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Recent Trends in Biotechnology and Therapeutic Applications of Medicinal Plants

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Editors:
  1. Mohd. Shahid

    1. Arabian Gulf University, Department Of Medical Microbiology, College of Medicine & Medical Sciences, Manama, Bahrain

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  2. Anwar Shahzad

    1. , Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India

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  3. Abida Malik

    1. , Department of Microbiology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India

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  4. Aastha Sahai

    1. , Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India

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  • Provides state-of-the-art information on the most innovative science, research and applications in medicinal plant sciences
  • Chapters on advance biotechnological tools applied in medicinal plant research
  • Includes recent novel research on therapeutic applications of natural plant products

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Phytoactive Compounds from In Vitro Derived Tissues

    • Anwar Shahzad, Arjumend Shaheen, M. Imran Kozgar, Aastha Sahai, Shiwali Sharma
    Pages 1-23

  3. Bioreactors: A Rapid Approach for Secondary Metabolite Production

    • Shiwali Sharma, Anwar Shahzad
    Pages 25-49

  4. Hairy Root Culture: An Efficient System for Secondary Metabolite Production

    • Shiwali Sharma, Anwar Shahzad, Aastha Sahai
    Pages 51-78

  5. Elicitation: An Alternative Approach Towards Commercialization of Secondary Metabolite Production

    • Shiwali Sharma, Anwar Shahzad
    Pages 79-91

  6. Plant Natural Products as a Potential Source of Antimicrobial Agents: An Overview and a Glimpse on Recent Developments

    • Mohd. Shahid, Fazal K. Dar, Abdulrahman Y. Ismaeel, Ali Al-Mahmeed, Khalid Al Sindi, Abida Malik et al.
    Pages 93-107

  7. Recent Trends in Prevention and Treatment of Dental Caries and Periodontal Disease by Natural Plant Products

    • Pranay Jain, Ram Kumar Pundir
    Pages 109-129

  8. Antimicrobial Activity of Plants Used in México for Gastrointestinal and Respiratory Disorders

    • Ricardo Salazar-Aranda, Luis A. Pérez-López, Verónica Rivas-Galindo, Noemí Waksman de Torres
    Pages 131-188

  9. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry Pharmacological and Biotechnogical approaches of Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don

    • Junaid Aslam, Shamim Ajaz, Malik Mohd. Nadim
    Pages 189-211

  10. Nutraceuticals: Recent Developments and Future Prospectives

    • Pranay Jain, Ram Kumar Pundir
    Pages 213-224

  11. Plant Edible Vaccines: A Revolution in Vaccination

    • Aastha Sahai, Anwar Shahzad, Mohd. Shahid
    Pages 225-252

  12. Malaria and Phytomedicine

    • Adil Raza, Fatima Shujatullah, Haris M. Khan, Mohd. Shahid, Abida Malik
    Pages 253-262

  13. In Vitro Conservation Protocols for Some Rare Medicinal Plant Species

    • Anwar Shahzad, Taiba Saeed
    Pages 263-291

  14. In Vitro Conservation Protocols for Some Threatened Medicinal-Plant

    • Anwar Shahzad, Arjumend Shaheen
    Pages 293-304

  15. In Vitro Conservation Protocols for Some Endangered Medicinal-Plant

    • Anwar Shahzad, Aastha Sahai
    Pages 305-321

  16. In Vitro Conservation Protocols for Some Commercially Important Medicinal Plants

    • Anwar Shahzad, Shahina Parveen
    Pages 323-347

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 349-357
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The book provides an overview of current trends in biotechnology and medicinal plant sciences. The work includes detailed chapters on various advance biotechnological tools involved in production of phytoactive compounds of medicinal significance. Some recent and novel research studies on therapeutic applications of different medicinal plants from various geographical regions of the world have also been included. These studies report the antimicrobial activity of various natural plant products against various pathogenic microbial strains. Informative chapters on recent emerging applications of plant products such as source for nutraceuticals and vaccines have been integrated to cover latest advances in the field. This book also explores the conservation aspect of medicinal plants. Thus, chapters having comprehensively complied in vitro conservation protocols for various commercially important rare, threatened and endangered medicinal plants were provided in the present book.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Arabian Gulf University, Department Of Medical Microbiology, College of Medicine & Medical Sciences, Manama, Bahrain

    Mohd. Shahid

  • , Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India

    Anwar Shahzad, Aastha Sahai

  • , Department of Microbiology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India

    Abida Malik

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