Recent Progress in Medicinal Plants, Volume 49: Metabolic Disorders: Inflammatory Disorders

About this book

Medicinal plants have accompanied mankind from its very early beginnings. Their utilization has co-evolved with Homo sapiens itself, bringing about a profound increase in our scientific knowledge of these species and enabling them to be used in many facets of our life (e.g. pharmaceutical products, feed- and food additives, cosmetics, etc.). With a growing economy, affluence and changes in lifestyle, modern diseases like diabetes, obesity, inflammation, cancer and cardiovascular diseases are on the rise, especially in developing countries. Conventional medicinal therapies are associated with high costs and prominent side effects. Medicinal plants offer suitable means to tackle the current situation on account of being easily available at affordable prices. Consequently, there has been a spurt in demand for these plant-based medicines. Such a backdrop has renewed the interest of scientists in medicinal plant research. However, it is also important that the scientific research in these aspects is documented in a condensed form for easy reference by students, budding scientists and general public.

This volume provides readers with 15 contributions containing a wealth of information on medicinal and aromatic plants used to treat inflammatory disorders, will contribute to the discovery of new drugs from medicinal plants, and serve as handy reference material for further research in the field of various inflammatory disorders.

This compilation emphasizes the fact that it is important to preserve traditional medicinal systems based on plant products, but also to focus research on them in order to enhance our scientific knowledge pertaining to their pharmacological properties and active principles. It is further hoped that this volume will be of interest to a wide range of audience including phytochemists, pharmacologists, pharmaceutical chemists, ethnobotanists and other medical and pharmaceutical research scientists engaged in the area of new drug development.

Contents

- About the Series
- Foreword to the Series
- Foreword to the Volume
- About the Editors
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- Bauhinia purpurea Linn: A Review of its Ethnobotany, Phytochemical and Pharmacological Profile
- Phytochemical and Pharmacological Applications of Berberis aristata and Emphasis on Inflammatory Disorders
- Phytochemical, Therapeutic and Ethnopharmacological Overview of Genus Boerhavia with Special Emphasis on Boerhavia diffusa Species
- A Review on Pharmacological Aspects of Cinnamomum cassia
- A Comprehensive Review on Advances in Phytochemical and Pharmacological Profile of Coriandrum sativum Linn and Its Relevance in Context to Pain and Inflammatory Disorders
- Phytochemistry, Ethnomedicinal Uses, Pharmacological Activities of Emblica officinalis
- Glycyrrhiza glabra: An Account of Its Active Constituents and Their Therapeutic Potential
- Therapeutic Applications of Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) in Inflammatory Disorders: A Review
- Saraca asoca: A Review of Its Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology
- Pharmacological Review on Terminalia bellerica
- Terminalia chebula - Phytochemical andPharmacological Evaluation
- A Review on Advances in Phytochemical and Pharmacological Profile of Tribulus terrestris
- A Review on Ethnobotany, Phytochemical and Therapeutic Potential of Trigonella foenum-graecum (Fenugreek)
- Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Dysoxylum binectariferum
- Anti-inflammatory and Anti-oxidative Potential of Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.)
- Pharmacological Evaluation of Ocimum sanctum in Inflammatory Disorders
- Subject Index

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