1st Edition

Herbal Drugs as Therapeutic Agents

By Amritpal Singh Copyright 2015
232 Pages 3 Color & 75 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

232 Pages 3 Color & 75 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

232 Pages
by CRC Press

Phytochemicals are the mainstay of therapeutics of herbal or botanical medicine. Research on phytomolecules is conducted worldwide and several have been screened for clinical trials, including promising anticancer agents withaferin-a and camphothecin. This book provides a scientific understanding of the mode of action of these molecules, targeting only those phytohemicals and herbal extracts that... Read more

An insight into anticancer mechanism of withaferin A

A scientific review of anticancer and cytotoxic potential of sesquiterpenoids

Survey of Indian medicinal plants for alkaloids and their pharmacology

Anti-inflammatory and analgesic agents from Indian medicinal plants

Glycyrrhizin

Tetrahydrocannabinol

(+)-pinitol

Androgrpaholide

Curcumin

Boswellic acid

Lycopene

Bacosides

Guggulsterones

Hypericin

Hyperforin

Silymarin

Forshkolin

Stevioside

Berberine

Anthraquinone

Picrosides and kutkosides

Plumbagin

Yohimbine

Carnosolic acid

Hesperidin

Baicaclein

Protopine

Vinpocetine

Tylophorine

Parthenolide

Asciaticoside

Biography

Dr. Amritpal Singh completed his Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Ayurveda (a system of traditional Indian medicine) from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India and B.R. Ambedkar Bihar University, Muzaffarpur, India respectively. He also holds an MSc degree in Medicinal Plants from Nagaland Open University, Nagaland and has done specialized courses in phytochemical techniques, medicinal botany and ethnopharmacology.

He started his career as an Ayurvedic Medical Officer and later became an herbal consultant. He subsequently joined as external faculty at the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali, Punjab and became a Senior Lecturer in Lovely Professional University, and at Dhanwantari Ayurvedic College, Chandigarh. Presently he is consultant to several national and international organizations. He has authored more than 19 books and presented more than 100 papers in Indian and international seminars and conferences. He continues to be part of the editorial team in several peer-reviewed, national and international journals related to medicinal plants. His work on medicinal plants has earned him recognition.