Main description:

Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally. Medicinal Plants and Cancer Chemoprevention provides information on the use of various herbal plants used as anticancer agents. It discusses the traditional system of medicine and focuses on plant-derived compounds for cancer therapy with integrated approaches. Chapters present information on various medicinal plants that cover background and history, ethnomedical considerations, morphology, phytochemistry, and pharmacological properties. The book presents a scientific investigation on medicinal plants in managing cancer, reported mechanisms of action as anticancer activity, as well as covering the toxicological aspects of certain plants.

KEY FEATURES:

* Details information on plant-derived compounds for cancer therapy.

* Features information on methods of extraction and isolation of various phytoconstituents responsible for anticancer activity.

* Discusses herbal formulations and alternative approaches used for the management and treatment of cancer.

* Demonstrates the importance for alternative approaches like yoga, acupuncture, and dietary supplements to be effective in the management of cancer.

This book is helpful to botanists, researchers and practitioners in alternative and complementary medicine, and the herbal medicine research community.

Contents:

Introduction - Types/Causes/Symptoms/Treatment of Cancer. Traditional Recommended Medicines. Medicinal Plants with Anticancer Activity - Catharanthus roseus. Cannabis sativa. Ocimum sanctum. Prunus armeniaca. Zingiber officinale. Curcuma longa. Smilax zeylanicum. Tinospora cordifolia. Emblica officinalis. Withania somnifera. Mentha Spicata. Abelmoschus esculentus (L.). Wedelia chinensis. Phyllanthus amarus. Malus domestica. Silybum marianum (L.). Citrullus colocynthis (L). Cucumis sativus L. Ecballium elaterium L. Ephedra alata decne. Arbustus andrachne L. Euphorbia hierosolymitana boiss. Hypericum perforatum L. Crocus sativus L. Melissa officinalis L. Origanum jordanicum. Rosmarinus officinalis L. Plantago lanceolate L. Podophyllum peltatum/P. hexandrum. Adenanthera pavonine. Bin kohomba. Triticum sativum Lam. Malus domestica. Hibiscus sabdariffa. Rosa canina. Pisam sativum. Magnifera indica. Methods of Extraction and Isolation of Phytoconstituents Responsible for Anticancer Activity.