Herbal Medicine for Human Diseases, Vol. IV

Contents: Preface. Acknowledgments. 1. Insights into plant based therapies for diabetes mellitus/Rakesh Kumar Singh, Neeti Srivastava and Syed Ibrahim Rizvi. 2. Parkinson disease and its management/Irfan Ali Khan and Atiya Khanum. 3. Herbal medicine for Diarrhoea and dysentery/T.V.V. Seetharami Reddi, K. Nagaiah, C.H. Saranmai, S. Prasanthi, B.V.A. Ramarao Naidu and J. Koteswara Rao. 4. Cancer and its management/Irfan Ali Khan and Atiya Khanum. 5. Pathogenesis of poliomyelitis/R. Jeyachandran, A. Mahesh and L. Cindrella.

"Herbal medicine is the oldest form of health care known to mankind. Herbs had been used by all culture throughout history. It was an integral part of the development of modern civilization. Primitive man observed and appreciated the great diversity of plants available to him. As time went on, the tribe added the medicinal power of herbs in their area to its knowledge base. They methodically collected information on herbs and developed well-defined scientific medicine was derived from the herbal lore of native people. Many drugs commonly used today are of herbal origin. The approach of herbal medicine is not just about alleviating symptoms. More importantly, it is concerned with helping the body cure itself. We have abandoned the basic folk wisdom of generations in favour of synthetic drugs, which might not stand the test of time. Sensing this demand, the material of this book has been compiled to help the scientists to keep themselves abreast of the latest developments. This book will cater to the immediate needs of the students, researchers, faculty members and pharmaceutical industries in India and abroad." (jacket)