Main description:

AAP Focus on Medicinal Plants In this comprehensive desk reference, a variety of bioactives and therapeutics from the legume family (Fabaceae or Leguminosae) are thoroughly detailed. For each species included in the volume, a brief introduction is given, and the plant's bioactive compounds are listed and their chemical structures shown, followed by their pharmacological activities.

Many of these plants have medicinal activities that include antiviral, antimicrobial, antioxidant, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, and antidiabetic, hepatoprotective, nephroprotective, cardioprotective, and more activities. The biochemical characteristics of the 37 plants included, such as the type of starch, protein, and fibers, can be exploited as binders, excipients, thickeners, and dispersants in the formulation of various products in the pharmaceutical industry. The published literature on the pharmacological activities on each species is reviewed and presented in a concise and clear manner.

Bioactives and Pharmacology of Legumes will be an important source book for pharmaceutical researchers, scientists, and others in development of new drugs.

Contents:

1. Saraca asoca (Roxb.) W. J. De Wilde: Phytochemical and Pharmacological Perspectives 2. Bioactive Compounds and Pharmacological Activities of Mucuna pruriens L. 3. Bioactives and Pharmacology of Acacia ataxacantha DC.: A Review 4. A Review on Bioactives and Pharmacology of Acacia auriculiformis A. Cunn. ex Benth. 5. Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Red Bead Seed Tree Adenanthera pavonina L. 6. Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Abrus precatorius L. 7. Biomolecules and Pharmacology of Alhagi maurorum Medik. (Family: Fabaceae) 8. A Systematic Review of Astraglus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bge. (Fabaceae) 9. Chemical Composition and Biological Properties of Bauhinia purpurea L. Benth. (Family: Fabaceae) 10. Medicinal Properties of the Bowdichia virgilioides Kunth: An Evidence-Based Review 11. Phytoconstituents and Biological Activities of Caesalpinia mimosoides Lam. 12. A Review on Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Cassia fistula L. 13. Bioactives and Pharmacology of Derris scandens (Roxb.) Benth. 14. Remedial Potential of Bioactive Compounds from Macrotyloma uniflorum (Lam.) Verdc. 15. Chemical Composition and Biological Properties of Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb. (Family: Fabaceae) 16. Biomolcules and Therapeutics of Senna siamea (Lam.) H. S. Irwin & Barneby (Syn.: Cassia siamea Lam.) 17. Bioactives and Pharmacology of Senna sophera (L.) Roxb. 18. Stryphnodendron adstringens (Mart.) Coville: Bioactive Compounds and Pharmacological Actions 19. Tamarindus indica and Its Bio-Activities: An Important Fruit Tree 20. Pharmacological Significance of Uraria picta (Jacq.) DC. in the Prevention and Treatment of Diseases 21. Acacia ferruginea DC. (Safed Khair): Bioactive Compounds and Pharmacological Activity 22. Acacia modesta Wall. (Phulai): Bioactive Compounds and Pharmacological Activity 23. Bioactive Compounds and Pharmacological Activity of Acacia macrostachya Rchb. ex DC. and Acacia leucophloea (Roxb.)Willd. 24. Bioactives and Pharmacology of Flemingia strobilifera (L.) W. T. Aiton 25. Biomolecules and Pharmacology of Flemingia vestita Benth. ex Baker 26. Psoralea corylifolia: A Herbal Drug with Promising Metabolites and Pharmacology Activity 27. Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth.: Shirish Tree with Its Phytochemistry, Ethnobotany and Pharmacology 28. Phytochemical and Pharmacological Activities of Senna hirsute (L.) H. S. Irwin & Barneby 29. Bioactive Metabolites and Pharmacological Activities of Vigna radiate (L.) Wilczek (Mung Bean) 30. Bioactive Compounds and Pharmacological Activities of Acacia dealbata Link and Acacia Mearnsii De Wild. (Wattle) 31. An Insight of Phytochemical and Pharmacological Prospective of Senna auriculata (L.) Roxb. 32. Phytochemical and Pharmacological Profile of Clitoria ternatea L. 33. Secondary Compounds Profile and Bioactive Properties of Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr. 34. A Review on Bioactives and Pharmacological Activities of Senna occidentalis L. 35. Indigofera tinctoria L., Phytochemical and Pharmacological Aspects 36. Bioactives and Pharmacology of Pterolobium hexapetalum (Roth) Santapau & Wagh 37. Bioactives and Pharmacology of Aeschynomene aspera L. and Aeschynomene indica L.