Natural Products Books

New and Published Books

1. Medicinal Plants of China, Korea, and Japan

   Bioresources for Tomorrow’s Drugs and Cosmetics

   By Christophe Wiart

   Asian medicinal plants show great promise in pharmaceutical and cosmetological development. Researchers engaged in the discovery of new leads in these areas need robust conceptual tools and understanding of interrelated basics of botany, ethnobotany, biomolecular pharmacology, phytochemistry, and...

   Published May 10th 2012 by CRC Press
2. Flavonoids and Related Compounds

   Bioavailability and Function

   Edited by Jeremy P. E. Spencer, Alan Crozier

   Series: Oxidative Stress and Disease

   Flavonoids exert a multiplicity of biological effects on humans and can have beneficial implications for numerous disease states. Flavonoids and Related Compounds: Bioavailability and Function examines current knowledge regarding the absorption, metabolism, and bioavailability of individual...

   Published April 23rd 2012 by CRC Press
3. Dates

   Production, Processing, Food, and Medicinal Values

   Edited by A. Manickavasagan, M. Mohamed Essa, E. Sukumar

   Series: Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - Industrial Profiles

   Of the many varieties of date palms, the species Phoenix dactylifera Linn. is cultivated extensively and traded and consumed worldwide. Dates: Production, Processing, Food, and Medicinal Values draws from a broad spectrum of contributors to present a comprehensive survey of this particular species....

   Published April 19th 2012 by CRC Press
4. The Modern Ayurveda

   Milestones Beyond the Classical Age

   Edited by C. P. Khare, Chandra Kant Katiyar

   The Indian population has used Ayurvedic herbs for centuries, but now modern scientific work has led to recognition and acceptance at a global level. The major cause of the increased popularity of Ayurvedic medicine stems from recent scientific validation and its potential in lifestyle management....

   Published March 4th 2012 by CRC Press
5. Marine Cosmeceuticals

   Trends and Prospects

   Edited by Se-Kwon Kim

   Marine Cosmeceuticals: Trends and Prospects is a consolidated overview of the marine environment as a productive source of novel cosmeceuticals. It accumulates the latest research in this field from around the globe, highlighting the potential of marine micro and macro flora and fauna as effective...

   Published December 19th 2011 by CRC Press
6. Dictionary of Natural Products on DVD

   Edited by John Buckingham

   The Dictionary of Natural Products on DVD provides today’s busy scientist with fast access to chemical, physical, and biological data on more than 230,000 compounds contained in over 68,000 entries. Continually reviewed to keep pace with the current literature, coupled with the inclusion of the...

   Published December 14th 2011 by Chapman and Hall/CRC
7. The Combined Chemical Dictionary on DVD

   Edited by John Buckingham

   The Combined Chemical Dictionary on DVD provides all entries that are available in the following dictionaries: Dictionary of Analytical Reagents (16,000 compounds) Dictionary of Carbohydrates (29,000 compounds) Dictionary of Drugs (48,000 compounds) Dictionary of Inorganic and Organometallic...

   Published December 14th 2011 by Chapman and Hall/CRC
8. Anticancer Agents from Natural Products, Second Edition

   Edited by Gordon M. Cragg, David G. I. Kingston, David J. Newman

   The approach to drug discovery from natural sources has yielded many important new pharmaceuticals inaccessible by other routes. In many cases the isolated natural product may not be an effective drug for any of several reasons, but it nevertheless may become a drug through chemical modification or...

   Published October 9th 2011 by CRC Press
9. Herbal Medicines

   Development and Validation of Plant-derived Medicines for Human Health

   Edited by Giacinto Bagetta, Marco Cosentino, Marie Tiziana Corasaniti, Shinobu Sakurada

   Series: Clinical Pharmacognosy

   The deregulation of dietary supplements and natural products marketing by the FDA has widened the natural products market in Europe and worldwide. Whilst the discussion about the validity of the plant approach to nutrition and diseases treatment continues, the explosion of the use of whatever is...

   Published September 27th 2011 by CRC Press
10. Bioactive Compounds from Natural Sources, Second Edition

    Natural Products as Lead Compounds in Drug Discovery

    Edited by Corrado Tringali

    The first edition of Bioactive Compounds from Natural Sources was published in a period of renewed attention to biologically active compounds of natural origin. This trend has continued and intensified—natural products are again under the spotlight, in particular for their possible pharmacological...

    Published September 26th 2011 by CRC Press