Sepsis, a leading cause of death, describes a complex clinical syndrome that develops when initial, appropriate host response to an infection becomes amplified and then dysregulated, not only does the disease progress in various phases, but initial inflammation is sometimes followed by immunosupression. Also a multitude of microorganisms are involved in sepsis pathology. The present treatment regimens available for sepsis are limited, adjunct herbal therapy to already established therapies seems to be the need of hour. The present book describes the general pathobiology of sepsis, followed by the treatment strategies presently in vogue, the different signaling pathways involved, and ultimately reviews some of the plant based components that might be tested as complement to present therapies.

Diabetes and its associated complications constitute a huge global health menace. Diabetes mellitus or simply diabetes is a lifelong progressive disease that results from body's inability to produce insulin, use of insulin to its full potential or both, and is characterized by high circulating glucose (hyperglycemia). Diabetic retinopathy (DR), a disease of the retina, is the most common and specific microvascular complication of diabetes. It is the major cause of blindness among people in working age and is a leading cause of visual impairment in older patients in developed countries, representing a major socioeconomic problem. The present book describes the pathobiology of diabetes, diabetic retinopathy, and utilization of plant derived components as adjunct to present treatments.