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Medicinally Important Trees

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  • © 2017

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Authors:
  1. Aisha Saleem Khan

    1. Department of Biological Sciences, Forman Christian College University, Lahore, Pakistan

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  • Covers over 150 medicinally important trees
  • Lavishly illustrated with over 300 photographs of the plants from flower to fruit formation
  • Provides detailed information on the phytochemical properties of each plant
  • Describes techniques and protocols
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. An Introduction to Medicinally Important Trees

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    Pages 1-20

  3. Important Trees with Antidiabetic Activities

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    Pages 21-53

  4. Trees with Anticancer Activities

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    Pages 55-84

  5. Trees with Antimicrobial Activities

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    Pages 85-108

  6. Woody Plants with Possible Anti-HIV Activity

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    Pages 109-131

  7. Trees with Hepatoprotective and Cardioprotective Activities

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    Pages 133-157

  8. Antipyretic and Analgesic Activities of Some Economically Important Woody Plants

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    Pages 159-185

  9. Aphrodisiac and Abortifacient Activities of Important Trees

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    Pages 187-209

  10. Leguminous Trees and Their Medicinal Properties

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    Pages 211-233

  11. Figs and Their Medicinal Value

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    Pages 235-253

  12. Nuts and Their Nutritive and Medicinal Value

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    Pages 255-265

  13. Medicinally Important Edible Fruits

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    Pages 267-296

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 297-309
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About this book

This book provides researchers and advanced students associated with plant and pharmaceutical sciences with comprehensive information on medicinal trees, including their identification, morphological characteristics, traditional and economic uses, along with the latest research on their medicinal compounds.

The text covers the ecological distribution of over 150 trees, which are characterized mainly on the basis of their unique properties and phytochemicals of medicinal importance (i.e., anti-allergic, anti-diabetic, anti-carcinogenic, anti-microbial, and possible anti-HIV compounds). Due to the incredibly large diversity of medicinal trees, it is not possible to cover all within one publication, so trees with unique medicinal properties that are relatively more common in many countries are discussed here in order to make it most informative for a global audience.


With over 100 illustrations taken at different stages of plant development, this reference work serves as a tool for tree identification and provides morphological explanations. It includes the latest botanical research, including biochemical advancements in phytochemistry techniques such as chromatographic and spectrometric techniques. In addition, the end of each chapter presents the most up-to-date references for further sources of exploration.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Biological Sciences, Forman Christian College University, Lahore, Pakistan

    Aisha Saleem Khan

About the author

Dr. Aisha Saleem Khan is Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Forman Christian College, Pakistan. She has over 15 years of teaching experience in Plant Taxonomy and Systematics, Applied Botany and Environmental Sciences. She received her Ph.D from University of the Punjab and postdoctoral research from Miami University, Ohio. She is currently doing research on heavy metal toxicity and ways to overcome problems associated with heavy metal pollution through ultramicroscopic techniques. Her research work in published in many International journals. She is member of editorial member of international journals. She is also author of book Flowering Plants: Structure and Industrial Products published by Wiley- Blackwell in 2017.

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