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Salvia Biotechnology (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
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The genus Salvia represents nearly 1,000 species that are widely
distributed around the world. It is the largest in the Lamiaceae
family. Traditionally, infusions of Salvia species have been widely
used to treat oral inflammation, throat and headaches, and
digestive disturbances in various folklore- and ethno-medicine
practices worldwide. The antispasmodic, antiseptic and hypoglycemic
effects of their extracts have been recognized by the ancient
healers a long time ago before the development of modern medicine.
With the advances in phytochemistry and pharmacology, terpenes,
polyphenols and volatile compounds have been recognized as the
source of bioactivity in Salvia extracts. Nowadays, because of
their valuable pharmaceutical and nutraceutical properties, many
Salvia species have been widely used as ingredients in food,
pharmacy and cosmetic industries. The economic importance of Salvia
plants continues to increase, following closely the growing
interest to the concept for modern healthy lifestyle, based on
prevention by consuming quality foods and nutraceutical supplements
of natural origin. However, the growing demand has led to
overexploitation of natural habitats and in the last few years many
wild growing Salvia species have shrunk or fallen under threat.
Obviously, to deal with that problem and to prevent ecological
crisis, there is an urgent need for alternative, renewable sources
of Salvia biomass. Plant biotechnology can provide a wide range of
tools for development of economically feasible continuous
production of standardized valuable phytochemicals. Plant in vitro
culture technology is a powerful method for continuous production
of plant secondary metabolites under controlled conditions,
recently adapted to various Salvia species. Salvia in vitro systems
are harmless to natural plant populations and can be grown
independently of environmental factors, geographical latitude,
climatic change, and seasonal variations. Several bioactive
metabolites from rare and endangered Salvia plants can be produced
by employing different plant in vitro systems. However, the
researches on development of large scale biotechnology, based on
Salvia in vitro systems, are still in early stages and many points
still have to be addressed before the commercialization to take
place. In this book we intend to summarize the recent achievements
in research with Salvia in vitro systems as biological matrixes for
the production of pharmaceutically important secondary metabolites.
Further we invited leading experts to present their recent studies
on phytochemistry, ethnobotanical and ethnophamacological aspects
of genus Salvia. Safety and legal issues related to implementation
of Salvia plants and in vitro cultures extracts in foods, cosmetics
and pharmaceutical products will be discussed as well.
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