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Substitution and adulteration in traded herbal raw material are
common practice in the herbal industry due to the extinction of
required species, deforestation and incorrect taxonomical
identification. Herbalists have adopted methods to create high
quality adulteration which cannot be detected without performing
microscopic examination or chemical analysis. It is difficult to
establish specific quality control standards due to the complex
nature and innate unpredictability of the chemical constituents of
medicinal herbs.The main parameters for measurement and
adulteration prevention in medicinal herbs are morphological and
microscopic investigation, chemical profiling and DNA barcoding.
The need for highly sensitive and more effective approaches for the
authentication of medicinal herbs is necessary in order to promote
the acceptance of herbal products. Adulteration In Traditional
Medicinal Herbs is aimed at promoting awareness of adulteration in
traditional herbal medicines for the worldwide scientific
community. Parameters are established for the prevention of
adulteration through classical and modern scientific tools.
Valuable case studies are presented based on ethno-medicinal
surveys performed in many herbal markets in Pakistan. Collections
of various samples were obtained from these shops then compared
with the original plants collected from field. Various
phytochemical, organoleptic and DNA barcoding techniques were used
in order to detect adulteration in the marketed herbal samples.
This book is the first of its kind and is aimed at helping the
scientific community to identify particular medicinal plants which
are facing adulteration problems in herbal markets and to estimate
the extent of adulteration and substitution in commonly used
medicinal herbs.
This text focuses on underutilized wild plants that can help to
reduce food deficiency in developing nations. Edible wild plants
are viewed as a potential solution for overcoming food insecurity
for families in these regions, with a specific focus on sustainable
production and conservation measures. Detailed analysis of specific
wild plants is provided, including the nutritional contents of each
plant. A full list of edible wild plants is included for the
benefit of researchers, plus a pictorial guide for easy
identification of these plants. Specific case studies are provided
in which edible wild plants are used to reduce food insecurity, and
the diversity of edible wild plants is studied from a global
perspective. In developing countries, a significant obstacle to
human survival is the increasing gap between food availability and
the growing human population. Food insecurity results in less
consumption of fruits and vegetables and leads to mineral and
vitamin deficiency for individuals in these regions. Edible Wild
plants: An alternative approach to food security focuses on growing
and using wild plants in order to reduce food insecurity and
malnutrition. Wild edible plants are inexpensive and are a rich
source of antioxidants, vitamins, fiber, and minerals. As the first
book to specifically focus on edible wild plants and their vital
role in food security and nutrition, this text is incredibly
valuable to any researcher studying innovative potential solutions
to food deficiency in the developing world.
Due to their high nutritive value and the presence of secondary
metabolites, wetland plants can be consumed by humans as food and
utilized as medicinal drugs. Significant numbers of ethno-botanic
resources have been reported to extract useful compounds, which can
be used as pharmaceuticals. Wetland plants are also very valuable
as an energy source, as fuel for fish smoking and for domestic
energy. These plants can be harvested as wild stock, or cultivated
in flooded paddies for aquaculture, food and for livestock fodder.
All parts of plants can be utilized for foodstuff, compost, mulch,
medicine, and for construction. Wetland Plants: A Source of
Nutrition and Ethnomedicine aims to promote public understanding of
this remarkable resource, exploring not only their role in the
ecosystem but also their nutritional and medicinal purposes. Based
on original research, the text focuses on species identification
(with original pictures of wetland plants including morphological
features), nutritive value and ethno-medicinal uses. This book
serves as an important and basic reference material for further
research into the basic biological as well as the applied medicinal
aspects of traditional medicinal wetland plants.
Due to their high nutritive value and the presence of secondary
metabolites, wetland plants can be consumed by humans as food and
utilized as medicinal drugs. Significant numbers of ethno-botanic
resources have been reported to extract useful compounds, which can
be used as pharmaceuticals. Wetland plants are also very valuable
as an energy source, as fuel for fish smoking and for domestic
energy. These plants can be harvested as wild stock, or cultivated
in flooded paddies for aquaculture, food and for livestock fodder.
All parts of plants can be utilized for foodstuff, compost, mulch,
medicine, and for construction. Wetland Plants: A Source of
Nutrition and Ethnomedicine aims to promote public understanding of
this remarkable resource, exploring not only their role in the
ecosystem but also their nutritional and medicinal purposes. Based
on original research, the text focuses on species identification
(with original pictures of wetland plants including morphological
features), nutritive value and ethno-medicinal uses. This book
serves as an important and basic reference material for further
research into the basic biological as well as the applied medicinal
aspects of traditional medicinal wetland plants.
Substitution and adulteration in traded herbal raw material are
common practice in the herbal industry due to the extinction of
required species, deforestation and incorrect taxonomical
identification. Herbalists have adopted methods to create high
quality adulteration which cannot be detected without performing
microscopic examination or chemical analysis. It is difficult to
establish specific quality control standards due to the complex
nature and innate unpredictability of the chemical constituents of
medicinal herbs.The main parameters for measurement and
adulteration prevention in medicinal herbs are morphological and
microscopic investigation, chemical profiling and DNA barcoding.
The need for highly sensitive and more effective approaches for the
authentication of medicinal herbs is necessary in order to promote
the acceptance of herbal products. Adulteration In Traditional
Medicinal Herbs is aimed at promoting awareness of adulteration in
traditional herbal medicines for the worldwide scientific
community. Parameters are established for the prevention of
adulteration through classical and modern scientific tools.
Valuable case studies are presented based on ethno-medicinal
surveys performed in many herbal markets in Pakistan. Collections
of various samples were obtained from these shops then compared
with the original plants collected from field. Various
phytochemical, organoleptic and DNA barcoding techniques were used
in order to detect adulteration in the marketed herbal samples.
This book is the first of its kind and is aimed at helping the
scientific community to identify particular medicinal plants which
are facing adulteration problems in herbal markets and to estimate
the extent of adulteration and substitution in commonly used
medicinal herbs.
The present piece of work was an effort to find and isolate the
bioactive compounds not only in naturally grown but also in in
vitro grown cell and tissue lines of Mako under controlled
environment and adjustable PGRs.The study of natural product's
profile of tissue cultured plants using GC-MS, is a unique idea,
adopted during the present work, which may lead to the production
and identification of many novel bioactive compounds.
The Ocimum sanctum plant, a native to tropical Asia, is a member of
the Lamiaceae (mint) family, . Ocimum sanctum is also known as
'TULSI', which means 'The incomparable one'. It is also called as
'HOLY BASIL'.It has great health implications. It has been used in
several ancient systems of medicines including Ayurveda, Greek,
Roman, and Siddha for thousands of years. Throughout Indo-Pak
subcontinent, Tulsi is considered "The Queen of Herbs" and is
revered as a sacred plant infused with healing powers.
This research work defines the taxonomic position of some species
of family Fabaceae and Solanaceae as medicinal herbs. Multiple
parameters have been used including morphology, anatomy,
palynology, organoleptography, pharmacognosy, UV analysis, IR
analysis, LM and SEM scanning and allelopathy. These medicinal
species, which have been used for various ailments have either not
been properly investigated or the findings have not been correlated
with phytochemical studies in Pakistan previously. The recent
research would promote recognition of the value of particular
medicinal species and result in their inclusion and consideration
in the history of traditional medicines.
This monograph includes the tribe Paniceae comprising the genera
Brachiaria, Cenchrus, Echinochloa, Eriochloa, Oplismenus, Panicum,
Paspalidium, Paspalam, Penniseum and Setaria. For the recognition
and circumscription of the tribes, genera and species, very limited
characters of the floral parts are used, whose validity and
significance is important. The absence of a valid taxonomic
treatment of these genera make it necessary to revise the past work
and to carry out further research on new aspects. This study was
carried out to clear up the taxonomic position of a number of taxa.
The present account includes the comprehensive study of the
morphological, anatomical and palynological aspects and elemental
dispersive spectrophotometer analysis (EDS) of 10 genera of tribe
Paniceae present from Pakistan.
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