| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 368, [4] pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color), portraits |
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Traditional herbal medicines for modern times ; v. 10 |
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Traditional herbal medicines for modern times ; v. 10.
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| Contents |
Ch. 1. Taxonomy of the genus Phyllanthus / Sheeja T. Tharakan -- ch. 2. Current pharmacopoeial status of Phyllanthus species : P. emblica, P. amarus, and P. fraternus / Raman Mohan Singh and Vivekanandan Kalaiselvan -- ch. 3. Cultivation, economics, and marketing of Phyllanthus species / B.R. Rajeswara Rao -- ch. 4. Phylogenetic analysis of Phyllanthus species / Srinivasu Tadikamalla -- ch. 5. Genetic resources of Phyllanthus in southern India : identification of geographic and genetic hot spots and its implication for conservation / G. Ravikanth [and others] -- ch. 6. Phytochemistry of the genus Phyllanthus / Lutfun Nahar, Satyajit D. Sarker, and Abbas Delazar -- ch. 7. Hyphenated techniques in the study of the genus Phyllanthus / Satyajit D. Sarker, Lutfun Nahar, and Abbas Delazar -- ch. 8. Anti-inflammatory activity of various species of Phyllanthus / K.B. Harikumar and Ramadasan Kuttan -- ch. 9. Hepatoprotective effects of plants in the family Phyllanthaceae / V.V. Asha -- ch. 10. Anticancer studies of Phyllanthus amarus / K.B. Harikumar and Ramadasan Kuttan -- ch. 11. Anticancer activity of Phyllanthus emblica / Jeena Joseph and Ramadasan Kuttan -- ch. 12. The In Vivo and In Vitro proapoptotic and antiangiogenic effects of Phyllanthus urinaria / Jong-Hwei S. Pang [and others] -- ch. 13. Phyllanthus and Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV infections / S.P. Thyagarajan -- ch. 14. Antiviral activities of Phyllanthus orbicularis, an endemic Cuban species / Gloria del Barrio and Francisco Parra -- ch. 15. Diabetes and diabetic complications and Phyllanthus species / Geereddy Bhanuprakash Reddy and Palla Suryanarayana -- ch. 16. Chemoprotective, genotoxic, and antigenotoxic effects of Phyllanthus Sp / Rakesh K. Johri -- ch. 17. Antiaging effects of Phyllanthus species / Vasudevan Mani and Shanmugapriya Thulasimani -- ch. 18. Toxicity studies of Phyllanthus species / K.N.S. Sirajudeen -- ch. 19. Clinical trials involving Phyllanthus species / Mulyarjo Dirjomuljono and Raymond R. Tjandrawinata -- ch. 20. Immunomodulatory activity of Brahma Rasayana, an herbal preparation containing Phyllanthus emblica as the main ingredient / Praveen K. Vayalil, Ramadasan Kuttan, and Girija Kuttan -- ch. 21. Triphala : an Ayurvedic drug formulation / Sandhya T. Das and K.P. Mishra -- ch. 22. Kalpaamruthaa : a successful drug against various ailments / P. Sachdanandam and P. Shanthi |
| Summary |
The genus Phyllanthus has over 1,000 species distributed worldwide, many of which have been used indigenously for the treatment of a variety of ailments for generations. Researchers have developed ways to analyze the potential of these plants and demonstrated the pharmacological action and various chemical entities present in each of them. They have validated the folklore claims and used this knowledge to design cost-effective and reliable sources of medicine. The first book to exclusively examine the genus Phyllanthus, Phyllanthus |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Phyllanthus.
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Phyllanthus -- Therapeutic use
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Phyllanthus
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Phytotherapy
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NATURE -- Plants -- General.
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Phyllanthus
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kuttan, Ramadasan
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Harikumar, K. B
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| ISBN |
9781439821466 |
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1439821461 |
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9780429093043 |
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0429093047 |
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1138112534 |
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9781138112537 |
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