This reference work provides a wealth of information regarding
medicinal plants and phytochemicals. It is addressed both to
researchers and teachers.
The handbook describes phytochemicals, which, by the strictest
definition, are chemicals that are produced by plants. During the
last decades, more and moregroupsbecame actively involved in
exploring plants for useful metabolites that lead to the
identification of several useful curative agents and many promising
molecules to fight and/orprevent diseases, including carcinogenesis
and stroke. But when we talk about phytochemicals, there are also
medicinal plants where not a single molecule is responsible for the
observed properties. This reference work therefore reviews and
compiles the information on both these aspects.
The volumes contain contributions on phytochemicals and herbal
extracts. A large number of natural products obtained from plants
and microorganisms is used in cosmetic, drug, flavor and fragrance
industries. For this compilation, a range of the most important
medicinal herbs and phytochemicals were selected and are described
by therecognizedauthors in the field.
The present reference work encompasses the information about
well established phytochemicals, biology and biotechnology of
medicinal plants or their products, their biosynthesis, novel
production strategies, demand and uses, metabolism and
bioavailability. There is a surge of information published in
recent years on herbal medicine and their pharmacologic effectswith
singlebooks available onvaried subjects. However, all this
information is widespread and difficult to overview. Researchers
who wish to keep a pace with the rapidly developing field of
natural products can now consult this newly compiled handbook to
find all information about bioactive molecules and medicinal
plantsthoroughly compiled inone place
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