Traditional and Folk Herbal Medicine : Recent Researches. Vol. I

Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. The potential effectiveness of medicinal plants used for the treatment of sickle cell disease in the democratic republic of Congo folk medicine: A review/P.T. Mpiana, K.N Ngbolua, V. Mudogo, S.D.T. Tshibangu, E.K. Atibu, B.M. Mbala, B. Kahumba, M.T. Bokota and L.K. Makelele (R.D. Congo). 2. Ayurvedic Pharmaceutics and insights on personalized medicine/Venil. N. Sumantran and Girish Tillu (India). 3. Bioactivities of duabanga grandiflora for human skin cells/Muneo Tsukiyama, Takio Sugita, Hiroko Kikuchi, Yoichi Yasuda, Masaki Arashima, Hidenobu Okumura, Sorasak Lhieochaiphant and Yukihiro Shoyama(Japan, Thailand). 4. Chromolaena Odorata, a Traditional medicinal herb with hemostatic and wound curative properties: An overview/Hataichanok Pandith and Wandee Gritsanapan (Thailand). 5. Chemistry, pharmacology and HPTLC standardization of asparagus racemosus (Shatavari): An Important Ayurvedic herb/Musarat Amina, V.K. Sharma, N.K. Satti, Prabhu Dutt, V.K. Gupta, B.D. Gupta and K.A. Suri(India). 6. Ethnobotanical, phytochemical, pharmacological and conservational studies on glycyrrhiza glabra: An overview in Pakistan/Zabta Khan Shinwari, Abdul Latif Khan, and In-Jung Lee (Pakistan, Republic of Korea). 7. Pharacotherapeutic potential of medicinal plants against cardiometabolic diseases/Suman Bala Sharma, Seema Garg, Shipra Gupta, Reenu Tanwar, Santosh Kumar Shukla, Richa Gupta and Shreesh Ojha (India, USA). 8. Recent investigations on therapeutic potential of Clitoria ternatea Linn./Y.B. Soslanki and S.M. Jain (India). 9. The Research Advance of Tibetan Medicine Dida/Zhen Zhang, Peng-Fei Gao, Huai Xiao, Xiumei Wu, ChengGui Zhang, ShuiXian Li, Bei Jiang, Xi Xie, CongLong Xia, DongMei Li, Guangming Liu and Yu Zhao (China). 10. Euphorbia Latex: A Magic Potion or Poison/Papiya Bigonia (India). 11. Traditional medicine: Its role in the search for new antiparasitic candidates/F. Benoit-Vical and P. Njomnang Soh (France). 12. A Simplified procedure for monitoring the stability of herbal remedies for the purpose of manufacturing and regulation/Sunday J. Ameh, Obiageri O. Obodizie, Mujitaba S. Abubakar and Magaji Garba (Nigeria). 13. Effect of a cysteine proteinase from Bauhinia forfcata leaves on thrombin-induced human platelet aggregation/Sheila S. Andrade, Mariana C.C. Silva, Iuri E. Gouvea, Maria A. Juliano, Adriana K. Carmona, Misako U. Sampaio and Maria Luiza V. Oliva (Brazil). 14. Ajwain (Tracyspermum ammi) seeds in health promotion and disease prevention/B. Andallu, C.U. Rajeshwari and A.V. Vinay Kumar (India, U.S.A). 15. Quality control, standardization and chemo profiling of herbal drugs and ISM Preparations/R.K. Khajuria and D.K. Gupta (India). 16. Ficus gnaphalocarpa, Ficus cordata and Ficus chlamydocarpa: Potential sources of bioactive compounds/Donfack J. Hubert, Ngueguim T. Florence, Bathelemy Ngameni, Tchana N. Angele, Daniela Buonocore, P. Vita Finzi, G. Vidari, Fulvio Marzatico, Moundipa F. Paul and Ngadjui T. Bonaventure(Cameroon, Italy). 17. Effects of Holarrhena floribunda leaf extract on Gastrointestinal functions in male rats/Bamidele V. Owoyele, Adebisi, A. Adebayo, Oluwakemi T. Alabi and John I. Okwusidi (Nigeria). 18. Insulin releasing effects of cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) seeds in diabetic rats/Akram Eidi, Maryam Eidi, Alireza Sadeghipour and Davood Magsoodi (Iran). 19. Phytochemical Analysis and in vitro antioxidant activity of essential oils and methanolic extracts of Ocimum spp. (Indian Basils) Growing in Uttarakhand regions of central Himalaya/S. Sethi, M, Chandra, Om Prakash and A.K. Pant (India). Index.

In almost all the countries, traditional and folk herbal medicines have been extensively used since times immemorial for healthcare. Ancient religious texts are replete with references on the use of herbs with medicinal properties. Because of the local beliefs and practices and also from cost considerations herbal medicines remain a popular mode of treatment in the developing countries. In the industrialized society also, the rising cost of prescription drugs and ensuing side effects of the treatment makes it highly attractive to use the traditional medicine.

Considerable scientific data have been generated globally in this direction and there is a spurt of publications in recent years. In order to carry forward such investigations, there is a need for an effective exchange of information amongst scientists and researchers to take on vigorous focused work in this direction. Based on this rationale, the present volume Traditional and Folk Herbal Medicine: Recent Researches has been conceived and presents some 19 research and review papers by eminent scientists of India and abroad. the important topics which have found place in this volume are: The potential effectiveness of medicinal plants used for the treatment of sickle cell disease. Ayurvedic pharmaceutics and insights on personalized medicine. Bioactivities of Duabanga grandiflora for human skin cells. Chemistry, pharmacology and HPTLC standardization of asparagus racemosus. Ethnobotanical, phytochemical, pharmacological and conservational studies on glycyrrhiza glabra. Pharmacotherapeutic potential of medicinal plants against cardiometabolic diseases. Recent investigations on therapeutic potential of clitoria ternatea Linn. The Research Advance of Tibetan medicine Dida. Traditional medicine: Its role in the search for new antiparasitic candidates. A Simplified procedure for monitoring the stability of herbal remedies for the purpose of manufacturing and regulation. Effect of a Cysteine Proteinase from Bauhinia forficate leaves on thrombin-induced human platelet aggregation. Quality control, standardization and Chemo profiling of herbal drugs. Ficus gnaphalocarpa, ficus cordata and ficus chlamydocarpa: Potential sources of bioactive compounds. Effects of holarrhena floribundaleaf extract on gastrointestinal functions in male rats. Insulin releasing effects of cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) Seeds in diabetic rates.

The studies included are likely to lead further researches in this direction and it is hoped that this publication would attract world wide audience of researchers and the academicians of allied disciplines engaged in the search of new drug from herbal resources.