Unlock the Secrets of Medicinal Plants: Ethnopharmacological Properties, Biological Activity, and Phytochemical Attributes

Discover the fascinating world of medicinal plants with this comprehensive book, covering the morphological characteristics, ethnopharmacological properties, isolated and identified structurally diverse secondary metabolites, biological and pharmacological activities of 56 plant species.

Understanding Ethnopharmacology: A Systematic Approach

Ethnopharmacology is the systematic study of folklore/traditional medicines, which continue to provide innovative drugs and lead molecules for the pharmaceutical industry. Plant secondary metabolites, used as a single molecule or as a mixture, are medicines that can be effective and safe even when synthetic drugs fail.

A Comprehensive Treatment of 56 Plant Species

This book offers a detailed treatment of 56 plant species, surveying their:

• Morphological features, habitat, and distribution
• Ethnopharmacological applications and uses in various countries
• Structures of identified secondary metabolites and their biological and pharmacological activities
• Cell culture conditions and methods for increasing the production of medicinally important secondary metabolites

Strategies for Secondary Metabolites Production

Leverage the power of secondary metabolites production strategies, including:

• Organ culture
• pH modification
• Elicitation
• Hairy root cultures
• Light-mediated production
• Mutagenesis

A Valuable Resource for Professionals and Students Alike

This book is an essential resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students, pharmacologists, phytochemists, Ayurvedic practitioners, medical doctors, and biotechnologists interested in the ethnopharmacological properties, phytochemistry, biological, and pharmacological activities of plants.

Stay up-to-date with the latest research in the field, with complete information up to 2022.

Published by CRC Press, this book is available in English, with ISBN: 9781032503318 and ISBN: 9781000999792.