Editors: Zulqurnain Khan, Azra Yasmin, Naila Safdar

Medicinal Plants: Microbial Interactions, Molecular Techniques and Therapeutic Trends

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ISBN: 978-981-5136-84-5 (Print)
ISBN: 978-981-5136-83-8 (Online)
Year of Publication: 2023
DOI: 10.2174/97898151368381230101

Introduction

Medicinal Plants: Microbial Interactions, Molecular Techniques, and Therapeutic Trends is a comprehensive exploration of the fascinating world of medicinal plants, their therapeutic advancements, and the application of molecular techniques to unlock their full potential. This book is structured into three illuminating sections, each shedding light on different facets of this rapidly developing field.

Section 1: Exploring Plant-Microbe Interactions

Covers the relationship between microbes and plants, the historical context and the pivotal role of microbes in shaping the future of medicinal plants. Discover the diverse array of bacteria associated with these plants and grasp their significance in enhancing the medicinal value of plants.

Section 2: Harnessing Molecular Techniques

Covers cutting-edge molecular techniques such as genome editing and modern breeding methods to optimize the genetic traits of medicinal plants. By understanding these techniques, readers will learn how to enhance plant growth, yield and quality.

Section 3: Nanotechnology for Therapeutic Enhancement

Covers nanotechnology and its transformative impact on medicinal plants. The section highlights emerging nano-engineering technology that can revolutionize the therapeutic properties of these plants.

Medicinal Plants: Microbial Interactions, Molecular Techniques, and Therapeutic Trends is a book for Interdisciplinary readers: students, scientists, academics, and industry professionals alike.

Whether you're a student, scientist, academic, or industry professional, this book is your gateway to the evolving world of plant-based medicine.

Readership

Students, scientists, academics, and industry professionals in plant sciences and pharmaceutical chemistry

Preface

“Medicinal Plants: Microbial Interactions, Molecular Techniques, and Therapeutic Trends” is one of the efforts and contributions to bring together the advancements in technologies going on with respect to medicinal plants in the search for healthcare agents. This book will look into the ongoing practices and recent innovations involved in enhancing, modulating, and isolating active therapeutic phytodrugs. The importance of medicinal plants can be realized from the fact that more than half of the clinically administered drugs are derived from natural medicinal plants. This book has been divided into three sections, each section focusing on the recent strategies employed for phytochemistry and therapeutic explication. The book will cover modern-day approaches like microbial-plant interaction, genome editing and nano-engineering of medicinal plants for increasing the therapeutic potencies of the plants that have not been assembled in one book yet. Given that, the book will give a comprehensive scenario of the recent scientific approaches explored for increasing the production of phyto-metabolites and therapeutic attributes. Detailed chapters on the contribution of microbial interactions, genetic alterations and nanotechnology in elucidating the pharmacological profile of medicinal plants have been presented. Hope the readers will find it functional and exemplary useful in the subject of medicinal plants.

Zulqurnain Khan
Department of Biotechnology
Institute of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology (IPBB)
Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture
Multan-60000, Pakistan
Azra Yasmin
Department of Biotechnology
Fatima Jinnah Women University
Rawalpindi, Pakistan

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Naila Safdar
Department of Biotechnology
Fatima Jinnah Women University
Rawalpindi, Pakistan