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1 online resource |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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Includes index. |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 24, 2018). |
| Contents |
Intro; Title page; Table of Contents; Copyright; Dedication; List of Contributors; Biography; Preface; Chapter 1: Significance of medicinal plants in human life; Abstract; 1.1. Historical Importance of Medicinal Plants in Human Society; 1.2. Exploiting Medicinal Plants: Important Drugs Obtained; 1.3. An Overview of Plant-Derived Drug Research; 1.4. Promoting World Wide use of Medicinal Plants; 1.5. Conservation of Medicinal Plants; Chapter 2: Drug synthesis from natural products: a historical overview and future perspective; Abstract; 2.1. Introduction |
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2.2. Natural Products in Folklore as a Source of Medicine: A Historical Perspective2.3. Role of Modern Science and Technological Innovations in the Development of Novel Drug Compounds; 2.4. Conclusion; Conflict of Interest; Acknowledgments; Chapter 3: Substituting medicinal plants through drug synthesis; Abstract; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Important Constituents of Medicinal Plants; 3.3. Loss of Biodiversity; 3.4. Valuing the Biodiversity of Medicinal Plants; 3.5. Conclusion; Chapter 4: Bioactive constituents of neem; Abstract; 4.1. Neem Chemistry; 4.2. Preparation of Neem Extract from Leaves |
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4.3. Extraction of the Secondary Metabolites from Flowers4.4. Chemical Constituents of Neem; 4.5. Synthesis of Azadirachtin A; 4.6. Medicinal Use of Various Parts of Neem; 4.7. Toxicity of Compounds of Neem and Its Extract; 4.8. Conclusion; Chapter 5: Turmeric: isolation and synthesis of important biological molecules; Abstract; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Cultivation of Turmeric; 5.3. Isolation of Important Bioactive Agents; 5.4. Synthesis of Bioactive Compounds Isolated from Turmeric; 5.5. Synthesis of Curcuminoids; 5.6. Biological Activities of Turmeric; 5.7. Conclusion; Acknowledgments |
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Chapter 6: Properties and important molecules of medicinal interest in wood apple (Aegle marmelos)Abstract; 6.1. Introduction; 6.2. Botanical Description and Identification; 6.3. Dietary Uses of Wood Apple; 6.4. Nutritive Value of Wood Apple; 6.5. Pharmacological Properties of Wood Apple; 6.6. Medicinal Properties of Wood Apple; 6.7. Phytochemicals Present in A. marmelos; 6.8. Synthesis of Phytochemicals Obtained from A. marmelos; 6.9. Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Chapter 7: Medicinally important constituents of tulsi (Ocimum spp.); Abstract; 7.1. Introduction |
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7.2. Isolation of Important Bioactive Agents7.3. Synthesis of Important Derivatives of Isolated Bioactive Compounds; 7.4. Biological Assay; 7.5. Conclusions; Chapter 8: Biological importance of Aloe vera and its active constituents; Abstract; 8.1. Introduction; 8.2. Isolation of Important Bioactive Agents; 8.3. Biological Activity; Chapter 9: Alkaloid group of Cinchona officinalis: structural, synthetic, and medicinal aspects; Abstract; 9.1. Introduction; 9.2. Isolation and Structure; 9.3. Synthesis; 9.4. Medicinal Applications; 9.5. Conclusions |
| Summary |
Synthesis of Medicinal Agents from Plants highlights the importance of synthesizing medicinal agents from plants and outlines methods for performing it effectively. Beginning with an introduction to the significance of medicinal plants, the book goes on to provide a historical overview of drug synthesis before exploring how this can be used to successfully replicate and adapt the active agents from natural sources. Chapters then explore the medicinal properties of a number of important plants, before concluding with a discussion of the future of drugs from medicinal plants. Illustrated with real-world examples, it is a practical resource for researchers in this field. In an age of rapid environmental destruction, hundreds of medicinal plants are at risk of extinction from over collection and deforestation, limiting the amount of natural resources available for active agent extraction and threatening the discovery of future cures for diseases. Simultaneously, the demand for certain drugs occasionally outstrips the amount of an active agent that can be extracted from the source plant, threatening production. The ability to synthetically replicate the active compounds from these plants is therefore essential in creating an ecologically-aware, sustainable future for drug design. |
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Medicinal plants -- Analysis.
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Materia medica, Vegetable -- Analysis.
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Drug development.
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Plantes médicinales -- Analyse.
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Phytothérapie -- Analyse.
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Médicaments -- Développement.
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MEDICAL -- Pharmacology.
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Drug development
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Materia medica, Vegetable -- Analysis
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Medicinal plants -- Analysis
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| Added Author |
Tewari, Ashish, editor.
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Tiwari, Supriya, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 0081020716 9780081020715 (OCoLC)1004367980 |
| ISBN |
9780081022740 (electronic bk.) |
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0081022743 (electronic bk.) |
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9780081020715 |
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0081020716 |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000062219750 |
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AU@ 000062294784 |
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UKMGB 018796350 |
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