Medicinal Plants: Biodiversity, Sustainable Utilization and Conservation
Shaik Mahammad Khasim, "Medicinal Plants: Biodiversity, Sustainable Utilization and Conservation"
English | ISBN: 9811516359 | 2020 | 847 pages | EPUB, PDF | 66 MB + 23 MB
English | ISBN: 9811516359 | 2020 | 847 pages | EPUB, PDF | 66 MB + 23 MB
Plants have been a source of medicines and have played crucial role for human health. Despite tremendous advances in the field of synthetic drugs and antibiotics, plants continue to play a vital role in modern as well as traditional medicine across the globe. In even today, one-third of the world’s population depends on traditional medicine because of its safety features and ability to effectively cure diseases. This book presents a comprehensive guide to medicinal plants, their utility, diversity and conversation, as well as biotechnology. It is divided into four main sections, covering all aspects of research in medicinal plants: biodiversity and conservation; ethnobotany and ethnomedicine; bioactive compounds from plants and microbes; and biotechnology. All sections cover the latest advances. The book offers a valuable asset for researchers and graduate students of biotechnology, botany, microbiology and the pharmaceutical sciences. It is an equally important resource for doctors (especially those engaged in Ayurveda and allopathy); the pharmaceutical industry (for drug design and synthesis); and the agricultural sciences.