mysore - Ooty Resolution on Herbal and Medicine Knowledge for Health and Wellness377