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This book offers a fresh look on a variety of issues concerning herbal medicine - the methods of growing and harvesting various medicinal plants; their phytochemical content; medicinal usage; regulatory issues; and mechanism of action against myriad of human and animal ailments. ‘Medicinal Plants: From Farm to Pharmacy’ comprises chapters authored by renowned experts from academics and industry from all over the world. It provides timely, in-depth study/analysis of medicinal plants that are already available in the market as supplements or drug components, while also introducing several traditional herbs with potential medicinal applications from various regions of the world. The book caters to the needs of a diverse group of readers: plant growers, who are looking for ways to enhance the value of their crops by increasing phytochemical content of plant products; biomedical scientists who are studying newer applications for crude herbal extracts or isolated phytochemicals; clinicians and pharmacologists who are studying interactions of herbal compounds with conventional treatment modalities; entrepreneurs who are navigating ways to bring novel herbal supplements to the market; and finally, natural medicine enthusiasts and end-users who want to learn how herbal compounds are produced in nature, how do they work and how are they used in traditional or modern medicine for various disease indications.
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Author: Nirmal Joshee , Sadanand A. Dhekney , Prahlad Parajuli
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition: 1st ed. 2019
Weight: 0.840kg
ISBN: 9783030312688
ISBN 10: 3030312682
Pages: 439
Publication Date: 20 November 2019
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Format: Hardback
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Contributor Title 1. Brajesh N. Vaidya Research Assistant Fort Valley State University Fort Valley, GA 31030 478 8251986 USA Email:vaidyav@fvsu.edu Ethnobotany and Medicinal uses of Orchids of Nepal. 2. Sadanand A. Dhekney, PhD Assistant Professor (Hort.) Department of Plant Sciences University of Wyoming, Sheridan Research and Extension Center 3401 Coffeen Avenue, Sheridan WY 82801 USA Tel: 307-673-2754 Fax: 307-672-2103 Email: sdhekney@uwyo.edu Lycium barbarum (Goji berry): an emerging nutraceutical crop for the mountain west region of the Unite d States. 3 Dr. Prachi Tripathi Suite 4 Calle Padre Berrios 00794 Barranquitas Puerto Rico, USA E mail: prachi.naintal@gmail.com Underutilized Medicinal Plants from Traditional Healing Practices of Puerto Rico 4. Dr. Virendra M. Verma, Ph.D. Researcher and Project Director Micronesia Plant Propagation Research Center Kosrae Agricultural Experiment Station | College of Micronesia-FSM P.O. Box 1000 | Kosrae FM 96944 Micronesia, USA Email: vmv_vmv@hotmail.com Phone: 691.370.2768 | Mobile: 691.970.1940 Fax: 691.370.7050 Black pepper: Medicinal uses, in vitro multiplication and commercial cultivation 5. Sudhir Athni, MD Medical Director Neurology of Central Georgia --- Regional MS Center 175 Water Tower Court, Macon GA 31210 USA Email: internet@athni.com Tel. 478-471-6217 | Fax. 478-471-8663 The evolution of modern medicine: garden to pill box 6. Alok Arun, PhD Assistant Professor Institute of Sustainable Biotechnology Inter American University of Puerto Rico PO Box 517, Barranquitas 00794, Puerto Rico, USA Tel.: +1-787-857-3600 (Ext. 2089) Email: alok_arun@br.inter.edu Farming the algae for Pharmaceuticals 7. Nirmal Joshee Associate Professor of Plant Science Agriculture Research Station Fort Valley State University, Fort Vall ey, GA 31030 USA Tel. (478) 822 7039; Email: josheen@fvsu.edu Prof. Namrita Lall NRF/DST Chair: Plant health Products from IKS Plant Sciences Complex, Office 3-39 Medicinal Plant Science (Department of Plant Science) University of Pretoria Pretoria 0002, South Africa Tel: + (12)4202524; Fax: + (12)3625099; Cell: +(27)828404783 Email: namrita.lall@up.ac.za Title: 1. Unexplored medicinal flora hidden within South Africa’s wetlands 2. Natural products as possible vaccine adjuvants for infectious diseases and cancer Rakhi Chaturvedi Department of Biosciences & Bioengineering Associate Dean, Alumni and External Relations Indian Institute of Technology - Guwahati Guwahati-7 81039, Assam, India Email: rakhi_chaturvedi@iitg.ernet.in Tel:+91-361-2582211 (off) Title: In vitro plant cell cultures - A route to production of natural molecules and systematic in vitro assays for biological properties Prahlad Parajuli, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Neurosurgery Wayne State University & Karmanos Cancer Institute Lande Research Building, #460 550 E. Canfield, Detroit, MI 48201. Ph: 313-577-6377 (Off); 313-577-0629 (Lab) Cell # 248-506-7180 Email: pparajuli@med.wayne.edu Title: Modulation of tumor immunity by medicinal plant or functional food derived compounds Ajit K. Mahapatra, PhD Research Assistant Professor Food Engineering Laboratory College of Agriculture, Family Sciences and Technolog y, Fort Valley State University 1005 State University Drive Fort Valley, GA 31030, USA Email: mahapatraa@fvsu.edu, Tel: 478-825-6809 Title: Postharvest Handling and Processing of Medicinal Plants Prof. Pramod Tandon Chief Executive Officer Biotech Park Kursi Road Lucknow 226021 India E- Mail: profptandon@gmail.com Tel. Work +91 522 2365050-Ext. 101 Title: Dr. Suman Chandra Senior Research Scientist National Center for Natural Products Research Waller Lab Tel. 662 915-6954 Email: suman@olemiss.edu Title: Cannabis- from Farm to Pharma: Prospects and Challenges Suman Chandra, Hemant Lata, Ik hlas A. Khan and Mahmoud A. Elsohly. Wonderful microworld of trichomes: physical defense to chemical factories 8. Prof. Namrita Lall NRF/DST Chair: Plant health Products from IKS Plant Sciences Complex, Office 3-39 Medicinal Plant Science (Department of Plant Science) University of Pretoria Pretoria 0002, South Africa Tel: + (12)4202524; Fax: + (12)3625099; Cell: +(27)828404783 Email: namrita.lall@up.ac.za 1. Unexplored medicinal flora hidden within South Africa’s wetlands 2. Natural products as possible vaccine adjuvants for infectious diseases and cancer 9. Rakhi Chaturvedi Department of Biosciences & Bioengineering Associate Dean, Alumni and Exter nal Relations Indian Institute of Technology - Guwahati Guwahati-781039, Assam, India Email: rakhi_chaturvedi@iitg.ernet.in Tel:+91-361-2582211 (off) In vitro plant cell cultures - A route to production of natural molecules and systematic in vitro assays for biological properties 10. Prahlad Parajuli, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Neurosurgery Wayne State University & Karmanos Cancer Institute Lande Research Building, #460 550 E. Canfield, Detroit, MI 48201, USA Ph: 313-577-6377 (Off); 313-577-0629 (Lab) Email: pparajuli@med.wayne.edu Modulation of tumor immunity by medicinal plant or functional food derived compounds 11. Aji t K. Mahapatra, PhD Research Assistant Professor Food Engineering Laboratory College of Agriculture, Family Sciences and Technology, Fort Valley State University <1005 State University Drive Fort Valley, GA 31030, USA Email: mahapatraa@fvsu.edu, Tel: 478-825-6809 Postharvest Handling and Processing of Medicinal Plants 12. Dr. Suman Chandra Senior Research Scientist National Center for Natural Products Research Waller Lab, Oxford, MS USA Tel. 662 915-6954 Email: suman@olemiss.edu Cannabis- from Farm to Pharma: Prospects and Challenges Suman Chandra, Hemant Lata, Ikhlas A. Khan and Mahmoud A. Elsohly. 13. Prof. Dr. Narendra Narain LAF – Labratório de Flavor e Análises Cromatográficas PROCTA- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos Universidade Federal de Sergipe 49100-000 - São Cristóvão – SE Brazil Email: narendra.narain@gmail.com Tel: (79) - 2105 6514 Antioxidant, antimicrobial, analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic effects of bioactive compounds from Passiflora species 14 Q. Ping Dou, Ph.D. Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute Depts. of Oncology, Pharmaco. Pathology School of Medicine Wayne State University 540.1 Hudson Webber Cancer Res Building Mail code HW05AO 4100 John R Road Detroit, MI 48201-2013, USA Tel: 313-576-830 1 (Office); 313-576-8299 (Adm. Assistant); 313-576-8264, -8248, -8249 (Lab) E-mail: doup@karmanos.org Discovery of green tea polyphenol-based antitumor drugs: Mechanisms of action and clinical implications 15 Prof. Pramod Tandon Chief Executive Officer Biotech Park Kursi Road Lucknow 226021 India Tel. Work +91 522 2365050-Ext. 101 Telefax: +91 522 4012081 E- Mail: profptandon@gmail.com www.biotechpark.org.in Traditional orchid drugs to recent advancements in deciphering orchid medicinal metabolites: An OMICS approach 16. Cassandra L. Quave, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Human Health Curator , Emory University Herbarium Emory University USA Office Address | 615 Michael St., Rm 105-L Whitehead Bldg., Atlanta, GA 30322 Office Tel | (404) 727-7065 Lab Tel | (404) 727-7572 Email: cassy.quave@gmail.com Ethnobotany and future directions in bioprospecting 17. Destinney Cox, Niveditha Ramadoss and Chhandak Basu Department of Biology California State University, Northridge 18111 Nordhoff Street< Northridge, Los Angeles California 91330, USA Phone: 818-677-4592 Website: http://www.csun.edu/~cbasu Email: chhandak.basu@csun.edu Therapeutic and Medicinal Uses of Terpenoids 18. Dr. Anthony Ananga, PhD Assistant Professor of Food Biotechnology Food Science Program Center for Viticulture and Small Fruits Research College of Agriculture and Food Sciences Florida A&M University 6505 Mahan Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32317 Phone: 850-412-7393; Fax: 850-561-2617 Email: Anthony.ananga@famu.edu or Anthony.ananga@gmail.com Biotechnological Production of Antioxidants in Cell Cultures of Muscadine Grapes for Human Health
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Dr. Nirmal Joshee is a Professor of Plant Science at Fort Valley State University (FVSU), Fort Valley, GA, USA. He earned his Ph.D. from North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, India. He did post-doctoral research work in Japan (Biotechnology Institute, Akita) and the USA (University of Nebraska Medical Ctr., Omaha, NE) before joining FVSU. Dr. Joshee is one of the founding members of American Council for Medicinally Active Plants (ACMAP), and currently serves as the Vice-President. His lab conducts research in the field of plant tissue culture and conservation, antitumor compounds in the genus Scutellaria, and gene transfer strategies for plant transformation and secondary metabolite production. Dr. Sadanand Dhekney is an Associate Professor of Genetics and Plant Breeding at the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore. He received a PhD in Horticulture from the University of Florida (UF), which was followed by post-doctoral research at UF and Assistant/Associate Professor positions at the University of Wyoming. Dr. Dhekney’s research focusses on genetic improvement of perennial fruit species using conventional and molecular breeding approaches. His current research is directed towards grapevine genetic improvement using precision breeding and genome editing. Dr. Dhekney is also actively involved in teaching several courses in plant biotechnology and horticulture. Dr. Dhekney has a long association with the Society for In Vitro Biology (SIVB). He has received the 2013 Young Scientist Award from the Society for In Vitro Biology, the 2016 Early Career Research Achievement Award from the University of Wyoming and the 2017 Excellence in Research and Teaching award from the National Agricultural Honor Society, Gama Sigma Delta. Dr. Prahlad Parajuli is an Assistant Professor of Tumor Immunology and Neuroimmunology at Wayne State University School of Medicine and Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI, USA. He completed his Ph.D. from Delhi University, India, followed by two post-doctoral stints at the University of Tokushima Medical School, Japan and then at the University of Nebraska Medical School, Omaha, NE, USA. Apart from being a founding member of American Council for Medicinally Active Plants (ACMAP), Dr. Parajuli is also a member of AACR and AAI. His research focuses on studying the molecular mechanisms of tumor-immune interaction, neuroinflammation as well as anti-tumor and immune modulatory activities of various medicinal plants.
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