Plant Science & Botany

Innovations in Plant Science for Better Health: From Soil to Fork

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

Editors: Megh R. Goyal, PhD, PE
Hafiz Ansar Rasul Suleria, PhD
Ademola Olabode Ayeleso, PhD
T. Jesse Joel, PhD
Sujogya Kumar Panda, PhD

The Therapeutic Properties of Medicinal Plants

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Pub Date: December 2019
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Hard ISBN: 9781771888035
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Paperback ISBN: 978-1-77463-483-7
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E-Book ISBN: 9780429265204
Pages: 376pp w/index
Binding Type: hardback/paperback/ebook
Series: Innovations in Plant Science for Better Health: From Soil to Fork
Notes: 28 color and 45 b/w illustrations

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This volume, The Therapeutic Properties of Medicinal Plants, provides some informative research on the scientific evidence of the health benefits that can be derived from medicinal plants and how their efficacies can be improved.

The volume is divided into three sections covering the phytochemistry of medicinal plants, disease management with medicinal plants, and novel research techniques in medicinal plants. The pharmacological benefits of several specific plants, such as basil, fig, garlic, palm tree, etc., are discussed, addressing health issues including 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. Furthermore, it also covers novel approaches for the screening of plant-based medicines, extraction, toxicity and safety issues of essential oils, and nanoparticle-based delivery of plant metabolites.

The findings reported in this book will be useful in health policy decisions and will help to motivate the development of new health care products from plants for health benefits. The book will further encourage the preservation of traditional medical knowledge of plants with therapeutic qualities. It will be a valuable reference for researchers, scientists, students, growers, traders, processors, industry professionals, dietitians, medical practitioners, and others.

CONTENTS:
Preface

PART I: PHYTOCHEMISTRY OF MEDICINAL PLANTS
1. Antioxidant Agents from Green Leafy Vegetables: A Review
Abiola Fatimah Adenowo, Muhibah Folashade Ilori, and Mutiu Idowu Kazeem

2. Carpobrotus edulis L. (Sour Fig): Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, and Toxicology
Francis N. Nkede, Simeon A. Materechera, and Wilfred Otang-Mbeng

3. Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, and Safety Issues of Essential Oils: Applications in Aromatherapy
Anindya Sundar Ray, Suman Kalyan Mandal, and Chowdhury Habibur Rahaman

4. Extraction and Therapeutic Potential of Essential Oils: A Review
Sujatha Govindaraj

PART II: DISEASE MANAGEMENT WITH MEDICINAL PLANTS
5. Therapeutic Potential of Ocimum tenuiflorum L.: Metabolic and Mental Disorders
Nishikant A. Raut, Dadasaheb M. Kokare, and Gail B. Mahady

6. Antimicrobial Compounds from Medicinal Plants: Effects on Antibiotic Resistance to Human Pathogens
Olutoyin Omolara Bamigboye and Idowu Jesulayomi Adeosun

7. Plant-Based Natural Products against Huntington’s Disease: Preclinical and Clinical Studies
Banadipa Nanda, Samapika Nandy, Anuradha Mukherjee, and Abhijit Dey

8. Pathophysiology and Management of Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS)
Kushal Kumar, Kalpana Kumari Barwal, and Sunil Kumar Hota

9. Antihelmintic Properties of Allium sativum L.: Effect on Fecal Egg Count of West African Dwarf (WAD) Rams
Azeez Olanrewaju Yusuf and Ganiyat Abiolaol adunmoye

10. Buriti (Mauritia flexuosa L.) Oil Supplementation: Effects on Oxidative Stress and Hormonal Concentrations in Male Wistar Rats
Boitumelo Rosemary Mosito, Nicole Lisa Brooks, and Yapo Guillaume Aboua

11. Herbal Management for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Huma Bader Ul Ain, Farhan Saeed, Muhammad Umair Arshad, and Hafiz Ansar Rasul Suleria

12. Role of Herbal Medicines during Pregnancy and Labor
Fanuel Lampiao, Ibrahim Chikowe, Mayeso Gwedela, and Kondwani Katundu

PART III: NOVEL RESEARCH TECHNIQUES IN MEDICINAL PLANTS
13. Omics Technology: Novel Approach for Screening of Plant-Based Traditional Medicines
Rojita Mishra, Satpal Singh Bisht, and Mahendra Rana

14. Automatic Recognition and Classification of Medicinal Plants: A Review
Olugbenga Kayode Ogidan and Abiodun Emmanuel Onile

15. Nanoparticle-Based Delivery of Plant Metabolites
Shesan John Owonubi, Emmanuel Mukwevho, and Neerish Revaprasadu

Index


About the Authors / Editors:
Editors: Megh R. Goyal, PhD, PE
Retired Professor of Agricultural and Biomedical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Senior Acquisitions Editor, Biomedical Engineering and Agricultural Science, Apple Academic Press, Inc.

Megh R. Goyal, PhD, PE, is a Retired Professor of 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 Ohio State University. He was the first to receive a professional license in agricultural engineering from the College of Engineers and Surveyors of Puerto Rico. During his professional career of 45 years, he has received many prestigious awards, including being proclaimed as the

Hafiz Ansar Rasul Suleria, PhD
Honorary Fellow, Diamantina Institute, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Australia

Hafiz Ansar Rasul Suleria, PhD, is the Alfred Deakin Research Fellow at Deakin University, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Recently, he has completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Department of Food, Nutrition, Dietetic and Health at Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA. He is an Honorary Fellow in the Diamantina Institute, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Australia. Dr. Suleria has been awarded an International Postgraduate Research Scholarship and an Australian Postgraduate Award for his PhD research at the University of Queensland School of Medicine, the Translational Research Institute, in collaboration with the Commonwealth and Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO, Australia). Dr. Suleria has published more than 60 peer-reviewed scientific papers in different reputed/impact journals.

Ademola Olabode Ayeleso, PhD
Senior Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, Adeleke University, Nigeria

Ademola Olabode Ayeleso, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Biochemistry at Adeleke University, Ede, Nigeria. Dr. Ayeleso is working on the use of medicinal plants, plant products, and synthesized compounds in the management of diabetes mellitus, which has become a major threat to the lives of people in both urban and rural areas throughout the world. He has presented research papers at different international conferences. Dr. Ayeleso obtained his BTech degree in Biochemistry at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria. He received his MSc degree in Biochemistry at the University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria, and his doctoral degree in Biomedical Technology at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Bellville, South Africa. He has also worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in three different universities in South Africa. Dr. Ayeleso is a prolific writer with over 20 publications to his credit.

T. Jesse Joel, PhD
Assistant Professor of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Biosciences Department, School of Agriculture and Biosciences at Karunya University, Coimbatore, India

T. Jesse Joel, PhD, is at present an Assistant Professor of Microbiology at the Biotechnology and Biosciences Department in the School of Agriculture and Biosciences at Karunya University, Coimbatore, India. He has been Editor of the International Research Journal of Biological Sciences since 2014 and also on the Scientific and Technical Committee on Bioengineering and Life Sciences since 2015. He teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses on microbiology, cell biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, biomaterials and artificial organs, taxonomy and phylogeny, etc. During his professional career of 13 years, he has received two Awards of Excellence for best paper and best lecture. Currently Dr. Joel is working in the field of nanoscience using green synthesis of nanoparticles from plant extracts, probiotics, and oral bioformulations as well as exploring the ameliorative effects of oral microorganisms. He has published several book chapters and has attended over 36 scientific events where he has chaired sessions and delivered guest lectures and lead talks in conferences and technical symposiums, conducted nationally as well as abroad. He also works as a consultant microbiologist on several projects.

Sujogya Kumar Panda, PhD
Animal Physiology and Neurobiology, KU Leuven, Belgium

Sujogya Kumar Panda, PhD, was formerly a faculty member in the P.G. Department of Microbiology at M.P.C (Auto) College and in the Department of Biotechnology, North Orissa University, Odisha, India. He has an eclectic background that includes teaching, research, writing, and publishing. During the last 10 years he has worked in the field of ethno-pharmacology, nanoparticles, infectious diseases and pharmaco-epidemiology. Dr. Panda is a reviewer and an editorial board member for many professional journals. He has edited three books and published more than 40 research articles in national and international peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Panda has also received a Young Scientist Award from the Science & Technology Department, Government of India; a Erasmus-Mundus postdoc fellowship at KU Leuven, Belgium; and a CICOPS fellowship at the University of Pavia, Italy, to his continue research. At present he is continuing his postdoctorate in Animal Physiology and Neurobiology at KU Leuven, Belgium, and is engrossed in purifying the active compounds from Indian medicinal plants using bioassay guided purification.




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