Description |
1 online resource : illustrations (some color) |
Contents |
Chapter 1 Diverse Biologies and Experiential Continuities: A Physiognomic Reading of the Many Faces of Malaria in the Chinese Materia Medica -- chapter 2 Artemisia annua and Grassroots Responses to Health Crises in Rural Tanzania -- chapter 3 Use of Artemisia annua L. in the Treatment of Diseases--An Update -- chapter 4 Current Perspectives and Future Prospects in the Use of Artemisia annua for Pharmacological and Agricultural Purposes -- chapter 5 Artemisia annua and Its Bioactive Compounds as Anti-Inammatory Agents -- chapter 6 Biosynthetic Pathway of Artemisinin -- chapter 7 Cultivation of Artemisia annua--The Environmental Perspective -- chapter 8 Therapeutics of Artemisia annua: Current Trends -- chapter 9 Various Applications of Artemisia annua L. (Qinghao) -- chapter 10 Impact of Integrated Omics Technologies for Identication of Key Genes and Enhanced Artemisinin Production in Artemisia annua L -- chapter 11 Engineering the Plant Cell Factory for Artemisinin Production -- chapter 12 Use of Nanocarriers to Enhance Artemisinin Activity -- chapter 13 In Situ Cultivation of Artemisia annua -- chapter 14 Mode of Action of Artemisinin: An Update |
Summary |
"Artemisia annua is a well-known medicinal plant that has been utilized for a number of purposes, including malaria, for centuries. This is the first comprehensive book to cover the importance of Artemisia annua in the global health crisis and in the treatment against diseases. A component and extract, artemisinin, is the source of other derivatives which are also suitable for pharmaceutical use. The present demand for artemisinin far outpaces its supply. Researchers are working globally towards improving artemisinin content in the plant by various means. Artemisia annua: Prospects, Applications and Therapeutic Uses highlights the different approaches, including 'omics', that are being used in current research on this immensely important medicinal plant. Providing comprehensive coverage of the agricultural and pharmaceutical uses of this plant, Artemisia annua will be essential reading for botanists, plant scientists, herbalists, pharmacognosists, pharmacologists and natural product chemists."--Provided by publisher |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Vendor-supplied metadata |
Subject |
Artemisinin -- Therapeutic use
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Artemisia annua.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
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Artemisia annua
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Aftab, Tariq, editor.
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Naeem, M., 1980- editor.
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Khan, M. Masroor A., editor.
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ISBN |
9781351802864 |
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1351802860 |
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9781315208176 |
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1315208172 |
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