Ebook: New Age herbals: resource, quality and pharmacognosy

Importance of herbs (medicinal plants) can hardly be overemphasized. They are exploited for manyfold applications, ranging from phytopharmaceuticals, to nutraceuticals, to cosmetics and many others. Keeping in view the richness of herbs and their vast potential, this book collates the most up-to-date knowledge of important herbs and herbals. The book also gives an overview of some issues causing hindrance in the promotion of herbals. This book attempts to compile the rich experience of experts working on various herbs. New age single plant species, having multiple medicinal traits worth exploiting i.e. Hippophae rhamnoides (seabuckthorn), and Morinda citrifolia (noni) also find place as full chapters in the book.;Intro; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Introduction; Commonly Used Herbs; Herbs Availability; Conservation Strategy; Cultivation; Herbal Science; Herbal/Botanicals; Alkaloids; Glycosides; Polyphenols; Terpenes; Research Hurdles in Phyto-medicines; Constraints Associated with the Dealing of Herbal Medicines; Cosmeceuticals; Nutraceuticals; India New Age Herbal Potential; National Policy; The Book Coverage; Further Readings; Part I: New Age Medicinal Plants; Research and Development on Artemisia annua in India; Introduction; In planta Artemisinin Biosynthesis.