Editors: Ferid Murad , Atta-ur-Rahman , Ka Bian

Series Title: Herbal Medicine Back to the Future

Vascular Health

Volume 2

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ISSN: 2542-9981 (Print)
ISSN: 2542-999X (Online)
ISBN: 978-981-14-0373-6 (Print)
ISBN: 978-981-14-0374-3 (Online)
Year of Publication: 2019
DOI: 10.2174/97898114037431190201

Introduction

Herbal Medicine: Back to the Future compiles expert reviews on the application of herbal medicines (including Ayurveda, Chinese traditional medicines and alternative therapies) to treat different ailments. The book series demonstrates the use of sophisticated methods to understand traditional medicine, while providing readers a glimpse into the future of herbal medicine.

The second volume in the series continues on the theme of the previous volume, focusing on herbal remedies for cardiovascular health. The topics included in this volume are:

  • - Plants used for treating cardiovascular diseases in the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands
  • - Herbal products for treating hypertension and hyperlipidemia
  • - Medicinal plants and the Mediterranean diet for treating obesity related cardiovascular disorders
  • - Traditional Indian cardiovascular medicine
This volume is essential reading for all researchers in the field of ethnobotany, natural product chemistry, nutrition and pharmacology. Medical professionals involved in cardiology and internal medicine who seek to improve their knowledge about herbal medicine and alternative therapies will also benefit from the contents of the volume.

Contributors

Editor(s):
Ferid Murad (Nobel Laureate)
Palo Alto Veterans Hospital
California
USA


Atta-ur-Rahman FRS
Honorary Life Fellow
Kings College
University of Cambridge
UK


Ka Bian
George Washington University
School of Medicine
Washington
USA




Contributor(s):
Aditya Ganeshpurkar
Shri Ram Institute of Technology-Pharmacy
Jabalpur
Madhya Pradesh
India


Airy Gras
Laboratori de Botànica (UB), Unitat associada al CSIC
Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l’Alimentació, Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII 27-31, 08028 Barcelona
Catalonia
Spain


Aman Upaganlawar
Shriman Sureshdada Jain College of Pharmacy
Chandwad, Maharashtra
India


Balbir Singh
Guru Nanak Dev University
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Amritsar
India


Bashar Saad
Al-Qasemi Academic College, Baqa Algharbiya
Al-Qasemi Academic College, Baqa Algharbiya
the Arab American University- Jenin
Palestine


Hasandeep Singh
Guru Nanak Dev University
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Amritsar
India


Joan Vallès
Laboratori de Botànica (UB), Unitat associada al CSIC
Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l’Alimentació, Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII 27-31, 08028 Barcelona
Catalonia
Spain


Monica Gulati
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Punjab-144
India


Montse Parada
Laboratori de Botànica (UB), Unitat associada al CSIC
Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l’Alimentació, Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII 27-31, 08028 Barcelona
Catalonia
Spain


Nidhi Gupta
Department of Biotechnology
The IIS University, Jaipur 302020
Amritsar
India


Rohit Arora
Department of Biochemistry
Sri Guru Ram Das University of Health Sciences
Amritsar
India


Saroj Arora
Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences
Guru Nanak Dev University
Amritsar
India


Sachin Kumar Singh
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Punjab-144
India


Teresa Garnatje
Institut Botànic de Barcelona (IBB, CSIC-ICUB)
Passeig del Migdia s.n., Parc de Montjuïc, 08038 Barcelona
Catalonia
Spain


Vipin Dhote
Faculty of Pharmacy - VNS Group of Institutions
Bhopal
Madhya Pradesh
India




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