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Development of Plant-Based Medicines: Conservation, Efficacy and Safety

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  • © 2001

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Editors:
  1. Praveen K. Saxena

    1. Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Conservation, Trade, Sustainability and Exploitation of Medicinal Plant Species

    • Danna J. Leaman
    Pages 1-15

  3. An Overview of Recent Developents in Bioprospecting and Pharmaceutical Development

    • Will McClatchey, Jodi Stevens
    Pages 17-45

  4. Ancient-Modern Concordance in Ayurvedic Plants: Some Examples

    • Sukh Dev
    Pages 47-67

  5. Medicinal Plants of Egypt

    • Mohammed El-Demerdash
    Pages 69-93

  6. Development of Plants in Central America

    • Rosaura M. Romero
    Pages 95-106

  7. The Unique Challenges of Plant-Based Medicines

    • Susan J. Murch, Kristen L. Choffe, Praveen K. Saxena
    Pages 107-117

  8. In Vitro Approaches to the Conservation and Development of Medicinal Plant Species

    • Skye S. B. Campbell, Susan J. Murch, Praveen K. Saxena
    Pages 119-138

  9. Large-Scale Production of Medicinal Plant Species: The Application of Bioreactors for Production of Ginseng Roots

    • Sung Ho Son, Kee Yoeup Paek
    Pages 139-150

  10. Development of New Technologies for Medicinal Plant Species — Panax ginseng and Huperzia serrata: Cryopreservation and Analysis of Secondary Metabolites

    • W. L. Teng
    Pages 151-165

  11. Somatic Cell Fusion: Relevance to Medicinal Plants

    • Susan J. Murch, Praveen K. Saxena
    Pages 167-181

  12. Plant-Derived Antibodies: The Medicines of Tomorrow

    • Claudia Sheedy, J. Christopher Hall
    Pages 183-198

  13. Latex Biochemistry of Certain Euphorbiaceous Taxa: Medicinal Importance

    • K. Seshagirirao, M. N. V. Prasad
    Pages 199-210

  14. Evaluation of Plant Extracts in Mammalian Systems: Applications of the Big Blue® Rodent Mutational Assay

    • Johan G. de Boer
    Pages 211-232

  15. The Importance of Clinical Research for Plant-Derived Medicines

    • Timothy Gorski
    Pages 233-262

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 263-264
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About this book

The `plant' is often the most neglected part of plant-based medicine. Throughout time, humans have searched, collected, and effectively used plants for healing. Currently, the medicinal plant-based business is flourishing at a dramatic pace and at the expense of an already declining population of plant species, many of which are on the verge of extinction. In spite of this history and popularity, the mystery of what transforms a plant into a medicinal plant persists, and there are chronic problems with ensuring the safety and efficacy of medicinal plant products. Therefore, there is a real need for a full characterization of medicinal plant species and for the development and application of novel technologies for the production of plant-based medicines.
This book highlights some of the recent advances and new approaches to the development of technologies for plant-based medicines and is intended to stimulate new discussions among researchers, regulatory authorities, and pharmaceutical organizations, leading to significant advancements in the field.

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`The book is useful to students in the field of conservation ecology, natural product chemistry, economic botany, phytotherapy, to list just a few. In addition it gives very good references and citations for researchers in the broad area of medical plants. In conclusion, the book is highly recommended based on the contents of the wide coverage of topics and the current relevance for medicinal plant research.'
Plant Science 162:473 (2002)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada

    Praveen K. Saxena

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