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Regulatory affairs and pharmacological drug safety issues of
Ayurvedic medicine has been overlooked by practitioners for many
years. Research in Ayurveda is now a world-wide phenomenon, and
several large pharmaceutical corporations are investing money for
novel drug discovery from Ayurvedic sources. This book examines the
regulatory and pharmacological aspects and includes extensive data
on scientific evaluation carried out on Ayurvedic formulations. It
will also serve as a reference book on standardization,
pre-clinical studies, and clinical and toxicological studies on
Ayurvedic formulations.
Phytochemicals are the mainstay of therapeutics of herbal or
botanical medicine. Research on phytomolecules is conducted
worldwide and several have been screened for clinical trials. This
includes several promising anticancer phytomolectules, such as
withaferin-a and camphothecin. This book provides a scientific
understanding of the mode of action of these molecules. It targets
only those phytohemicals and herbal extracts that are subjects of
recent pharmacological investigations. Chapters such as industrial
crops for steroid manufacturing and anticancer and cytotoxic
potential of sesquiterpenoids add special flavour to the book,
making readers eager to learn more about the commercial viability
of phytochemical and herbal extracts.
Bridging the gap between the ancient sciences of herbalism and the
emerging disciplines such as ethnopharmocology or
phytopharmacotherapy, this book highlights the major breakthroughs
in the history of the field and focuses on future directions in the
discovery and application of herb-derived medicines. Implementing
the concept of reverse pharmacology, it integrates documented
clinical and experiential "hits" into pharmacological leads by
transdisciplinary exploratory studies. It further develops these
into drug candidates by experimental and clinical research.
Honoring the interdisciplinary nature of herbalism, this book is a
handy reference for all those in the herbal drug industry from
student to researcher.
Alternative systems of medicine (Ayurveda, Siddha, Homoepathy,
Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medcila Herbalism)
utilizes medicinal plants for formulations. The present work is
aimed at documentation of chemical composition, medicinal use and
modern investigative work on medicinal plants. As the name of the
title suggests, the work includes rare medicinal plants used
globally in medicine. As research is being done on medicinal
plants, more and more phytochemicals are being discovered. On basis
of this, traditional uses of medicinal plants are being confirmed.
The work will be a valuable guide for practitioners of alternative
systems of medicine. It will be useful for phytochemists,
ethnobotanists and herbal pharmacists who will find unique data
about less documented medicinal plants.
Phytochemicals are the mainstay of therapeutics of herbal or
botanical medicine. Research on phytomolecules is conducted
worldwide and several have been screened for clinical trials. This
includes several promising anticancer phytomolectules, such as
withaferin-a and camphothecin. This book provides a scientific
understanding of the mode of action of these molecules. It targets
only those phytohemicals and herbal extracts that are subjects of
recent pharmacological investigations. Chapters such as industrial
crops for steroid manufacturing and anticancer and cytotoxic
potential of sesquiterpenoids add special flavour to the book,
making readers eager to learn more about the commercial viability
of phytochemical and herbal extracts.
Thoughts written in easy rhyme or abstract capture the deepest and
superficial thoughts of an average being, some romantic, some
daring, some reclusive some bright, some deep dark and scary, but
overall capture the thoughts of the run of the mill, which some do
not want to bring forth. A journey of about twenty seven years in
the making, vexing, lonely at times, at times melancholic but
overall a fruitful and rewarding .
Regulatory affairs and pharmacological drug safety issues of
Ayurvedic medicine has been overlooked by practitioners for many
years. Research in Ayurveda is now a world-wide phenomenon, and
several large pharmaceutical corporations are investing money for
novel drug discovery from Ayurvedic sources. This book examines the
regulatory and pharmacological aspects and includes extensive data
on scientific evaluation carried out on Ayurvedic formulations. It
will also serve as a reference book on standardization,
pre-clinical studies, and clinical and toxicological studies on
Ayurvedic formulations.
The Maoists have taken up arms. Their focus is on tribals and lower
caste people for support. Stress is on militarisation with
hierarchy and building of 'People's Guerrilla Army' capable of
destroying the state machinery. Violence and breakdown of law and
order is causing loss of innocent lives and damage to property. The
book has been covered in five chapters by the contributors. The
first chapter deals with the Maoist insurgency in India and
analyses the reasons that led to the Communist Party of India (CPI)
taking up the cause of the lower castes and scheduled tribes. The
second chapter deals with use of air power in combating the Maoist
insurgency. The author has suggested deployment of drones to detect
insurgent camps in the forests and use of helicopters for
evacuation of casualties and other measures to facilitate logistics
support for Countering Insurgency. An appraisal of India's
Intelligence agencies has been covered in Chapter Three. The fourth
and fifth chapters are concerning the manner in which the United
States has reacted after the 9/11 terrorist attack in the USA and
how India reacted after the terrorist attack in Mumbai on 26
November 2008. The author has suggested the need to evolve a
Comprehensive Internal Security Policy covering all dimensions and
all levels -- political, economic and social.
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