Main description:

As the demand for herbal medicines is increasing globally, the supply of medicinal plants is declining because most of this harvest is derived from wild and naturally growing resources. The genetic improvement of medicinal plants to produce higher yields and more active ingredients might help fulfil the increasing demand for medicinal plants.

Medicinal plants are one of the most important sources of life-saving drugs for the world's population. Increasing global demand for herbal medicines is accompanied by a dwindling supply of medicinal plants due to over-harvesting. Biotechnological interventions play a significant role in the improvement of crop yields and quality. Despite such progress in plant molecular biology, only limited biotechnology application has been seen in medicinal plants. Recent breakthroughs in high-throughput approaches have revolutionized this research area and shifted the focus towards omics approaches, such as genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics. This book discusses these technologies.

Currently, there is no existing publication that focuses on omics and medicinal plants.

Contents:

Improvement of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants using 'omics' Approaches. Big omics Data and Medicinal Plants. LC-MS-based Metabolomics of Medicinal Plants. Genome-wide Transcriptome Profiling of Medicinal Plants. Proteomics of some Medicinal Plants under Challenging Environmental Conditions. Nanoparticles Fabrication from Herbal Plants and their Roles in Antimicrobial Activities. DNA Fingerprinting of Medicinal Plants. DNA Barcoding. Desiccation Tolerance and Medicinal Properties of Selaginella. Herbal Plants Translational Research and Biotechnological Interventions. Biotechnological Interventions in Medicinal Plants, Prospects, and Challenges. The Genus Artemisia and its Allies. Identification and Authentication of Medicinal Plants. Metabolic Profiling of Medicinal Plants. Capsaicinoids: Biosynthesis, Structure, and Pharmacology. Antibacterial and Antifungal Activity of the Extracts of Different Parts of Avicennia marina (Forssk.)Vierh. Phytochemical and Pharmacological Activities of Orthosiphon stamineus Benth. Metabolomic-based Study of the Leafy Gall. Integrated omics Analysis of Specialized Metabolism in Medicinal Plants. Flavonoids from Iris songarica and their Antioxidant and Estrogenic Activity.