| Description |
1 online resource (iii, 205 pages) |
| Series |
Herbal Medicine: Back to the Future Ser |
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Herbal Medicine: Back to the Future Ser
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| Contents |
Improving Curcumin and Eugenol Through Computational Chemistry and Nanotechnology / Diana R. Cundell -- Herbal Remedies for Respiratory Tract Infections / Ferah Armutcu and Abdulkadir Kucukbayrak -- COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comprehensive Overview of Epidemiological, Pathogenesis, Diagnostic Aspects and Therapeutic Interventions to Tackle Current Outbreak / Acharya Balkrishna, Rashmi Mittal, and Vedpriya Arya -- Application of Mid-- Infrared Spectroscopy on Therapeutic Effects of Herbal Medicine in Infectious Diseases / Gulkizilca Yurur, Tugce N. Gedik Kapancık, Mete Severcan, Nazli Ezer Ozer, and Feride Severcan -- Traditional Herbal Uses from Algerian Pharmacopoeia against Infectious Diseases / Djilali Tahri, Mohammed Seba, Fatiha Elhouiti, Mohamed Ouinten, and Mohamed Yousfi -- Traditional Chinese Medicine for Treating Infectious Diseases: History, Progress, and Perspectives / Zehua Jin, Yunru Yu, Bin Qu, Yu Wang, Han Zhang, and Yi Wang |
| Summary |
Herbal Medicine: Back to the Future compiles expert reviews on the application of herbal medicines (including Ayurveda, Chinese traditional medicines and alternative therapies) to treat different ailments. The book series demonstrates the use of sophisticated methods to understand traditional medicine, while providing readers a glimpse into the future of herbal medicine. This volume presents reviews of plant based therapies useful for treating different infectious diseases. The list of topics includes some niche reviews in this area including a review of the neem plant, the historical use of herbs in infectious disease therapy in Russia, and natural remedies from garlic, among other topics., The topics included in this volume are: - Improving anti-microbial activity of allicin and carvacrol through stabilized analogs and nanotechnology - Plant phenolics as an alternative source of antimicrobial compounds - Herbal medicine in Russia's history: the use of herbal medicine for infectious diseases in Russia's history - Azadirachta indica (neem) in various infectious diseases - Contribution of novel delivery systems in the development of phytotherapeutics This volume is essential reading for all researchers in the field of natural product chemistry and pharmacology. Medical professionals involved in internal medicine who seek to improve their knowledge about herbal medicine and alternative therapies for tropical and other infectious diseases will also benefit from the contents of the volume |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Zoonotic Origin of MERS-CoV |
| Subject |
Herbs -- Therapeutic use.
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Communicable diseases -- Alternative treatment
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Communicable diseases -- Alternative treatment
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Herbs -- Therapeutic use
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Murad, Ferid, editor
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Atta-ur-Rahman, editor
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Bian, Ka, editor
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| ISBN |
168108922X |
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9781681089225 |
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