| The Role of Phytoconstitutents in Health Care: Biocompounds in Medicinal Plants Contributor(s): Goyal, Megh R. (Editor), Rasul Suleria, Hafiz Ansar (Editor), Harikrishnan, Ramasamy (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1771888202 ISBN-13: 9781771888202 Publisher: Apple Academic Press OUR PRICE: $170.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Alternative & Complementary Medicine - Science | Life Sciences - Botany - Science | Life Sciences - Molecular Biology |
| Dewey: 615.321 |
| LCCN: 2019055356 |
| Series: Innovations in Plant Science for Better Health |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.25 lbs) 310 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This informative volume provides new insights with scientific evidence on the uses of medicinal plants in the treatment of certain diseases. It reviews various therapies with herbal phytoconstituents for certain types of disorders, modes of action, and pharmacological screening. It focuses on potential benefits of herbal extracts and bioactive compounds for human health care, provides a comparative phytoconstituent analysis of selected medicinal plants using GCMS/FTIR techniques, and discusses the role of herbal medicines in female genital infections. It goes on to look at the health-boosting properties of cabbage and the functional properties of milk yam (Ipomoea digitata L.). |