Main description:

The book provides essential information on some of the promising edible medicinal plants and how these possess both nutritional as well as therapeutic value. The significance of the edible plants in traditional medicine and the importance of the distribution of their chemical constituents are discussed systematically concerning the role of these plants in ethnomedicine in different regions of the world. The current volume deals with the individual plants' phytochemical and pharmacological properties, emphasizing human health. The title would demonstrate the value of natural edible plants and introduce readers to state-of-the-art developments and trends in omics-driven research.

This book is a single-source scientific reference to explore the specific factors that contribute to these potential health benefits and discuss how to maximize those potential benefits. Chemists, food technologists, pharmacologists, phytochemists, and all professionals involved with quality control and standardization will find in this book a valuable and updated basis for their work.

Contents:

1

Cuminum Cyminum seeds: Folklore Treatment in Modern Day Medicine.

2

Naturally Occurring Bioactive Compounds and Health Benefits of Edible Rumex species.

3

Chiccorium intibus: A Wonder Herb with Exception Health Benefits.

4

Pharmacological properties of Rumex crispus.

5

Phytochemical and Pharmacological Properties of Apium graveolens

6

Aspargus racemosus: An Edible Himalayan Plant.

7

Crocus sativa from Indian Himalayas: Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology.

8

Ethno-botany and Pharmacological Uses of Taraxacum officinale from Indian Himalayas.

9

Phytochemical and Pharmacological Properties of Portulacca oleracea: An Edible Medicinal Herb.

10

Ginger: From Chemistry to Medicine.

11

A Comprehensive Review on Diversity, Conservation and Nutrition of Wild Edible Fruits.

12

Isoflavones of Soy: Chemistry and Health Benefits.

13

Stellaria Media and Diabetes.

14

Positive Health Effects of Saponins from Edible Legumes.

15

Properties of Cordyline fruticosa from Austronesia and New Guinea.

16

Ullucus tuberosus: Bioactivity and Health Benefits.

17

Edible Plants as Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors.