Full Description
Pharmacognosy: Fundamentals, Applications and Strategies explores a basic understanding of the anatomy and physiology of plants and animals, their constituents and metabolites. This book also provides an in-depth look at natural sources from which medicines are derived, their pharmacological and chemical properties, safety aspects, and how they interact with humans.
The book is vital for future research planning, helping readers understand the makeup, function, and metabolites of plants in a way where the history of their usage can be linked to current drug development research, including in vitro, in vivo, and clinical research data.
By focusing on basic principles, current research, and global trends, this book provides a critical resource for students and researchers in the areas of pharmacognosy, pharmacy, botany, medicine, biotechnology, biochemistry, and chemistry.
Contents
Part I: Pharmacognosy 1011. Background to Pharmacognosy2. Traditional Medicine3. Areas of Science Embraced by Pharmacognosy: Constituent Sciences of Pharmacognosy4. Plant Anatomy and Physiology5. Plant Constituents: Carbohydrates, Oils, Resins, Balsams, and Plant Hormones6. Plant Crude DrugsPart II: Plant Metabolites: Their Chemistry7. Evolutionary Perspectives on the Role of Plant Secondary Metabolites8. Glycosides9. Alkaloids10. Tannins11. Terpenoids12. Other Plant Metabolites13. VitaminsPart III: Plant Metabolites: Their Effects14. Chemotherapeutics15. Bioactive Plant Molecules, Sources and Mechanism of Action in the Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease16. Plant Metabolites and More Treating Various Ailments: Natural Products Treating Diseases17. Psychoactive DrugsPart IV: Metabolites from Other Sources18. Marine Metabolites: Oceans of Opportunity19. Animal Metabolites: From Amphibians, Reptiles, Aves/Birds, and Invertebrates20. Fungal MetabolitesPart V: Crude Drugs from Animals21. Fats22. Waxes
Part VI: Basic Animal Anatomy and Physiology23. Form and Function of the Animal Cell24. Proteins25. Pharmacokinetics26. Pharmacodynamics - A Pharmacognosy Perspective27. Drug MetabolismPart VII: Technological Applications Using Biological Systems28. BiotechnologyPart VIII: Current Trends in Pharmacognosy Research29. Natural Product Structure Elucidation by NMR Spectroscopy30. Metabolomics Approach in Pharmacognosy31. Novel Targets in Drug Discovery32. Nanotechnology: Building and Observing at the Nanometer Scale33. Ethical Aspects of Working With Local Communities and Their Biological Resources34. Factors to Consider in Development of Nutraceutical and Dietary Supplements35. The Global Regulatory Framework for Medicinal Plants36. The Potential Role of Bioscience Industries in Small Developing Economies
