About the Book
The present work contains a collection of research papers, lead articles, and review papers from various experts, which provides experimental data on medicinal plants and phytochemical techniques. The book includes 35 chapters that cover a range of topics such as the identification of medicinal plants using physical characteristics and spectroscopy, including UV, IR, NIR, Mass, and NMR. The chapters also focus on the antioxidant potential of mushrooms, seaweeds, and medicinal plants, the isolation of compounds from plants and their biological activities, novel near infrared applications in natural products, in silico studies of anti-inflammatory compounds, molecular docking of natural products, CNS depressant activity of medicinal plants, and the isolation of antifungal proteins from medicinal plants. Additionally, the book covers plant tissue culture, in vitro cell line selection for enhanced production of secondary metabolites, the isolation of compounds from cell suspension cultures, X-ray crystal structure analysis of compounds from medicinal plants, and the synthesis and bioactivity of polycyclic spiroheterocyclic compounds. This book will be of significant use to students, scientists, researchers, and professionals in the fields of Plant Science, Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Forestry, and Horticulture.
Table of Contents:
- 01: Medicinal Mushrooms Occurring in South India: An Untapped Novel Source of Antioxidants for Therapeutic Use by T.A. Ajith and K.K. Janardhanan
- 02: Isolation of Bioinsecticides from the Striped Tiger Butterfly, Danaus genutia (Lepidoptera : Nymphalidae) by Arunava Das, Chandan Mithra, R.Revanna, A.R.V. Kumar and K. Chandrashekara
- 03: Effect of Bio-stimulants on Growth and Yield of Senna (Cassia angustifolia) var-Kkm.1 by R. Balakumbahan, K. Rajamani and K. Kumanan
- 04: Novel Near Infrared Applications in Natural Products by K. Balasubramanian
- 05: Species and Organ Variations of Alkaloids in Gloriosa, A Medicinal Plant by P. Bharathi, S. Chakkaravarthi and D. Philomina
- 06: Diabetes mellitus Ethnotherapeutic Leads from the Tribals of Orissa (India) to Control by M. Brahmam
- 07: In Silico Studies of Anti-inflammatory Compounds with Human Non-pancreatic Secretory Phospholipase A2 by D. Gayathri and D. Velmurugan
- 08: Molecular Docking Studies of Human Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase with Coixol, from Scoparia dulcis L. and with Different Sugar Moieties by D. Gayathri, D. Velmurugan, M. Jeyam and N. Raaman
- 09: The World of Indigenous Medicinal Plants Scripted in Amarakosam by Gayatri R. Nambiar and K. Raveendran
- 10: Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties of Herbal Medicine Triphala on Bio-film Formation on Teeth by L. Jagadish, V. Sangeetha, V.K Anandkumar and V. Kaviyarasan
- 11: Medicinal Plants in the Sacred Forests of Southern Western Ghats by S. Jeeva, C. Kingston, S. Kiruba, D. Kannan and Jasmine T. Sawian
- 12: Documentation of Traditional Knowledge of Kani Tribals in the Agasthiarmalai, Western Ghats by A. John De Britto, K. Petchimuthu, R. Mahesh and N. Nirmal Kumar
- 13: Study on in vitro Culture and Cryopreservation of Banana by Passionfruit (Passiflora mollissima Bailey), A Plant used in Rural Medicine by S. Kantharajah and P. G. Golegaonkar
- 14: Antimicrobial Properties of Wedelia chinensis, (OS Beck) Merr.by S. Madhavan, S. Annammal and Y. Lavanya
- 15: Agrobacterium tumefaciens Mediated Tumor Induction on Solanum trilobatum by S. Madhavan, A. Shanmugapriya and G. Gunapriya
- 16: CNS Depressant Activity of Albizzia lebbeck Benth by Malarkodi Velraj, S. Jayakumari, J. Anbu, G. Ramanjaneyulu, A. Antony Joseph and D. Sundara Vadivel
- 17: Medicinal Plants An Overview by K. Manibhushan Rao, N. Mathivanan and M. Krishnaraj
- 18: Ethnobotanical Study of Dewghat Forest in Koraon Range (U.P.) by K.N. Mishra and C.P. Shukla
- 19: An Antifungal, Low Molecular Weight Protein from Leaves of a Medicinal Herb Mentha viridis L. by R. Pachaiappan and R. Balasubramanian
- 20: A Study on The Medicinal Flora of Kolanthamamalai Hill, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu by M. Padma Sorna Subramanian, A. Saravana Ganthi, A. Samuthirakani and M. Uthira Selvam
- 21: Protective Effects of a-mangostin, A Xanthone Derivative in Mangosteen Against Myocardial Injury by Isoproterenol in Rats: Biochemical Findings by S. Pandimadevi and V. Kannan
- 22: Thymol Content of Origanum vulgare L. from the Cold Desert of Trans Himalaya by T. Parimelazhagan, O.P. Chaurasia and Zakwan Ahmed
- 23: Anticandidal Activity of Three Medicinal Plant Extracts by A. Patra, Chandi C. Rath and U.B. Mohapatra
- 24: Studies on Dwindling Population of Picrorhiza scrophulariiflora Pennell. (Scrophulariaceae), its Status and Conservation Problems in Sikkim Himalayas by Pranay Bantawa, Partha Dev Ghosh, S. Maitra and Tapan Kumar Mondal
- 25: Herbal Therapeutics: Opportunities for Research and Development Scope and Limitations by M.N.V. Prasad, K. Padmalatha, K. Jayaram and N. L. Raju
- 26: In vitro Cell Line Selection for Enhanced Production of Secondary Metabolites by N. Raaman and M. Senthil Kumar
- 27: Phytochemical Studies in Cissus quadrangularis Linn and Hypericum mysorense Heyne - An Overview by N. Raaman, V. Beulah and L. Hariprasath
- 28: A Rapid Micropropagation Technique for Solanum trilobatum Linn. by N. Raaman, M. Elamvaluthi and M. Jeyam
- 29: Enhanced Growth and Survivability of Micropropagated Plants of Solanum trilobatum L. by Mycorrhizal Inoculation by N. Raaman, M. Elamvaluthi and M. Jeyam
- 30: Isolation and Characterization of Solasodine from the Wild Plants and Cell Suspension Cultures of Solanum trilobatum Linn. by N. Raaman, M. Elamvaluthi and M. Jeyam
- 31: Phytochemistry and Micropropagation of Artemisia Species A Review by N. Raaman, M.R. Sridevi Kumari and L. Hariprasath
- 32: Antimicrobial Alkaloids from the Aerial Parts of Cynodon dactylon by N. Raaman, A. Radha, K. Balasubramanian and R. Raghunathan
- 33: Potential of Seaweeds in Health Care Applications by A.K. Siddhanta
- 34 Synthesis and Bioactivity of Some Polycyclic Spiroheterocyclic Compounds by A.R. Suresh Babu, R. Raghunathan, R. Ramesh, N. Mathivanan, K. Palani, and M. Ponnusamy
- 35: X-ray Crystal Structure Analysis of Some Herbal Compounds by D.Velmuruga,
About the Author :
N. Raaman: Professor and Director, Centre for Herbal Sciences, Centre for Advanced Studies in Botany, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai-600 025, Tamil Nadu, India.
