1st Edition

Herbs, Shrubs, and Trees of Potential Medicinal Benefits

Edited By Azamal Husen Copyright 2022
472 Pages 98 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

472 Pages 98 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

472 Pages 98 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

There has been a worldwide increase in the demand for medicinal plants that aid the immune system, and considerable progress has been made in plant-based drug development.   Herbs, Shrubs and Trees of Potential Medicinal Benefits examines how plants are used in the development of drugs preventing and treating cancer, hepatitis, asthma, influenza, HIV, and other diseases by manipulating a variety... Read more
Exploring Important Herbs, Shrubs, and Trees for their Traditional Knowledge, Chemical Derivatives, and Potential Benefits. Andrographis paniculate and Bacopa monnieri. Chlorophytum borivilianum and Cimicifuga racemose. Vincea rosea and Adhatoda vesica. Convolvulus pluricaulis and Erythroxylum coca. Glycyrrhiza glabra and Gymnema sylvestre. Hydrastis canadensis and Lawsennia iermis. Nardostachys jatamansi and Ocimum tenuiflorum. Panax quinquefolium and Physostigma venenosum. Phytolacca dodecandra and Picrorhiza kurroa. Plantago ovata and Ranwolfia serpentina. Saussurea costus and Senna alexandrina. Swertia chirayita and Withania Somnifera. Asparagus racemosus and Dioscorea villosa. Embelia ribes and Gymnema sylvestre. Piper longum and Tinospora cordifolia. Aegle marmelos and Annona squamosa. Azadirachta indica and Berberis aristate. Cinchona spp. and Corylus avellana. Crataegus laevigata and Emblica officinalis. Eucalyptus spp. and Ficus religiosa. Garcinia indica and Ilex aquifolium. Alnus glutinosa and Moringa oleifera. Murraya Koenigii and Pterocarpus santalinus. Phyllanthus emblica and Santalum album. Strychnos nux-vomica and Taxus baccata. Sorbus aucuparia and Saraca asoca. Syzygium cumini and Terminalia bellirica. Tamarindus indica and Terminalia arjuna. Tilia americana and Ulmus rubra.

Biography

Azamal Husen served as Professor & Head, Department of Biology, University of Gondar, Ethiopia and is a Foreign Delegate at Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita, Ethiopia. He specializes in biogenic nanomaterial fabrication and application, plant responses to environmental stresses and nanomaterials at the physiological, biochemical and molecular levels, herbal medicine, and clonal propagation for improvement of tree species, and has published over 200 research articles. He is contributed to R&D projects of World Bank, ICAR, ICFRE, JBIC etc. He is on the advisory board of Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK. Husen has been on the Editorial Board and the panel of reviewers of several reputed journals. He is a Fellow of the Plantae group of the American Society of Plant Biologists, and a Member of the International Society of Root Research, Asian Council of Science Editors, and INPST. He is Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Plant Physiology, and a Series Editor of Exploring Medicinal Plants (Taylor & Francis Group, USA); Plant Biology, Sustainability, and Climate Change (Elsevier, USA); and Smart Nanomaterials Technology (Springer Nature, Singapore).