Himalayan Phytochemicals: Sustainable Options for Sourcing and Developing Bioactive Compounds

Himalayan Phytochemicals: Sustainable Options for Sourcing and Developing Bioactive Compounds provides a detailed review of the important medicinal plants which have already been discovered in the Himalayan region, outlining their discovery, activity and underlying chemistry.

In addition, it supports a global shift towards sustainable sourcing of natural products from delicate ecosystems. Across the world, environmental destruction and overharvesting of medicinal plants are reducing and destroying multiple important sources and potential leads before researchers have the chance to discover, explore or synthesize them effectively. By identifying this problem and discussing its impact on the Himalayan region, Himalayan Phytochemicals: Sustainable Options for Sourcing and Developing Bioactive Compounds frames the ongoing global struggle and highlights the key factors that must be considered and addressed when working with phytochemicals from endemic plant sources.

1. Biogeographical distribution of medicinal and aromatic herbs 2. Utilization and botanical significance of Himalayan herbs 3. Conservation and cultivation of herbs: Challenge and policy making 4. Chemistry of Himalayan phytochemicals 5. Biotechnological strategies for improvement of aromatic and medicinal herbs 6. Quality assurance and quality control of medicinal and aromatic herbs 7. Marketing indigenous herbs: Connecting link between international trade and Himalayan livelihood