"Aromatic and Medicinal Plants: Back to Nature" ed. by Hany A. El-Shemy

This book covers interesting research topics and the use of natural resources for medical treatments in some severe diseases. The most important message is to have native foods which contain high amount of active compounds that can be used as a medicinal plant. Most pharmaceutical drugs were discovered from plants, and still ongoing research will have to predict such new active compounds as anti-diseases.

This book will add significant knowledge to medical societies as well as can be used for postgraduate students.


Contents
Preface
1 Medicinal Plants to Calm and Treat Psoriasis Disease
2 Cardiac Glycosides in Medicinal Plants
3 Chemical Composition and Biological Activities of Mentha Species
4 Biological Properties of Essential Oils from the Piper Species of Brazil: A Review
5 Culture, History and Applications of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Japan
6 Meeting of the Minds: Traditional Herbal Medicine in Multiethnic Suriname
7 Aromatic and Medicinal Plants in Mexico
8 Romanian Aromatic and Medicinal Plants: From Tradition to Science
9 Phytochemistry, Antioxidant, Antibacterial Activity, and Medicinal Uses of Aromatic (Medicinal Plant Rosmarinus officinalis)
10 Some Mexican Plants Used in Traditional Medicine
11 Education for Sustainable Development
12 Medicinal Plants in the Northwestern China and Their Medicinal Uses
13 Aromatic Compounds: From Plant to Nutraceuticals—An Example of Capsaicin
14 Capsaicin: Aromatic Basis and Mechanism of Action: An Example of Positive Inhibition
15 Lesser Known Aromatic Plants in Nigeria
16 From Medicinal Plant Raw Material to Herbal Remedies