Introduction
Bioactive Phytochemicals from Himalayas: A Phytotherapeutic Approach
covers herbal medicines from the Himalayan mountains. Chapters in this book detail
molecular mechanisms and experimental tools and techniques for research on plants in
this region. Phytochemical experts guide the readers through the role of Himalayan
plants in therapy for metabolic diseases like cancer and diabetes, hepatic diseases,
inflammatory diseases, and neurodegenerative diseases. Some chapters focus on
diseases and how various plants from Himalayan origin are beneficial in these
diseases.
This compilation,with professional contributors, aims to inform a wide scientific
community from various research fields about basic research on medicinal plants with
a focus on Himalayan herbs. The book also serves as a handbook for pharmacologists
working on the broad therapeutic aspects of these plants.
Audience:
Medicinal chemists, ethnobotanists, life science researchers, pharmacologists
