Preparation of Phytopharmaceuticals for the Management of Disorders: The Development of Nutraceuticals and Traditional Medicine

Preparation of Phytopharmaceuticals for the Management of Disorders: The Development of Nutraceuticals and Traditional Medicine presents comprehensive coverage and recent advances surrounding phytopharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and traditional and alternative systems of medicines. Sections cover the concepts of phytopharmaceuticals, their history, and current highlights in phytomedicine. Also included are classifications of crude drugs, herbal remedies and toxicity, traditional and alternative systems of medicine, nanotechnology applications, and herbal cosmeticology. Final sections cover applications of microbiology and biotechnology in drug discovery.

This book provides key information for everyone interested in drug discovery, including medicinal chemists, nutritionists, biochemists, toxicologists, drug developers and health care professionals. Students, professors and researchers working in the area of pharmaceutical sciences and beyond will also find the book useful.

Includes the history and current highlights in phytomedicine, along with classifications of crude drugs, herbal drug technologies and herbal cosmeticologyProvides detailed information on herbal remedies and toxicity, traditional and alternative systems of medicine, and applications of microbiology and biotechnology in drug discoveryDiscusses the nutritional and health benefits of nutraceuticals and how they help in the management and treatment of metabolic diseases

I. Phytopharmaceuticals and technology

1. General principle of primary and secondary plant metabolites: Biogenesis, metabolism, and extraction 2. Phytopharmaceuticals: Efficacy, safety,and regulation 3. Phytomedicine: Scope and current highlights 4. Ancient and modern practices in phytomedicine 5. Herbal drug technology 6. Herbal remedies, toxicity, and regulations 7. Herbal cosmeticology 8. Herbal wound healing agents 9. Principles of applied microbiology and biotechnology: Technique for the screening of antimicrobial herbs 10. Application of nanotechnology in the packaging of edible materials

II. Health benefits of nutraceuticals

11. Nutraceuticals and their impact on human health 12. Heart health and nutraceuticals 13. Roles of nutraceutical in the treatment of tuberculosis 14. Important food sources of nutraceuticals for the management of HIV 15. Nutraceuticals for male fertility in human 16. Bacteriocin producing lactic acid bacteria: Their relevance to human nutrition and health 17. Health-promoting benefits of honey 18. Biochemical and pharmacotherapeutic potentials of lycopene in drug discovery 19. Health benefits of glucosinolate isolated from cruciferous and other vegetables 20. Glucosamine and chondroitin in osteoarthritis treatment 21. Phytomenadione as a dietary supplement: Sources and health benefits 22. Application of microalgae metabolites in food and pharmaceutical industry 23. Conservation and sustainable use of medicinal plants

III. Traditional system of medicines

24. Overview of traditional systems of medicine in different continents 25. Perspective on herbal medicine in the Philippines, economic demands, quality control, and regulation 26. Traditional system of medicines in Africa 27. Alternative and new plants