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The Therapeutic Properties of Medicinal Plants : Health-Rejuvenating Bioactive Compounds of Native Flora, EPUB eBook

The Therapeutic Properties of Medicinal Plants : Health-Rejuvenating Bioactive Compounds of Native Flora EPUB

Edited by Megh R. Goyal, Hafiz Ansar Rasul Suleria, Ademola Olabode Ayeleso, T. Jesse Joel, Sujogya Kumar Panda

Part of the Innovations in Plant Science for Better Health series

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This volume provides informative research on the scientific evidence of the health benefits that can be derived from medicinal plants and how their efficacies can be improved.

It is divided into three sections that cover the phytochemistry of medicinal plants, disease management with medicinal plants, and novel research techniques in medicinal plants.

The pharmacological benefits of several specific plants are discussed, addressing health issues such as metabolic and mental disorders, acute mountain sickness, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and specific diseases such as Huntington’s.

It also looks at the role of antioxidants in disease management.

Additionally, the book covers recent problems of drug resistance and how medicinal plants can serve as antibiotic, anthelmintic, and antiparasitic drugs that will be helpful for human and animals.

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