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A Centum of Valuable Plant Bioactives

Author : Muhammad Mushtaq
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0128229241
Total Pages : 784 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (282 download)

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Download or read book A Centum of Valuable Plant Bioactives written by Muhammad Mushtaq and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During last couple of decades, a great deal of research has explored what exactly plants contain (bioactives) and how these molecules may interact with human physiology at the molecular level. It is extremely important to know what happens to plant bioactives or their biological activities when processed or isolated under various reaction conditions. Huge numbers of extraction or food manufacturing methodologies are adversely affecting the quality of these phytonutrients so there is a prompt need to highlight these processes/methods and replace them with more novel, efficient, green, or eco-friendly ones. A Centum of Valuable Plant Bioactives is a comprehensive resource on the top 100 plant bioactives available. Chapters are grouped together by bioactives, with sections on carotenes, xanthophylls, terpenoids, steroids, polyphenols and more. This is an essential guide for botanists, food technologists and chemists, nutritionists and pharmacists. Highlights the top 100 plant bioactives, their biogenesis, distribution, extraction/purification, and metabolism Contains the latest advances in botanic biology, analytical chemistry and food technology Explores potential applications including food additives, digestion and health, chemoprevention and biotherapy

Plant-derived Bioactives

Author : Mallappa Kumara Swamy
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9789811517600
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (176 download)

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Download or read book Plant-derived Bioactives written by Mallappa Kumara Swamy and published by Springer. This book was released on 2020-05-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plants produce a vast number of bioactive compounds with different chemical scaffolds, which modulate a diverse range of molecular targets and are used as drugs for treating numerous diseases. Most present-day medicines are derived either from plant compounds or their derivatives, and plant compounds continue to offer limitless reserves for the discovery of new medicines. While different classes of plant compounds, like phenolics, flavonoids, saponins and alkaloids, and their potential pharmacological applications are currently being explored, their curative mechanisms are yet to be understood in detail. This book is divided into 2 volumes and offers detailed information on plant-derived bioactive compounds, including recent research findings. Volume 1, Plant-derived Bioactives: Chemistry and Mode of Action, discusses the chemistry of highly valued plant bioactive compounds and their mode of actions at the molecular level. Volume 2, Plant-derived Bioactives: Production, Properties and Therapeutic Applications, explores the sources, biosynthesis, production, biological properties and therapeutic applications of plant bioactives. Given their scope, these books are valuable resources for members of the scientific community wishing to further explore various medicinal plants and the therapeutic applications of their bioactive compounds. They appeal to scholars, teachers and scientists involved in plant product research, and facilitate the development of innovative new drugs.

Plant-derived Bioactives

Author : Mallappa Kumara Swamy
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9789811523632
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (236 download)

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Download or read book Plant-derived Bioactives written by Mallappa Kumara Swamy and published by Springer. This book was released on 2021-06-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plants produce a vast number of bioactive compounds with different chemical scaffolds, which modulate a diverse range of molecular targets and are used as drugs for treating numerous diseases. Most present-day medicines are derived either from plant compounds or their derivatives, and plant compounds continue to offer limitless reserves for the discovery of new medicines. While different classes of plant compounds, like phenolics, flavonoids, saponins and alkaloids, and their potential pharmacological applications are currently being explored, their curative mechanisms are yet to be understood in detail. This book is divided into 2 volumes and offers detailed information on plant-derived bioactive compounds, including recent research findings. Volume 1, “Plant-derived Bioactives: Chemistry and Mode of Action” discusses the chemistry of highly valued plant bioactive compounds and their mode of actions at the molecular level. Volume 2, “Plant-derived Bioactives: Production, Properties and Therapeutic Applications” explores the sources, biosynthesis, production, biological properties and therapeutic applications of plant bioactives. Given their scope, these books are valuable resources for members of the scientific community wishing to further explore various medicinal plants and the therapeutic applications of their bioactive compounds. They appeal to scholars, teachers and scientists involved in plant product research, and facilitate the development of new drugs.

Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals: Bioactive Compounds

Author : Hacı Ahmet Deveci
Publisher : Livre de Lyon
ISBN 13 : 238236274X
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (823 download)

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Download or read book Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals: Bioactive Compounds written by Hacı Ahmet Deveci and published by Livre de Lyon. This book was released on 2022-06-15 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals: Bioactive Compounds

Food Digestion and Absorption: Its Role in Food Product Development

Author : S. Priyanka
Publisher : Royal Society of Chemistry
ISBN 13 : 1788018583
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Food Digestion and Absorption: Its Role in Food Product Development written by S. Priyanka and published by Royal Society of Chemistry. This book was released on 2023-11-29 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on the complexity of the food digestion process from oral cavity to intestine, this book looks at the digestive system, techniques used to study food digestibility, the glycemic index and bioavailability of food components for readers from the field of medicine, food scientists, nutritionists and food physicists.

Renewable Dyes and Pigments

Author : Shahid Ul Islam
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0443152128
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book Renewable Dyes and Pigments written by Shahid Ul Islam and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2023-10-01 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renewable Dyes and Pigments takes an interdisciplinary approach to bridging the gap between established knowledge of traditional natural dyes and pigments and their emerging aspects in various rapidly growing industrial sectors. Research into new natural dye and pigment sources along with the discovery of sophisticated instrumentation and technology for their processing, characterization, and applications has greatly assisted in widening their scope in various advanced application disciplines is covered, along with information on a number of synthetic dyes and their detrimental effects on the environment and associated allergic, toxic, carcinogenic, and harmful responses. Amidst growing environmental and health concerns, eco-friendly, non-toxic dyes and pigments from renewable materials have re-emerged as a potential viable, sustainable option as an alternative or co-partner to synthetic compounds. This book covers a wide range of topics related to the chemistry and applications of natural dyes and pigments, with an emphasis on recent technological developments in textile dyeing, the food sector and the use of natural pigments in dye-sensitized solar cells, and more. Covers sources, chemistry and processing of dyes and pigments from renewable sources using advanced techniques Summarizes technological developments in textile dyeing and their potential applications in other demanding sectors Examines and discusses the future of renewable dyes and pigments and outlines the major challenges in creating products and materials for textile, food and DSSC applications

Biologically Active Substances Usable in Food, Pharmaceutical and Agrobiological Fields

Author : Zeno Garban
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1040038859
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Biologically Active Substances Usable in Food, Pharmaceutical and Agrobiological Fields written by Zeno Garban and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2024-06-26 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise text on biologically active substances of the food, pharmaceutical and agricultural industries presents data on natural compounds of vegetable and animal origin. Various nutrients in food, phytochemicals and zoochemicals are discussed, including their uses for prophylactic, metaphylactic and therapeutic purposes in personalized medicine. Along with these compounds, prebiotics isolated by biotechnological methods from plant tissues are reviewed, with the aim of obtaining compounds with an oligoglucide structure. Metabolism of nutrients and the biodegradation of xenobiotics are hot topics and access routes into the human body for the various biologically active substances are covered. Features: Biologically active substances and related chemistry, biochemistry and agrochemistry data are rigorously discussed Data regarding natural compounds of vegetable origin detected from plants present in the spontaneous flora and plants obtained in agricultural crops (medicinal plants, aromatic plants and more) are presented Discusses the natural compounds of animal origin detected in the organisms of some terrestrial and aquatic animals Covers prebiotics isolated by technological and biotechnological methods from plant tissues, with the aim of obtaining compounds with oligoglucide structure Broad audience including all those in biochemistry, the food and pharmaceutical industries and agricultural fields

Ancient and Traditional Foods, Plants, Herbs and Spices used in Cancer

Author : Rajkumar Rajendram
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000902617
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Ancient and Traditional Foods, Plants, Herbs and Spices used in Cancer written by Rajkumar Rajendram and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2023-10-03 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The use of different foods, herbs, and spices to treat or prevent disease has been recorded for thousands of years. Egyptian papyrus, hieroglyphics and ancient texts from the Middle East have described the cultivation and preparations of herbs and botanicals to “cure the sick.” There are even older records from China and India. Some ancient scripts describe the use of medicinal plants which have never been seen within European cultures. Indeed, all ancient civilizations have pictorial records of different foods, herbs, and spices being used for medical purposes. However, there are fundamental questions pertaining to the scientific evidence for the use of these agents or their extracts in modern medicine. There have been considerable advances in scientific techniques over the last few decades. These have been used to examine the composition and applications of traditional cures. Modern science has also seen the investigation of herbs, spices and botanicals beyond their traditional usage. For example, plants which have been used for “digestion” or “medical ills” since time immemorial are now being investigated for anti-cancer properties or their toxicity, using high throughput screening. Techniques also include molecular biology, cellular biochemistry, physiology, endocrinology and even medical imaging. However, much of the material relating to the scientific basis or applications of traditional foods, herbs, spices and botanicals is scattered among various sources. The widespread applicability of foods or botanicals is rarely described and cautionary notes on toxicity are often ignored. These questions are explored in Ancient and Traditional Foods, Plants, Herbs and Spices used in Cancer. Features · Provides an evidenced-based approach in describing usage and applications of traditional foods and botanicals in prevention and treatment of cancer · Contains chapters on biomedical research related to cancer studies · Discusses extraction and analysis of active agents, in vitro studies, pre-clinical investigations in animals, and clinical studies · Bridges modern day sciences with historical backgrounds related to foods and plants With contributions from leading international experts including those from world renowned institutions, this book is a reference for oncologists, physicians, health scientists, healthcare workers, pharmacologists, and research scientists.

Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals: Chemistry, Health Benefits and the Way Forward

Author : Khalid Bashir
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031593650
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals: Chemistry, Health Benefits and the Way Forward written by Khalid Bashir and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Green Sustainable Process for Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Science

Author : Dr. Inamuddin
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0323956459
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (239 download)

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Book Synopsis Green Sustainable Process for Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Science by : Dr. Inamuddin

Download or read book Green Sustainable Process for Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Science written by Dr. Inamuddin and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2023-01-14 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Green Sustainable Process for Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Science: Methods for Producing Smart Packaging covers the latest advances in the development and production of smart packaging. The book addresses issues related to the production of smart packaging, including marketing and environmental impacts of these new products. The book demonstrates how modern packaging goes beyond protecting food against physical, chemical, and biological damage, and that scientific advances now enable producing functional packaging that prolongs product quality, preserves physical and chemical properties, produces greater protection against transportation shocks, and makes food more compact and easily recycled. Examines methods for producing smart packaging Assesses the global impact of the use of smart packaging Describes varied properties of active packaging Features content written by experienced researchers Evaluated by experienced referees in the field

Biotechnology of Anti-diabetic Medicinal Plants

Author : Saikat Gantait
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811635293
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (116 download)

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Book Synopsis Biotechnology of Anti-diabetic Medicinal Plants by : Saikat Gantait

Download or read book Biotechnology of Anti-diabetic Medicinal Plants written by Saikat Gantait and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-11-13 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a unique overview of insights on the genetic basis of anti-diabetic activity, chemistry, physiology, biotechnology, mode-of-action, as well as cellular mechanisms of anti-diabetic secondary metabolites from medicinal plants. The World Health Organization estimated that 80% of the populations of developing countries rely on traditional medicines, mostly plant drugs, for their primary health care needs. There is an increasing demand for medicinal plants having anti-diabetic potential in both developing and developed countries. The expanding trade in medicinal plants has serious implications on the survival of several plant species, with many under threat to become extinct. This book describes various approaches to conserve these genetic resources. It discusses the whole spectrum of biotechnological tools from micro-propagation for large-scale multiplication, cell-culture techniques to the biosynthesis and enhancement of pharmaceutical compounds in the plants. It also discusses the genetic transformation as well as short- to long-term conservation of plant genetic resources via synthetic seed production and cryopreservation, respectively. The book is enriched with expert contributions from across the globe. This reference book is useful for researchers in the pharmaceutical and biotechnological industries, medicinal chemists, biochemists, botanists, molecular biologists, academicians, students as well as diabetic patients, traditional medicine practitioners, scientists in medicinal and aromatic plants, Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and other traditional medical practitioners.

Handbook of Dietary Phytochemicals

Author : Jianbo Xiao
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9789811541476
Total Pages : 1953 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (414 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Dietary Phytochemicals written by Jianbo Xiao and published by Springer. This book was released on 2021-09-02 with total page 1953 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book summarizes recent advances in the chemistry, bioactivity, nutrition, and functional aspects of dietary phytochemicals, as well as the health and functional aspects of foods rich in phytochemicals. Consisting of forty-four chapters, it discusses the different chemical types of phytochemicals in our diets and food and presents data collected from animal or human experiments that are directly related to human health. Each chapter covers the chemistry, epidemiological study, bioavailability, bioactivity (animal experiments) function in humans and safety, as well as products on the market. Moreover, the more than 200 figures make it easy to grasp the main findings in each area.

Plant Physiology, Development and Metabolism

Author : Satish C. Bhatla
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9819957362
Total Pages : 906 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (199 download)

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Book Synopsis Plant Physiology, Development and Metabolism by : Satish C. Bhatla

Download or read book Plant Physiology, Development and Metabolism written by Satish C. Bhatla and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-12-04 with total page 906 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook is second edition of popular textbook of plant physiology and metabolism. The first edition of this book gained noteworthy acceptance (more than 4.9 Million downloads) among graduate and masters level students and faculty world over, with many Universities recommending it as a preferred reading in their syllabi. The second edition provides up to date and latest information on all the topics covered while also including the basic concepts. The text is supported with clear, easy to understand Figures, Tables, Box items, summaries, perspectives, thought-provoking multiple-choice questions, latest references for further reading, glossary and a detailed subject index. Authors have also added a number of key concepts, discoveries in the form of boxed- items in each chapter. Plant physiology deals with understanding the various processes, functioning, growth, development and survival of plants in normal and stressful conditions. The study involves analysis of the above-stated processes at molecular, sub-cellular, cellular, tissue and plant level in relation with its surrounding environment. Plant physiology is an experimental science, and its concepts are very rapidly changing through applications from chemical biology, cytochemical, fluorometric, biochemical and molecular techniques, and metabolomic and proteomic analysis. Consequently, this branch of modern plant biology has experienced significant generation of new information in most areas. The newer concepts so derived are being also rapidly put into applications in crop physiology. Novel molecules, such nanourea, nitric oxide, gaseous signalling molecules like hydrogen sulphide, are rapidly finding significant applications among crop plants. This textbook, therefore, brings forth an inclusive coverage of the field contained in 35 chapters, divided into five major units. It serves as essential reading material for post-graduate and undergraduate students of botany, plant sciences, plant physiology, agriculture, forestry, ecology, soil science, and environmental sciences. This textbook is also of interest to teachers, researchers, scientists, and policymakers.

Halophytes for Food Security in Dry Lands

Author : Muhammad Ajmal Khan
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0128018801
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book Halophytes for Food Security in Dry Lands written by Muhammad Ajmal Khan and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Halophytes for Food Security in Dry Lands addresses the concerns surrounding global food scarcity, especially focusing on those living in arid and dry lands The book touches on food crises in dry regions of the world and proposes halophytes as an alternate source of consumption for such areas. Halophytes, those plants that thrive in saline soil and provide either food source options themselves, or positively enhance an eco-system’s ability to produce food, and are thus an important and increasingly recognized option for addressing the needs of the nearly 1/6 of the world’s population that lives in these arid and semi-arid climates. Including presentations from the 2014 International Conference on Halophytes for Food Security in Dry Lands, this book features insights from the leading researchers in the subject. It is a valuable resource that includes information on the nutritional value of halophytes, their genetic basis and potential enhancement, adaption of halophytes, and lessons learned thus far. Provides comprehensive coverage of the importance and utilization of halophytes to compensate the demand of food in whole world especially in the dry regions Contains insights from ecological to molecular fields Includes edible halophytes as well as those that enhance food-producing eco-systems Presents information for improving abiotic stress tolerance in plants

Side Effects of Drugs Annual

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Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 044463889X
Total Pages : 604 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (446 download)

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Download or read book Side Effects of Drugs Annual written by and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2016-10-25 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Side Effects of Drugs Annual: A Worldwide Yearly Survey of New Data in Adverse Drug Reactions was first published in 1977, and has been continually published as a yearly update to the voluminous encyclopedia Meyler's Side Effects of Drugs. Each annual provides clinicians and medical investigators with a reliable and critical survey of new data and trends in the area of adverse drug reactions and interactions, with an international team of specialists contributing their expertise each year. Provides a critical yearly survey of the new data and trends regarding the side effects of drugs Authored and reviewed by worldwide pioneers in the clinical and practice sciences Presents an essential clinical on the side effects of drugs for practitioners and healthcare professionals alike

Principles of Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics

Author : Raffaele De Caterina
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0128045876
Total Pages : 586 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book Principles of Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics written by Raffaele De Caterina and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2019-09-22 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Principles of Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics: Fundamentals for Individualized Nutrition is the most comprehensive foundational text on the complex topics of nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics. Edited by three leaders in the field with contributions from the most well-cited researchers conducting groundbreaking research in the field, the book covers how the genetic makeup influences the response to foods and nutrients and how nutrients affect gene expression. Principles of Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics: Fundamentals for Individualized Nutrition is broken into four parts providing a valuable overview of genetics, nutrigenetics, and nutrigenomics, and a conclusion that helps to translate research into practice. With an overview of the background, evidence, challenges, and opportunities in the field, readers will come away with a strong understanding of how this new science is the frontier of medical nutrition. Principles of Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics: Fundamentals for Individualized Nutrition is a valuable reference for students and researchers studying nutrition, genetics, medicine, and related fields. Uniquely foundational, comprehensive, and systematic approach with full evidence-based coverage of established and emerging topics in nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics Includes a valuable guide to ethics for genetic testing for nutritional advice Chapters include definitions, methods, summaries, figures, and tables to help students, researchers, and faculty grasp key concepts Companion website includes slide decks, images, questions, and other teaching and learning aids designed to facilitate communication and comprehension of the content presented in the book

Lead Compounds from Medicinal Plants for the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases

Author : Christophe Wiart
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0123983835
Total Pages : 415 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (239 download)

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Download or read book Lead Compounds from Medicinal Plants for the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases written by Christophe Wiart and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2013-12-16 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lead Compounds from Medicinal Plants for the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases is the second volume in the series, Pharmaceutical Leads from Medicinal Plants. This book includes key pharmacological and chemical evidence to support the selection of promising pre-clinical candidates for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. This important addition to the natural product and drug discovery literature contains the history, synonyms, medicinal uses, phytopharmacology, pre-clinical potential, and rationale for each plant selected. By providing critical evaluation of pharmacological data, mechanisms of action, and structural requirements for the development of future neuroprotective agents, this comprehensive reference is a beneficial resource for industry and academic scientists whose research focuses on neurodegenerative drug discovery and development. Incorporates compelling biological activity data and preclinical structure-activity relationships to help you choose promising lead molecules for further research Includes primary source references to the most recent natural product discoveries in the field of neuroprotection in order to promote new drug discovery in this area Contains detailed discussions of important neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease Each plant section includes a critical evaluation of pharmacological, chemical, and toxicological evidence to support the use of the compound in drug discovery research in neurodegeneration