Description
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a multifaceted reproductive, metabolic syndrome, and its symptoms involve interactions between hormones, genes, and environmental stressors. The characteristic symptoms of PCOS include menstrual abnormalities such as oligomenorrhea or amenorrhea. The general symptoms of PCOS are anovulation or oligo-ovulation.
Herbal Medicine Applications for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome provides comprehensive information on different aspects of PCOS, including its pathogenesis, symptoms, therapies, and management, particularly through herbal remedies.
With 13 chapters related to different aspects of PCOS, this book provides enormous knowledge about the pathogenesis and role of different therapeutic strategies globally. These chapters have been contributed by researchers from across the globe from Europe to Asia, who highlight the importance of herbal medicines in the treatment of a reproductive disorder such as PCOS.
This book also serves as a simple compendium for undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers, and pharmaceutical companies to understand the fundamental concepts of herbal treatment use with regard to basic mechanisms, sources, and positive impact. Readers will find an articulate package of knowledge compiled about pathogenesis and complications of PCOS and the role of herbs in the development of drugs for the treatment of reproductive disorders.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS): Signs, Symptoms, Epidemiology, Environmental Stress, Management Strategies and Current Therapies
Younis Ahmad Hajam, Rajesh Kumar, Neelam, D R Thakur and Seema Rai
Chapter 2. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS): Regulation of Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis and Steroidogenesis, a Perspective toward Control of PCOS
Namrata, Manisha, Neeru, Indu Sharma, Rajesh Kumar, and Arup Giri
Chapter 3. Potential Phytotherapeutic Intervention for the Treatment of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Seema Rai, Sushmita Pa, Adyasha Purohit, Sunita Patel, Kshipra Xaxa, Gunja Roy, Younis Hajam Ahmad and Rajesh Kumar
Chapter 4. Polycystic ovarian Syndrome (PCOS): The “Green healers” an Ayurvedic Eye
Shikhar Deep, Ashvani Kumar Srivastav, Sangeeta Rai and Radha Chaube
Chapter 5. Concept of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: Anti- PCOS Plants in the Unani System of Medicines
Neha Salaria, Indu Kumari, Neeraj, Diksha Pathania and Rajesh Kumar
Chapter 6. Therapeutic and Pharmacological Perspectives of Some Herbal Resources for the Treatment of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: A Fast-Spreading Endocrine Disorder
Suresh Kumar, N Mahakud, Adyasha Purohit, Sunita Patel, Kshipra Xaxa, Gunja Roy, Younis Ahmad Hajam and Seema Rai
Chapter 7. Molecular Insights of Active Plant-Based Drug Molecules for the Treatment of PCOS
Sandhya Sharma, Haleema Sabia, Sonam Singh and Radha Chaube
Chapter 8. Current understanding on pathophysiological insight and experimental animal model to study polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and the role of phytobiotics as a potential therapeutic intervention
Shruti Nagrath, Abhinav Bhardwaj and Vijay K. Bharti
Chapter 9. Tanshinone IIA, Curcumin and Rutin phytotherapy: A Natural Treatment for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Rajesh Kumar, Lovepreet Kaur, Neelam, Younis Ahmad Hajam, and Seema Rai
Chapter 10. Apigenin, Catechins and Soy isoflavones as a natural treatment for polycystic ovarian syndrome
Aksh Sharma and Surbhi
Chapter 11. Resveratrol, 6- Gingerol and Quercetin as a natural treatment for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Zoya Shaikh, Ulas Acaroz, and Ahmad Ali
Chapter 12. Role of Environmental Factors in PCOS Development and Progression
Indu Sharma, Chahat Dhawan, Pallavi Arora, Pritika Chandel and Smita Bhattacharjee
Chapter 13. Melatonin as a Possible Chronobiotic / Cytoprotective Therapy in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Daniel P. Cardinali, Seema Rai, Eduardo Spinedi
