Full Description
Herbal Biomolecules in Healthcare Applications presents extensive detailed information on all the vital principles, basics and fundamental aspects of multiple herbal biomolecules in the healthcare industry. This book examines important herbal biomolecules including alkaloids, glycosides, flavonoids, anthraquinones, steroids, polysaccharides, tannins and polyphenolic compounds, terpenes, fats and waxes, proteins and peptides, and vitamins. These herbal biomacromolecules are responsible for different bioactivities as well as pharmacological potentials. A systematic understanding of the extraction, purification, characterization, applications of these herbal biomolecules and their derivatives in healthcare fields is developed in this comprehensive book. Chapters explore the key topics along with an emphasis on recent research and developments in healthcare fields by leading experts. They include updated literature review of the relevant key topics, good quality illustrations, chemical structures, flow charts, well-organized tables and case studies. Herbal Biomolecules in Healthcare Applications will be useful for researchers working on natural products and biomolecules with bioactivity and nutraceutical properties. Professionals specializing in scientific areas such as biochemistry, pharmacology, analytical chemistry, organic chemistry, clinics, or engineering focused on bioactive natural products will find this book useful.
Contents
Section I: Introduction
1. Introduction to herbal biomolecules
Section II: Extraction and purification
2. Extraction of herbal biomolecules
3. Purification of herbal biomolecules
Section III: Chemistry, phytopharmacology and characterization
4. Chemistry of herbal biomolecules
5. Variation of biomolecules in plant species
6. Phytopharmacology of herbal biomolecules
7. Analytical characterization of herbal biomolecules
8.Bioactivity characterization herbal biomolecules
Section IV: Families
9.Herbal carbohydrates in healthcare
10. Herbal oil in healthcare
11. Essential oils and their bioactive molecules in health care
12. Herbal glycosides in healthcare
13. Herbal alkaloids in healthcare
14. Herbal flavonoids in healthcare
15. Herbal terpenoids in healthcare
16. Herbal coumarins in healthcare
Section V: Bioactivity and applications
17. Plant Biomolecule Antimicrobials: An Alternative For Food Security And Safety
18. Antidiabetic herbal biomolecules
19. Herbal Biomolecules: Anticancer agents
20. Herbal biomolecules acting on central nervous system
21. Herbal biomolecules as nutraceuticals
22. Herbal immunomodulators
23. Herbal antilithiatic biomolecules
24. Herbal aphrodisiac biomolecules in the management of male reproductive and sexual problems: connecting nature with clinics
25. Herbal biopolysaccharides in drug delivery
Section VI: Standardization, regulatory and clinical trials
26. Standardization of herbal biomolecules
27. Regulatory considerations of herbal biomolecules
28. Clinical trials of herbal biomolecules
