Medicinal Plants in Changing Environment

Contents: Preface. 1. Characterization of controversial plant drugs and effect of changing environment on active ingredients/M. Iqbal, A. Ahmad and T.O. Siddiqi. 2. Non-transgenic molecular approaches for improving Cymbopogon species for aromatic and medicinal uses/J. Kumar and P.K. Gupta. 3. Influence of trace elements pollution on medicinal chemistry and physiology of lichens/M. Bouziane, D. Cuny, M.A. Rzepka, M. Draoui, J.P. Huvenne, C. Van Haluwyn, P.H. Herin and D. Couturier. 4. Secondary metabolite production of medicinal and aromatic plants as influenced by nutrients and heavy metals/A.H.A. Farooqi and S. Haque. 5. Turkish Mediterranean medicinal plants in the face of climate change/M. Ozturk, S. Gucel, E. Altundag and S. Celik. 6. Genetic capacity of some medicinal plants to accumulate heavy metals/E. Alirzayeva, T. Shirvani, V. Ali-Zade, V. Romheld and I Cakmak. 7. Environmental stress enhances the level of secondary metabolites in medicinal plants/D.P. Katare and M. Bora. 8. Lead and salinity stress in plants with special reference to artemisia annua and cassia angustifolia/M.I. Qureshi, M. Iqbal and M.Z. Abdin. 9. Conservation and reproductive biology of aconitum heterophyllum and Podophyllum hexandrum/S.Y. Beigh, A. Arshi, I.A. Nawchoo, I.M. Aref and M. Iqbal. 10. Conservation of medicinal and aromatic plants of Northeast India/P. Tandon. S. Kumaria and H. Kayang. 11. Relevance of biotechnological tools for conservation of plant resources/M.N.V. Prasad, K. Padmalatha, K. Jayaram and N.L. Raju. 12. Taxonomy, ecology and distribution of medicinally important herbaceous species of phyllanthus in India/R.R. Rao, Vishwanatha, R.N. Kulkarni and R. Murugan. 13. Authentication of medicinal plants: phyllanthus amarus/S. Khan. 14. Techniques for seed germination and cultivation of some desert medicinal plants/P.K. Kasera, S. Mohammed and D.N. Sen. 15. Phytochemistry and pharmacology of some medicinal plants/S. Ahmad, M. Singh, E.T. Tamboli, M. Garg and R. Parveen. 16. Medicinal plants as a potential source of biopesticides/V. Agrawal and V. Yandey. 17. Allelopathic effect of medicinal herbs on rice growing environment/K.K. Baruah, K. Das and B. Gogoi. Index.

Gradual changes in the environment have borne tremendous impact on growth performance of plants, which has been duly documented. However, it seems that properties of medicinal plants in relation to environmental changes are yet to be evaluated as thoroughly as to satisfy a variety of relevant queries and concerns. This book, Medicinal Plants in Changing Environment, comprising 17 chapters on relevant topics contributed by experts of the subject in question. This will cater to the need of all those working on, dealing with or even thinking about environmental issues and/or medicinal plants.