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 6

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ISSN: 3041-0967 (Print)
ISSN: 3041-0932 (Online)
ISBN: 979-8-89881-307-9 (Print)
ISBN: 979-8-89881-306-2 (Online)
Year of Publication: 2026
DOI: 10.2174/97988988130621260601

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 series features edited volumes with contributions from pharmaceutical chemists and allied researchers. The series aims to extend current knowledge about phytochemical constituents in herbal plants and their health benefits through reviews on the biochemistry and biotechnology of spices and herbs, herbal medicines, biologically active compounds, and derived therapeutics. Chapters highlighting natural drugs and their use in disease treatment, and special plants of clinical significance, are also included.


Key Features

  • - Up-to-date research on phytochemical constituents of spices and herbs.
  • - Comprehensive coverage of bioactive compounds and their health benefits.
  • - Offers insights into herbal medicines and plant-derived therapeutics.
  • - Integrated perspectives on food science, nutrition, and pharmaceutical chemistry.

Target Readership:

This book is an informative 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.

Contributors

Editor(s):
Pankaj Kumar Chaurasia
Chemical, Biological and Environmental Laboratory
P.G. Department of Chemistry, Langat Singh College
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University
Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India


Shashi Lata Bharati
Department of Chemistry, North Eastern Regional
Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST)
Nirjuli, Arunachal Pradesh
India




Contributor(s):
Abhishek Kumar
Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, GLA University
Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
India


Ankur Srivastava
Institute of Pharmacy, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University
Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh
India


Abhishek Kumar Ray
Ram Sharan Roy College of Pharmacy
Panapur-Makkanpur, Vaishali, Bihar
India


Abhratanu Ganguly
Department of Animal Science
Kazi Nazrul University
Asansol, West Bengal
India


Cristhian N. Rodríguez-Silva
Postgraduate Unit in Pharmacy and Biochemistry
Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, National University of Trujillo
Trujillo
Perú


David R. Salgado-Cepeda
Postgraduate Unit in Pharmacy and Biochemistry
Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, National University of Trujillo
Trujillo
Perú


Desai Twinklekumari Jayeshbhai
C.G. Bhakta Institute of Biotechnology, Uka Tarsadia University
Bardoli, Gujarat
India

Kishorbhai Institute of Agriculture Sciences and Research Centre, Uka Tarsadia University
Bardoli, Gujarat
India


Deepti Dwivedi
Institute of Pharmacy, Dr. Shakuntala Misra University Rehabilitation University
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
India


Faizan A. Beerwala
KLE College of Pharmacy, KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research
Belagavi, Karnataka
India

ICMR-National Institute of Traditional Medicine
Belagavi, Karnataka
India


Gurmeen Rakhra
Department of Biochemistry, School of Bioengineering and Biosciences
Lovely Professional University
Phagwara, Punjab
India


Hemant Bagul
Polytechnic in Agriculture
Navsari Agricultural University
Waghai (Dangs), Gujarat
India


Jemi Nileshbhai Patel
C.G. Bhakta Institute of Biotechnology, Uka Tarsadia University
Bardoli, Gujarat
India

Kishorbhai Institute of Agriculture Sciences and Research Centre, Uka Tarsadia University
Bardoli, Gujarat
India


Jitendra Patel
Datta Meghe College of Pharmacy, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education
Sawangi (M), Wardha (MH)
India


Mithun Bhowmick
Bengal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research
Durgapur, West Bengal
India


Mahima
Institute of Pharmacy
Dr. Shakuntala Misra University Rehabilitation University, Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh, India


Naureen Afrose
Bengal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research
Durgapur, West Bengal
India


Nikita Patel
C.G. Bhakta Institute of Biotechnology, Uka Tarsadia University
Bardoli, Gujarat
India

Kishorbhai Institute of Agriculture Sciences and Research Centre, Uka Tarsadia University
Bardoli, Gujarat
India


Paola V. Obando-Cadena
Postgraduate Unit in Pharmacy and Biochemistry
Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, National University of Trujillo
Trujillo
Perú


Pratibha Bhowmick
Bengal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research
Durgapur, West Bengal
India


Pankaj Kumar Chaurasia
Chemical, Biological and Environmental Laboratory, P.G. Department of Chemistry
L.S. College, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University
Muzaffarpur, Bihar
India


Pramod J. Hurkadale
KLE College of Pharmacy, KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research
Belagavi, Karnataka
India


Prem Rajak
Department of Animal Science
Kazi Nazrul University
Asansol, West Bengal
India


Rideb Chakraborty
Bengal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research
Durgapur, West Bengal
India


Ritu Kumari
Department of Botany, School of Bioengineering and Biosciences
Lovely Professional University
Phagwara, Punjab
India


R. Krishnamurthy
Kishorbhai Institute of Agriculture Sciences and Research Centre, Uka Tarsadia University
Bardoli, Gujarat
India


Ravi Ranjan
Ram Sharan Roy College of Pharmacy
Panapur-Makkanpur, Vaishali, Bihar
India


Sheetal S. Samant
Department of Pharmacognosy
Yashwantrao Bhonsale College of Pharmacy
Sawantwadi, Maharashtra
India


Shruti V. Kolambkar
KLE College of Pharmacy, KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research
Belagavi, Karnataka
India

ICMR-National Institute of Traditional Medicine
Belagavi, Karnataka
India


Susmita Dutta
C.G. Bhakta Institute of Biotechnology, Uka Tarsadia University
Bardoli, Gujarat
India

Kishorbhai Institute of Agriculture Sciences and Research Centre, Uka Tarsadia University
Bardoli, Gujarat
India


Shubham Tripathi
School of Pharmacy and Research Centre, Sanskriti University
Chhata, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
India


Satadal Adhikary
Post Graduate Department of Zoology
Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College
Cooch Behar, West Bengal
India


Suchandra Bhattacharya
Department of Chemistry
Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College
Cooch Behar, West Bengal
India


Verónica E. Neri-Uriol
Postgraduate Unit in Pharmacy and Biochemistry
Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, National University of Trujillo
Trujillo
Perú


Vijay A. Jagtap
Department of Pharmacognosy
Yashwantrao Bhonsale College of Pharmacy
Sawantwadi, Maharashtra
India


Vijay Kumar Patel
Ram Sharan Roy College of Pharmacy
Panapur-Makkanpur, Vaishali, Bihar
India