1st Edition

Bioactives and Pharmacology of Medicinal Plants Volume 2

Edited By T. Pullaiah Copyright 2023
532 Pages 8 Color & 47 B/W Illustrations
by Apple Academic Press

This two-volume book presents an abundance of important information on the bioactive and pharmacological properties of medicinal plants. It provides valuable comprehensive research and studies on bioactive phytocompounds of over 68 important medicinal plants with beneficial properties. For each species included in the volume, a brief introduction is given along with their bioactive compounds and... Read more

33. Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Critically Endangered Plant: Nardostachys jatamansi (D. Don) DC. (Family: Caprifoliaceae) 
Rahul L. Zanan and Savaliram G. Ghane 
34. Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. (Milk Thistle) 
V. Prakash and R. Gabrani 
35. Chemical Principles, Bioactivity, and Pharmacology of Two Ginger Lilies Hedychium forrestii Diels and Hedychium venustum Wight (Family: Zingiberaceae) 
K. J. Binimol, S. Vani, Sinjumol Thomas, and Bince Mani 
36. Biomolecules and Pharmacology of Alangium salviifolium (L.F.) Wangerin (Family: Cornaceae) 
Harsha V. Hegde, Pradeep Bhat, Santoshkumar Jayagoudar, and Savaliram G. Ghane 
37. Bioactive Compounds and Pharmacology of Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.) Roberty [Syn.: Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash] 
J. Archanna, E. Nalini, Anbazhagan Mageswari, Parthiban Subramanian, and K. M. Gothandam 
38. Traditional Uses, Bioactive Compounds and Pharmacological Properties of the Genus Alseodaphne (Family: Lauraceae) 
Santoshkumar Jayagoudar, Pradeep Bhat, Harsha V. Hegde, and Savaliram G. Ghane 
39. Bioevaluation of Ethnomedicinal Prospects of Anisomeles indica (L.) Kuntze 
Veena Satya and Nutan Rajput 
40. Pharmacology and Bioactives of Agarwood Yielding Tree—Aquilaria malaccensis Lam. (Family: Thymelaeaceae) 
Rahul L. Zanan, Shreedhar S. Otari, Suraj B. Patel, and Savaliram G. Ghane 
41. Artemisia Species: Source of Potent Bioactive—Artemisinin 
Deepak M. Kasote, Mahendra S. Khyade, Jisun H. J. Lee, and Abhijit A.Ghadge 
42. Phytoconstituents and Therapeutic Potential of Barleria prionitis L. (Family: Acanthaceae) 
Shreedhar S. Otari, Suraj B. Patel, Manoj M. Lekhak, and Savaliram G. Ghane 
43. Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Himalayan Miracle Herb: Bergenia ciliata (Haw.) Sternb. (Family: Saxifragaceae) 
Savaliram G. Ghane, Shreedhar S. Otari, Suraj B. Patel, and Rahul L. Zanan 
44. Biomolecules and Bioactivities of Careya arborea Roxb. 
Priyanka Gupta, Darshana Patil, and Avinash Patil 
45. Chemical Composition and Biological Properties of Centratherum anthelminticum (L.) Kuntze 
Swarupa V. Agnihotri  
46. Photochemistry and Pharmacological Studies of Vitaceae Family Plants: Cayratia trifolia (L.) Domin. and Vitis vinifera L. 
Chetana Roat and Meenu Saraf 
47. Ethnobotany, Bioactive Compounds and Pharmacology of Cinnamomum verum J. S. Presl (Family: Lauraceae) 
Pradeep Bhat, Santoshkumar Jayagoudar, Harsha V. Hegde, and Savaliram G. Ghane 
48. Biomolecule and Pharmacology of Coccinia grandis (L.) J. Voigt 
Stella Omokhefe Bruce and Veronica Ogochukwu Onyemailu 
49. Bioactive Compounds and Pharmacological Values of Lavandula angustifolia (Syn. L. officinalis Chaix) 
Sarika Singh, Aman Sobia Chishti, Sangram Singh, Urooj Hassan Bhatt, Moin Uddin, M Masroor A. Khan 
50. Bioactive Compounds and Therapeutic Potential of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.): A Review 
Zesmin Khan and Hrishikesh Upadhyaya 
51. Momordica charantia L.: A Medicinal Plant 
Rashmi Komal, Ranju Kumari, and A. K. Singh 
52. Evaluation of Bioactive Molecules from Pancratium parvum Dalzell 
Devashree N. Patil, Vishwas A. Bapat, and Jyoti. P. Jadhav 
53. Bioactives and Pharmacology of Premna herbacea Roxb. (Family: Lamiaceae) 
Swarnalatha Dugasani, Nagendra Babu Mennuru, Vinod Kumar Nelson, and Geetha Birudala 
54. Bioactives and Pharmacology of Punica granatum L. 
Runa Rahman and Hrishikesh Upadhyaya 
55. Phytochemical and Pharmacological Profile of Rauvolfia verticillata (Lour.) Baill. 
Sunil Kumar and Bikarma Singh 
56. An Overview on Bioactives and Pharmacology of Rauvolfia vomitoria Afzel. 
Sunil Kumar and Bikarma Singh 
57. Phytochemical Analysis and Bioactive Characters of Aquatic Weeds Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms and Pistia stratiotes L.: A Review 
Mala Agarwal 
58. Phytochemical and Phrmacological Profile of Rubus idaeus 
Laldinchhana, Probin Kumar Roy, and Lalduhsanga Pachuau 
59. Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Salvia officinalis L.: A Review 
Vishal P. Deshmukh 
60. Biomolecules and Therapuetics of Shorea robusta Gaertn. f. 
Manish Pal Singh, Viney Chawla, Pooja Chawla, Jaggi Amteshwar Singh, and Sisodia Siddhraj Singh 
61. Phytochemical Evaluation and Biological Activity of Syzygium aromaticum L. Essential Oil 
Shikha Tiwari and Nawal Kishore Dubey 
62. Bioactive Components and Biological Properties of Zingiber officinale Roscoe Essential Oil 
Bijendra Kumar Singh and Nawal Kishore Dubey 
63. Chemical Composition and Biological Properties of Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Roscoe ex Sm 
Nandini K. Murthy, E. Nalini, Anbazhagan Mageswari, Parthiban Subramanian, and K. M. Gothandam 
64. Bioactive Potential of Ziziphus nummlaria (Burm.f.) Wight & Arn. 
Raghvendra Dubey, Kushagra Dubey, Yasodha Krishna Janapati, and K. N. Jayaveera 
65. Bioactives and Pharmacology of Equisetum arvense L. 
Kodeeswaran Parameshwaran, Mohammed Almaghrabi, Manoj Govindarajulu, Randall C. Clark, and Muralikrishnan Dhanasekaran 
66. Bioactives and Pharmacology of Litchi chinensis Sonn. 
Reeta Vijayarani, Sruthi Rajan, Mohammed Almaghrabi, Manoj Govindarajulu, Sindhu Ramesh, Rishi M. Nadar, Timothy Moore, and Muralikrishnan Dhanasekaran 
67. Ethnopharmacology and Phytochemistry of Kewda [Pandanus odorifer (Forssk.) Kuntze; Family: Pandanaceae] 
Savaliram G. Ghane and Rahul L. Zanan 
68. Phytochemical Constituents and Pharmacology of Acorus calamus L. 
Thadiyan Parambil Ijinu, Varughese George, and Palpu Pushpangadan 

Biography

T. Pullaiah, PhD, is a former Professor at the Department of Botany at Sri Krishnadevaraya University in Andhra Pradesh, India, where he has taught for more than 35 years. He has held several positions at the university, including Dean, Faculty of Biosciences, Head of the Department of Botany, Head of the Department of Biotechnology, and Member of Academic Senate. He was President of the Indian Botanical Society (2014), President of the Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy (2013), and Fellow of Andhra Pradesh Akademi of Sciences. He was awarded the Panchanan Maheshwari Gold Medal, the Dr. G. Panigrahi Memorial Lecture Award of the Indian Botanical Society, Prof. Y.D. Tyagi Gold Medal of the Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy, and a best teacher award from the Government of Andhra Pradesh. He has authored over 50 books, edited 20 books, and published over 330 research papers, including reviews and book chapters. He was a member of the Species Survival Commission of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Professor Pullaiah received his PhD from Andhra University, India, attended Moscow State University, Russia, and worked as postdoctoral fellow during 1976–1978.