Authors: T. Pullaiah, M. Ramaiah

An Introduction to Nephroprotective Plants

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ISBN: 978-981-5036-61-9 (Print)
ISBN: 978-981-5036-60-2 (Online)
Year of Publication: 2021
DOI: 10.2174/97898150366021210101

Introduction

The kidneys are a vital organ present in humans and vertebrate animals. Various toxic chemicals, present in food and water adversely affect the kidneys. Plants and plant-derived compounds have been a major source for the treatment and cure of diseases since ancient times. Even today, almost 25% of the prescription drugs for renal problems are sourced from plants. An Introduction to Nephroprotective Plants gives an overview of nephrotoxicity and medicinal plants used for protecting the kidney and reducing the effect of kidney toxicity and managing renal diseases. This book is an answer to the current gaps in knowledge resources on nephroprotective plants. The reader is introduced to the basic physiology of the renal excretory system and its disorders. The introduction is followed by chapters which give information on medicinal plants used in traditional systems of medicine (both codified and noncodified). Information about plant parts used, method of use and dosage is provided along with references.

Key Features

  • - Simple structured presentation in six chapters
  • - Includes an introduction to the urinary system and its diseases
  • - Includes information about codified and noncodified medicinal plants used for neuroprotection
  • - Covers phytochemicals extracted from medicinal plants which are screened and used in modern medicine for nephroprotection in detail
  • - Covers ethnobotanical and polyherbal formulations
  • - References for further reading

An Introduction to Nephroprotective Plants serves as a convenient desk reference for all researchers (pharmacologists, medicinal chemists, ethnobotanists) and healthcare professionals (physicians, pharmacists, nurses and medical students) who require complete information on nephroprotective plants.

Audience: Researchers (pharmacologists, medicinal chemists, ethnobotanists) and healthcare professionals (physicians, pharmacists, nurses and medical students) who require complete information on nephroprotective plants, readers in traditional medicine.

Preface

The kidney is a vital organ present in humans and vertebrate animals. Various toxic chemicals being used in food and water are causing toxicity to the kidney. There is a necessity to know about the methods of protecting this vital organ and the medicinal plants that are being used to protect it. The book An Introduction to Nephroprotective Plants gives an overview of nephrotoxicity and medicinal plants used for protecting the kidney and curing kidney toxicity and related diseases. Plants and plant-derived compounds have been a major source for the treatment and cure of diseases since ancient times. Even today, 25% of prescription drugs are sourced from plants. There is no comprehensive information on the plants that are used, both in traditional medicine and in modern medicine, for nephroprotection and curing kidney diseases. This book is an answer to this. It gives information on medicinal plants used in traditional medicine (both codified and noncodified) and ethnomedicine. Plant parts used, method of use and dosage, and references are given. Phytochemicals extracted from medicinal plants, screened and used in modern medicine for nephroprotection, and curing kidney problems are given in detail. Description of medicinal plants screened for nephroprotection and methods of screening are given. Methods of the assay for screening the medicinal plants for kidney protection and kidney toxicity cure are also given.

This book is a single point of reference for all researchers who require complete information on nephroprotective plants. It also gives information on phytochemicals used for kidney protection. Simply it will be a desk reference on herbal kidney protection.

The book will be useful for researchers working on kidney disorders and diseases, physicians treating patients with kidney problems, hospitals, pharmacy institutions, pharmacy students, pharmacy researchers, and ethnobotanists or people working on traditional medicine.

Since it is a voluminous subject, we might have missed some references. Readers are requested to bring such omissions to our notice so that the same can be included in future editions.

CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION

Not applicable.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

The author declares no conflict of interest, financial or otherwise.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Declared none.

T. Pullaiah
Department of Botany
Sri Krishadevaraya University
Anantapur 515003
Andhra Pradesh
India


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M. Ramaiah
Department of Pharmacognosy
Hindu college of Pharmacy
Amaravathi Road
Guntur 522002
Andhra Pradesh
India