Contents

pp.：  1 – 7

Preface

pp.：  7 – 17

List of Contributors

pp.：  17 – 19

1 Bioactive Phytocompounds: New Approaches in the Phytosciences

pp.：  19 – 23

2 Quality Control, Screening, Toxicity, and Regulation of Herbal Drugs

pp.：  23 – 47

3 Herbal Medicines: Prospects and Constraints

pp.：  47 – 81

4 Bioactive Phytocompounds and Products Traditionally Used in Japan

pp.：  81 – 101

5 Plant Extracts Used to Manage Bacterial, Fungal, and Parasitic Infections in Southern Africa

pp.：  101 – 119

6 Biological and Toxicological Properties of Moroccan Plant Extracts: Advances in Research

pp.：  119 – 145

7 Anti-MRSA and Anti-VRE Activities of Phytoalexins and Phytoncides Isolated from Tropical Plants

pp.：  145 – 159

8 Methods for Testing the Antimicrobial Activity of Extracts

pp.：  159 – 179

9 Targeted Screening of Bioactive Plant Extracts and Phytocompounds Against Problematic Groups of Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria

pp.：  179 – 195

10 Activity of Plant Extracts and Plant-Derived Compounds against Drug-Resistant Microorganisms

pp.：  195 – 221

11 An Alternative Holistic Medicinal Approach to the Total Management of Hepatic Disorders: A Novel Polyherbal Formulation

pp.：  221 – 255

12 Traditional Plants and Herbal Remedies Used in the Treatment of Diarrheal Disease: Mode of Action, Quality, Efficacy, and Safety Considerations

pp.：  255 – 269

13 Mutagenicity and Antimutagenicity of Medicinal Plants

pp.：  269 – 293

14 Potential of Plant-Derived Products in the Treatment of Mycobacterial Infections

pp.：  293 – 315

15 Ethnomedicinal Antivirals: Scope and Opportunity

pp.：  315 – 335

16 Immunomodulatory Effects of Phytocompounds

pp.：  335 – 363

17 Use of a Liposomal Delivery System for Herbal-Based Therapeutics (with a Focus on Clove Oil)

pp.：  363 – 379

Subject Index

pp.：  379 – 391

LastPages

pp.：  391 – 406