Editors: Pankaj Kumar Chaurasia, Shashi Lata Bharati

Series Title: The Chemistry inside Spices & Herbs: Research and Development

The Chemistry inside Spices & Herbs: Research and Development

Volume 1

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Library License: US $276
ISBN: 978-981-5039-57-3 (Print)
ISBN: 978-981-5039-56-6 (Online)
Year of Publication: 2022
DOI: 10.2174/97898150395661220101

Introduction

The Chemistry inside Spices & Herbs: Research and Development brings comprehensive information about the chemistry of spices and herbs with a focus on recent research in this field. The book is an extensive 2-part collection of 20 chapters contributed by experts in phytochemistry with the aim to give the reader deep knowledge about phytochemical constituents in herbal plants and their benefits. The contents include reviews on the biochemistry and biotechnology of spices and herbs, herbal medicines, biologically active compounds and their role in therapeutics among other topics. Chapters which highlight natural drugs and their role in different diseases and special plants of clinical significance are also included.

Part I focuses on the general aspects of spice biotechnology, structure activity relationships and the natural products that can be used to treat different diseases - such as neurological diseases, inflammation, pain and infections. This part also covers information about phenolic compounds, flavonoids and turmeric supplements.

This book is an ideal resource for scholars (in life sciences, phytomedicine and natural product chemistry) and general readers who want to understand the importance of herbs, spices and traditional medicine in pharmaceutical and clinical research.

Audience: Medicinal chemists, herbalists, ethnobotanists and biomedical researchers interested in the science of natural herbs and spices that are a common part of regional diets and folk medicine.

Foreword

- Pp. i
Gurdip Singh
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Preface

- Pp. ii-iii (2)
Pankaj Kumar Chaurasia, Shashi Lata Bharati
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List of Contributors

- Pp. iv-v (2)

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Spices Biotechnology: Opportunities and Challenges

- Pp. 1-31 (31)
Rasmieh Hamid, Feba Jacob*, Mehrnaz Entesari, Shri Hari Prasad, Shivaji Ajinath Lavale

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Spices, the Guards Against the Evil Microbes: Antimicrobial Properties of Spices

- Pp. 32-50 (19)
Feba Jacob, Rasmieh Hamid*, Lavale Shivaji Ajinath, Shri Hari Prasad, Mehrnaz Entesari

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Spices and Herbs in the Treatment of Neurobiological Disorders

- Pp. 51-80 (30)
Rashmi V. Trivedi*, Nitu L. Wankhede, Mayur B. Kale, Milind J. Umekar

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Spices and Herbs in Bacterial and Fungal Resistance

- Pp. 81-137 (57)
Rashmi V. Trivedi*, Mayur B. Kale, Nitu L. Wankhede, Milind J. Umekar

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Naturally Isolated Compounds from Spices and Herbs and their Medicinal Uses

- Pp. 138-153 (16)
Archana M. Ramteke*

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Naturally-derived Analgesics and Anti- Inflammatory Agents

- Pp. 154-205 (52)
Shaimaa Fayez, Mariam I. Gamal El-Din, Omayma A. Eldahshan*, Abdel Nasser B. Singab*

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Phenolic Compounds and their Biological and Pharmaceutical Activities

- Pp. 206-236 (31)
Ajay Kumar, Feroz Khan*, Dharmendra Saikia*

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Structure-Activity Relationship of Flavonoids: Recent Updates

- Pp. 237-259 (23)
Shruti Khare, Rikeshwer Prasad Dewangan, Ajay Kumar*

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Biologically Active Compounds and Structure- Activity Relationship

- Pp. 260-281 (22)
Sunil H. Ganatra*

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Turmeric Supplementation and Its Valued Clinical Connections

- Pp. 282-288 (7)
Pankaj Kumar Chaurasia*, Shashi Lata Bharati*, Sunil Kumar, Ashutosh Mani

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Subject Index

- Pp. 289-300 (12)

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