Herbal Drugs : Quality and Chemistry
Contents: Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgement. I. Plant kingdom as medicine: the herbal drugs: 1. Ethnomedicines in different civilizations. 2. Herbals in primary healthcare. 3. Synergism and specificity of herbal drugs. 4. Challenges and opportunities for acceptability of herbal drugs. II. Chemical characterization of herbal drugs: 1. Herbal drugs : a chemical account. 2. Value addition on herbals. 3. Phytochemicals: standardization, isolation and purification. 4. Thin layer chromatography and herbals. 5. Analytical techniques used for quality product development. 6. Molecular markers and chemo-types. III. Herbals as food and drugs: 1. Herbals: store house of drugs. 2. Herbals for aromatherapy. 3. Herbals as laxative. 4. Herbals as adaptogenic. 5. Herbals as foods to mind and spirit. 6. Herbals as cardiovascular tonic. 7. Herbals as aphrodisiac. 8. Herbals as antioxidants. IV. Industrial application of herbal knowledge: 1. Lysergol from Kaladana. 2. Digoxin from Digitalis lanata leaves. 3. Standardized extract of Centella asiatica. 4. Standardized extract of Bacopa monnieri. 5. Standardized extract of Mucuna pruriens seeds. 6. Isolation and purification of Forskolin from Coleus forskohlii. 7. Value addition on Tribulus terrestris: as defined extract. 8. Standardized extract of Picrorhiza kurroa. 9. Standardized extract of Fenugreek seeds. 10. Standardized extract of Gymnema sylvestre. Subject index.
Herbals and herbal products are in use in worldwide as home remedies, over the counter preparations and as raw material in pharmaceutical industry. Globally, the herbal medicines market is growing very fast, so there is need of increasing attention to maintain the quality of herbals before recommendation of it as raw material to pharma industry or home remedy, for sustainability of herbals as drug. The herbal drugs needs to be defined in term of modern medical practices also.
The book has been prepared in response to the need of international harmonization to produce and supply the quality herbals, value addition on it, characterization, standardization, developing chemical finger prints, analytical and manufacturing validation as well as their utilization for different purposes. The book also describes the art of implementation of academic research as industrial herbal product. (jacket)
Herbals and herbal products are in use in worldwide as home remedies, over the counter preparations and as raw material in pharmaceutical industry. Globally, the herbal medicines market is growing very fast, so there is need of increasing attention to maintain the quality of herbals before recommendation of it as raw material to pharma industry or home remedy, for sustainability of herbals as drug. The herbal drugs needs to be defined in term of modern medical practices also.
The book has been prepared in response to the need of international harmonization to produce and supply the quality herbals, value addition on it, characterization, standardization, developing chemical finger prints, analytical and manufacturing validation as well as their utilization for different purposes. The book also describes the art of implementation of academic research as industrial herbal product. (jacket)
