Description
This timely and original handbook paves the way to success in plant-based drug development, systematically addressing the issues facing a pharmaceutical scientist who wants to turn a plant compound into a safe and effective drug. Plant pharmacologists from around the world demonstrate the potentials and pitfalls involved, with many of the studies and experiments reported here published for the first time. The result is a valuable source of information unavailable elsewhere.
Chapter
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