| ISBN13: | 9781774916186 |
| ISBN10: | 1774916185 |
| Binding: | Hardback |
| No. of pages: | 466 pages |
| Size: | 234x156 mm |
| Weight: | 1020 g |
| Language: | English |
| Illustrations: | 23 Illustrations, black & white; 16 Illustrations, color; 6 Halftones, black & white; 14 Halftones, color; 17 Line drawings, black & white; 2 Line drawings, color |
| 693 |
Bioprospecting of Ethnomedicinal Plant Resources
GBP 170.00
Click here to subscribe.
Not in stock at Prospero.
Details importance of bioprospecting plants of ethnic origins sustainably while presenting bioprospecting methods. Discusses importance of sustainability and bioprospecting for formulating novel and new drugs from ethnomedicinal plants present in the wild. Covers a range of topics on bioprospecting ethnomedicinal plants.
The majority of modern drugs are based on phytochemicals produced from ethnomedicinal plants.This new volume provides an understanding of the importance of sustainability and bioprospecting of ethnomedicinal plants for formulating novel chemical compounds and new drugs from raw materials from plants cultivated and collected from the wild for healthcare and nutrition practices. It provides extensive information on medicinal plant diversification, cultivation techniques, biotechnological approaches, and modern and traditional usages. It also provides information for developing new strategies and formulating new policies for the systematic management and conservation of medicinal resources for future use.
1. Bioprospecting of Ethnomedicinal Plants: Basic Issues 2. Ethnomedicinal Plants: Medicine and Nutrition for Future Generation 3. Medicinal Plant-Based Agroforestry Systems 4. Plant Bio-Actives from Agroforestry Systems in Improving Livestock Health, Production, and Methane Mitigation 5. Ethnobotany: Benefits, Research, and Development 6. Problems and Prospects of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants with Special Reference to Coordinated Research in India under ICAR 7. Important Medicinal Plants of Bangladesh: Uses and Prospects 8. Some Parasitic and Carnivorous Plants of the Indian Himalayan Region with Ethnomedicinal Use 9. Use and Preference of Medicinal Plants Among Forest Fringe Indigenous Communities in Eastern Sub-Himalayan Region: A Case Study 10. A Directory of Ethnomedicinal Plants of Reang Ethnic Community in Northeast India 11. Sacred Groves: In Situ Conservation of Ethnomedicinal Plants 12. Medicinal Agroforestry System: The Way Towards Conservation 13. Utilization and Ethnomedicinal Value of Indigenous Green Leafy Vegetables Commonly Consumed in Northern Districts of West Bengal, India 14. Stevia rebaudiana (Bert).: A Natural Sweetener 15. Traditional and Pharmacological Values of Oroxylum indicum 16. Livelihood Improvement through Turmeric in Eastern Himalayan Foothills of West Bengal, India 17. Malaxis acuminata: An Important Ingredient of Ashtavarga 18. Utilization of Rice Genetic Resources for Nutritional and Medicinal Benefits 19. Pest and Diseases of Some Commercial Medicinal and Aromatic Plants and Their Management 20. Changing Marketing Scenario of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India
