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Medicinal Plants for Lung Diseases

A Pharmacological and Immunological Perspective

  • Summarizes evidence-based therapeutic efficacy of phytoconstituents on chronic lung diseases
  • Discusses pharmacological and immunological signaling pathways modulated by phytoconstituents
  • Explores phytoconstituients against respiratory infections, including SARS-CoV2
  • Covers phytoconstituents-based drug delivery system for the treatment of lung diseases

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Table of contents (27 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
  2. Immuno-Pathogenesis of Respiratory Diseases

    • Priya Madhavan, Farzana Rizwan, Imam Shaik
    Pages 1-46
  3. Introduction to Chronic Respiratory Diseases: A Pressing Need for Novel Therapeutic Approaches

    • Yinghan Chan, Sin Wi Ng, Hui Shan Liew, Lesley Jia Wei Pua, Laura Soon, Jun Sing Lim et al.
    Pages 47-84
  4. Role of Indian Herbal Medicine in the Treatment of Pulmonary Diseases

    • M. Ovia, M. Yasasve, L. Ansel Vishal
    Pages 85-102
  5. Asthma-Induced Inflammatory Responses and Reversal by Botanicals

    • Tuyelee Das, Samapika Nandy, Abhijit Dey
    Pages 103-125
  6. Medicinal Plants in Targeting Asthma

    • Shabnum Shaheen, Mehwish Jaffer
    Pages 127-150
  7. Incipient Need of Medicinal Plants in Targeting Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    • Ganesh Bhaskar Sonawane, Anurag Mishra, Sarita Rawat, Sushma Rawat, Sachchidanand Pathak, Santosh Kumar Singh et al.
    Pages 151-168
  8. Utilization of Natural Compounds for Treatment of Tuberculosis-I

    • Madhumanti Mondal, Atmaram Pawar, Kaustuv Sahoo, Dileep Kumar
    Pages 169-183
  9. Medicinal Plants in Targeting Tuberculosis II

    • Niranjan Koirala, Bindu Modi, Romit Kumar Subba, Mamata Panthi, Jianbo Xiao
    Pages 185-215
  10. Medicinal Plants in the Treatment of Tuberculosis III

    • Sarita Rawat, Abhay Raizaday, Sachchidanand Pathak, Himmat Singh, Anurag Mishra, Santosh Kumar Singh et al.
    Pages 217-227
  11. Natural Compounds as Versatile Potential Therapeutic Agents of Lung Cancer

    • Rabia Akram, Haseeb Anwar, Azhar Rasul, Shoaib Ahmad Malik, Javeria Maqbool, Faiqa Sajid et al.
    Pages 229-256
  12. Exploring the Potential of Medicinal Plants in Lung Cancer

    • Anju Dhiman, Harish Dureja
    Pages 257-284
  13. Effect of Medicinal Plants against Lung Cancer

    • Suhas Suresh Awati, Gaurav Gupta, Sarita Rawat, Deepa Singh, Sachchidanand Pathak, Yogendra Singh et al.
    Pages 285-302
  14. Role of Medicinal Plants in Pulmonary Hypertension

    • Deepak Kumar Jindal, Prachi Sah, Dheeraj Bisht, H. Lalhlenmawia, Dharmendra Kumar, Deepak Kumar
    Pages 303-316
  15. Medicinal Plants Used in the Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension

    • Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji, Olugbemi Tope Olaniyan, Muhammad Akram, Olulope Olufemi Ajayi, Abel Inobeme, Seyi Olaniyan et al.
    Pages 317-339
  16. Herbal Bioactives for the Treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

    • Madhu Sharma, Veera Garg, Inderbir Singh
    Pages 341-368
  17. Medicinal Plants Used in Treatment of Bronchitis

    • Manish Pathak, Lubhan Singh, Ganesh Prasad Mishra, Kamal Dua, Sagarika Majhi
    Pages 369-389
  18. Role of Medicinal Plants in Treatment of Pulmonary Edema

    • Piyush Mittal, Anurag Verma, Manjari Mittal
    Pages 391-397
  19. Medicinal Plants Used in the Treatment of Influenza A Virus Infections

    • Shivraj Popat Jadhav, Himmat Singh, Ritu M. Gilhotra, Anurag Mishra, Yogendra Singh, Anand Krishnan et al.
    Pages 399-416
  20. Medicinal Plants Used in the Treatment of Influenza A Virus Infections

    • Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji, Olulope Olufemi Ajayi, Muhammad Akram, Olugbemi Tope Olaniyan, Muhammad Amjad Chishti, Abel Inobeme et al.
    Pages 417-435

About this book

This book summarizes experimentally-supported research on the therapeutic efficacy of plant extracts and their constituents on a range of respiratory diseases including infections. It discusses the pharmacological, cellular and molecular factors involved in the pathogenies of respiratory diseases and their modulation by plant-derived compounds. Additionally, it underlines the growing relevance of medicinal plant-based advanced drug delivery systems for treating lung diseases providing maximal therapeutic efficacy with better patient compliance. Overall, this comprehensive book is a blend of translational, biological, chemical and drug delivery aspects of medicinal plants employed in targeting respiratory diseases and attracts a range of audiences including physiochemist, translational and clinical researchers working in the field of respiratory diseases.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Discipline of Pharmacy, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia

    Kamal Dua

  • Discipline of Medical Sciences, School of Science, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia

    Srinivas Nammi

  • NICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia

    Dennis Chang

  • Department of Life Sciences, School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Dinesh Kumar Chellappan

  • School of Pharmacy, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur, India

    Gaurav Gupta

  • Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia

    Trudi Collet

About the editors

Dr. Kamal Dua is a Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Pharmacy at the Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia. He has research experience of over 12 years in the field of drug delivery systems targeting inflammatory diseases. Dr Dua is also a Node Leader of Drug Delivery Research in the Centre for Inflammation at Centenary Institute/UTS, where the targets identified from the research projects are pursued to develop novel formulations as the first step towards translation into clinics. Dr Dua researches in two complementary areas; drug delivery and immunology, specifically addressing how these disciplines can advance one another helping the community to live longer and healthier. This is evidenced by his extensive publication record in reputed journals. Dr. Dua’s research interests focus on harnessing the pharmaceutical potential of modulating critical regulators such as Interleukins and microRNAs and developing new and effective drug delivery formulations for the management of chronic airway diseases. He has published more than 80 research articles in peer-reviewed international journals and authored or co-authored 4 books.  He is an active member of many national and international professional societies

Dr Srinivas Nammi is working as Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology and Academic Course (BMedSc) at the School of Science, Western Sydney University (WSU), Australia. He holds a doctorate in Pharmaceutical Sciences, specializing in Pharmacology from Andhra University, India. Before joining the WSU, he worked at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University  of  Sydney,  after  gaining  postdoctoral  experience  as  DAAD  Fellow  at  the  University  of  Tübingen, Germany and the University of Manitoba, Canada. He has 1 international patent and has published over 80 scientific papers, 10 editorials and 3 book chapters. He is also serving as Secretary for the Australian DAAD Alumni Association.

Prof Dennis Chang holds a doctorate and MSc degree in Pharmacology from the University of Sydney, Australia. His research interests include clinical and pharmacological studies of complementary medicine (CM). He is a chief investigator of several significant Phase II and III clinical trials to evaluate CM interventions (herbal medicine, yoga and Tai Chi) for the treatment of dementia, mild cognitive impairment, coronary heart disease, metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes. He has led numerous laboratory-based pharmacological studies of herbal medicines to evaluate pharmacokinetics/bioavailability and mechanisms of action underlying the neuro- and cardiac-protective effects of herbal medicines.

Dr. Dinesh Kumar Chellappan holds PhD and Master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Manipal University, India. He has worked on several research projects focused on inflammatory diseases with the core area in diabetes treatment and management. He is actively involved in undertaking research in chronic inflammatory pulmonary diseases, particularly developing and testing novel drug delivery systems. He has published more than 100 research articles in reputed national and international journals.

Dr Gaurav Gupta is currently is working as an Associate Professor with Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. He holds a doctoral degree from Pacific University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. He has more than nine years of experience in molecular and biochemical pharmacology including phytochemistry and respiratory diseases, psychopharmacology, and cancer biology by employing experimental animal models to understand the cellular and molecular mechanism. Dr Gupta has more than 150 research and review articles in the national and international journals of repute.

Dr. Trudi Collet is a leader of Innovative Medicines Group (IMG) at Kelvin Grove campus of the Queensland University of Technology and is involved in evaluating the biological properties of plant-derived bioactive compounds and extracts including their bactericidal, viricidal, and wound healing properties. She has done her PhD from the Queensland University of Technology in 2007. Earlier, she has worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research and investigated novel serological markers for differential diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Medicinal Plants for Lung Diseases

  • Book Subtitle: A Pharmacological and Immunological Perspective

  • Editors: Kamal Dua, Srinivas Nammi, Dennis Chang, Dinesh Kumar Chellappan, Gaurav Gupta, Trudi Collet

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6850-7

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-33-6849-1Published: 31 July 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-33-6852-1Published: 31 July 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-33-6850-7Published: 30 July 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 622

  • Number of Illustrations: 75 b/w illustrations, 84 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Human Physiology, Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology, Biotechnology

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