Women & Gender Studies

Holistic Approaches for Women’s Sustainable Health
Volume 4: Benefits of Vegetables and Medicinal Plants and Trees

Editors: Megh R. Goyal, PhD
Anamika Chauhan, PhD
Kamalesh Raja, PhD

Holistic Approaches for Women’s Sustainable Health

In Production
Pub Date: Forthcoming December 2025
Hardback Price: $200 US | £150 UK
Hard ISBN: 9781779641687
Pages: Est. 375pp w/index
Binding Type: Hardback / ebook
Notes: 15 color and 28 b/w illustrations

In a world where women’s health issues often remain shrouded in mystery or approached with fragmented solutions, there arises an urgent need for a comprehensive and holistic perspective. This new four-volume set, Holistic Approaches for Women’s Sustainable Health, addresses this need, presenting a selection of thought-provoking chapters on myriad issues and aspects of women health. It offers extensive research, practical insights, and a heartfelt commitment to empowering women and health professionals to achieve optimal health and well-being.

The books cover these main areas:

  • Volume 1: Foundations, Innovations, Challenges, and Management
  • Volume 2: Advancements, Socioeconomic Impacts, and Innovative Strategies
  • Volume 3: Herbs, Spices, Phytochemicals, and Cereals: Care for Body and Cancer and Hormonal Disorders
  • Volume 4: Benefits of Vegetables and Medicinal Plants and Trees
Volume 1: Foundations, Innovations, Challenges, and Management helps to break down the barriers that have long hindered women from achieving their full health potential. The volume first introduces the concept of holistic approaches for women’s sustainable health, covering a wide variety of themes that includes ethical considerations in women’s healthcare, the health benefits of music and aroma therapy, yoga and meditation, and holistic approaches to depression and migrant headache. The volume explores the use of technological innovations in women’s health, such as employing robotic surgery, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. It also looks at the impact of certain medical conditions and substance abuse on the health of women and fetuses, the impact of pesticides on neurological and general health of women, and more.

Volume 2: Advancements, Socioeconomic Impacts, and Innovative Strategies considers that women’s health is complex and impacted by social, cultural, psychological, and biological elements. The volume examines recent developments, socioeconomic effects, and creative approaches to improving female health globally. Chapters explore the external factors that impact women’s health outcomes, ranging from the impact of marital relations and social problems to the implications of socioeconomic position on healthcare access. The book also addresses the psychological aspects of female health, with attention paid to stress, mental health, and the psychological effects of certain medical illnesses like breast cancer. Chapters also demonstrate the revolutionary potential of technology in tackling the health difficulties faced by women, ranging from digital ecosystems and the use of IoT and artificial intelligence in diagnostics to machine learning approaches for illness detection. New avenues for individualized and preventative care are made possible by the incorporation of cutting-edge technology like chatbots and ChatGPT into the healthcare industry.

Volume 3: Herbs, Spices, Phytochemicals, and Cereals: Care for Body and Cancer and Hormonal Disorders take a thorough and integrative approach that marries modern science with time-honored traditions, offering an in-depth exploration of the role of nutrients and traditional natural medicines in fostering female health. Chapters discuss the vitamins and minerals essential for reproductive health as well as traditional herbal and medicinal remedies that have been used for centuries to treat female-specific ailments or how illness specifically affect women, such as infections, diabetes, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), tuberculosis, etc. Also discussed are herbal remedies for the maintenance of vaginal health and hygiene as well as the health benefits of various spices, cereals and pseudocereals, milk and milk products, garlic, and more.

Volume 4: Benefits of Vegetables and Medicinal Plants and Trees furthers the holistic philosophy by delving into the significant role of traditional medicinal plants and various natural remedies in promoting and sustaining female health. The book provides a broad overview of how medicinal plants have been historically utilized to support women’s health and how contemporary research continues to validate their efficacy. The book also extols the benefits of vegetables and herbs in women’s health, examining specific vegetables that offer unique health advantages for women, such as watercress, moringa, basil, etc. Others known for their potential to support female health are included, such as saffron milk, wild yam, various tree extracts, etc., are highlighted as well.

Taken together, these four volumes offer a wealth of information on holistic approaches to women’s health that emphasize the importance of preventive care, natural remedies, and the integration of traditional knowledge with contemporary scientific advancements.


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CONTENTS:
Preface

PART I: INTRODUCTION

1. Role of Traditional Medicinal Plants in Nurturing Female Health

Hema Deupa, Priyanka Shankar, and Latika Yadav

PART II: BENEFITS OF VEGETABLES IN WOMEN’S HEALTH

2. Benefits of Watercress for Female Health

Dhanashree R. Kad, Poonam P. Taru, Archana S. Gadakh, and Vishakha H. Mithari

3. Benefits of Moringa in Women’s Health
Nitish Bhatia, Maddukuri Sravya, Priya Malik, and Sunitha Sampathi

PART III: BENEFITS OF PLANTS IN WOMEN’S HEALTH
4 Harmony and Wellness: Unveiling the Holistic Benefits of Basil Plants for Female Health

Jayasree Ravindran, Irine Jerald, and Monica Muniendra Babu

5. Benefits of Saffron Milk for Female Health
Poonam P. Taru, Dhanashree R. Kad, Vishakha H. Mithari, Archana S. Gadakh, and Sabeena H. Syed

6. Benefits of Prairie Green Plants for Female Health
Joyeta Ghosh, Sudrita Roy Choudhury, Khusboo Singh, and Samarpita Koner

7. Benefits of Castor Bean Products in Female Health
Rajabhuvaneswari Ariyamuthu and Daisylin Anbu Sujitha

8. Benefits of Wild Yam (Dioscorea villosa) in Female Health
Nidhi Singh, Uroosa Noor, Shashi Soni, and Ena Gupta

9. Benefits of Ashwagandha in Female Health
Prabhjot Kaur

10. Scope of Home Remedies and Medicinal Plants to Remove Female Warts
Debajyoti Roy, Maitrayee Ghosh, Raghav Dogra, Rohit Bhatia, and Naresh Kumar Rangra

PART IV: BENEFITS OF MEDICINAL TREES IN WOMEN’S HEALTH

11. Phytochemical Aspects of Neolamarckia cadamba in Female Health

Deepak Biswas, Sagarika Kabra, Monika Sachdeva, Arushi, Himanshu Sharma, and Rashmi Pathak

12. Role of Extract of Albizia lebbeck (Woman Tongue Tree) Leaves for Dermal Cancer
Anamika Chauhan, Richa Sharma, and Gaurav Sharma

13. Benefits of Chaste Tree (Vitex agnus-castus) for Female Health
Kamal Shah, Gaurav Kumar, Saurabh Maru, and Nagendra Singh Chauhan

14. Impact of Ceylon Cinnamon on Female Health: Evidence, Applications, and Perspectives
Suvarna Yenduri, Bharathi Doddla Raghunathanaidu, and Naga Prashant Koppuravuri

Index


About the Authors / Editors:
Editors: Megh R. Goyal, PhD
Retired Professor in Agricultural and Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico–Mayaguez Campus; Senior Technical Editor-in-Chief, Biomedical Engineering and Agricultural Science, Apple Academic Press Inc.

Megh R. Goyal, PhD, PE, is a Retired Professor in Agricultural and Biomedical Engineering from the General Engineering Department in the College of Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico–Mayaguez Campus. He has worked as a Soil Conservation Inspector and as a Research Assistant at Haryana Agricultural University and the Ohio State University. He was the first agricultural engineer to receive the professional license in Agricultural Engineering from the College of Engineers and Surveyors of Puerto Rico and was proclaimed as the "Father of Irrigation Engineering in Puerto Rico for the twentieth century" by the ASABE - Puerto Rico Section, for his pioneering work on micro irrigation, evapotranspiration, agroclimatology, and soil and water engineering. During his professional career of over 55 years, he has received many prestigious awards. A prolific author and editor, he has written more than 200 journal articles and several textbooks and has edited over 135 books

Anamika Chauhan, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Home Science, Chaman Lal Mahavidhyalya Haridwar, Sri Dev Suman University, Tehri, Uttarakhand, India


Anamika Chauhan, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Home Science at Chaman Lal Madhavidhyalya Haridwar, Sri Dev Suman University, Uttarakhand, India, where she is also a member of the Board of Studies. She is UGC-NET, USET, MPhil (home Science) qualified. She was awarded a Young Scientist Award by the Uttarakhand State Council for Science and Technology and a Teacher’s Excellence Award by Motherhood University, Uttarakhand, as well as a Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Global Educator Award (2022 by the International Council for Education, Research and Training. She has one patent (“Gold Nanoparticles with Albizia lebbeck (L. Benth Leaves Extract for Dermal Cancer”) to her credit. She is a lifetime member of the Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata; Scientific and Technical Research Association (STRA); and Home Science Association of India. She has published several research papers in peer-reviewed national and international journals, 15 edited books, and a textbook. She has also been associated with workshops and conferences. Her research interest and areas range across the right to education to nutrition and human health. Dr. Chauhan earned her master’s degree and PhD from HNB Garhwal Srinagar, Central University, Uttarakhand, India. She also has a master’s degree in English, Education, and Political Science.

Kamalesh Raja, PhD
Department of Sustainable Engineering, Institute of Biotechnology, SIMATS Engineering, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Kamalesh Raja, PhD, is a distinguished researcher with a PhD in Environmental Biotechnology from SIMATS, Chennai, and a master’s degree from Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai. During his undergraduate studies in biotechnology, he earned an Indian Academy of Science Fellowship at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Hyderabad. He also completed a nine-month internship in the Research and Development Department of Kemin Industries India & South Asia, Chennai. Prior to pursuing his PhD, Dr. Raja worked as an R&D Scientist at Oriens Global Marketing Pvt Ltd, where he demonstrated a strong commitment to applied research. Dr. Raja has significantly contributed to the scientific community with 16 publications, including five research articles and 11 review papers in high-impact journals. He has also authored two book chapters, reflecting his research acumen. His areas of expertise and research interest include environmental biotechnology, food technology, and waste-to-energy conversion. With a robust academic foundation and extensive industry experience, Dr. Raja continues to contribute to advancements in his field, bridging the gap between sustainable innovation and practical application.




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