Curative and Preventive Properties of Medicinal Plants: Research on Disease Management and Animal Model...

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Megh R. Goyal Junaid Ahmad Malik

Curative and Preventive Properties of Medicinal Plants

Research on Disease Management and Animal Model Studies

Megh R. Goyal, Junaid Ahmad Malik, Ademola Olabode Ayeleso

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Apple Academic Press Inc.
04 August 2023

Agriculture & related industries; Medicine: general issues; Complementary medicine; Botany & plant sciences; Pharmaceutical technology; Traditional medicine & herbal remedies; Educational: Sciences, general science

Series: Innovations in Plant Science for Better Health: From Soil to Fork

This book provides scientific reports on the therapeutic potential of medicinal plants using animal models and provides information on the beneficial role of medicinal plants on human diseases. It looks at a number of medicinal plants and examines the medicinal properties and activities of the plants for a variety of health issues, such as for diabetes, cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative disease, organ dysfunctions, cancer, labor and postpartum issues, and more. The therapeutic mechanisms of some phytoconstituents are also discussed.

Edited by: Megh R. Goyal, Junaid Ahmad Malik, Ademola Olabode Ayeleso
Imprint: Apple Academic Press Inc.
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 916g
ISBN: 9781774911952
ISBN 10: 1774911957
Series: Innovations in Plant Science for Better Health: From Soil to Fork
Pages: 378
Publication Date: 04 August 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

PART 1: POTENTIAL OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN METABOLIC DISEASES 1. Leaf Extract of Dombeya buettneri for Inhibition of Inflammatory Cytokines Aggregation in Type-2 Diabetes 2. Antidiabetic Potential of African Medicinal Plants: A Brief Review Using Animal Models 3. In vitro Antioxidant and Nephroprotective Activities of Carica papaya Methanol Extracts Using Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Male Albino Rats 4. Potential of Moringa oleifera for Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases in Animal Models 5. Blood Sugar Regulation and Pro-Inflammatory Effects of Desplatsia dewevrei in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Wistar Rats PART II: POTENTIAL OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES 6. Plant-Based Antioxidants in the Prevention and Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases: Pros and Cons 7. Neuroprotective Efficacy of Ethnomedicinal Plants in Mental Disorders with Animal Models 8. Translational Neuroprotective Activity of Curcumin in Neurodegenerative Diseases: An Overview with Animal Models PART III: POTENTIAL OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN ORGAN DYSFUNCTIONS 9. Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome: Phytotherapeutic Evidence from Intestinal Ischemia-Reperfusion Models 10. Biochemical Constituents and Toxicological Effects of Syzygium aromaticum on Selected Organs in Male Wistar Rats 11. Therapeutic Mechanisms of Bioactive Compounds in Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Liver Injury with Murine Models 12. Telfairia occidentalis for the Alteration of Expression Ratio of Bax/Bcl-2 mRNA in Lead-Exposed Rat Testicular Tissues PART IV: HEALTH BENEFITS OF MEDICINAL PLANTS 13. Hydro-Ethanolic Leaf Extract of Parquetina nigrescens: Hematological Indices and Biochemical Parameters in Male Wistar Rats 14. Role of Phytochemicals in Allium sativum on Obesity: A Review 15. Antidiabetic Potency of Tofu (Soybean Meal) 16. Antioxidant Potential of Seed and Leaf Extracts of Adansonia digitata 17. Antioxidant, Anti-inflammatory, and Thrombolytic Activities of Monodora tenuifolia, Benth Seed Extract 18. Effects of Taraxacum officinale Extract on Hematological Parameters in Female Wistar Rats with Ethanol-Induced Toxicity 19. Antimutagenic Activity of Moringa oleifera Seeds 20. Scope of Medicinal Plants for Uterotonic, Tocolytic, and Wellness Effects in Pregnant Women: A Cultural Perspective 21. Role of Phytonutrients in Chemoprevention of Cancer: A Review

"Megh R. Goyal, PhD, PE, is a prolific author and editor. He is a retired Professor from the College of Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico. A former soil conservation Inspector, Dr.Goyal was proclaimed as the ""Father of Irrigation Engineering in Puerto Rico for the twentieth century"" by the ASABE, Puerto Rico Section, for his pioneering work on micro irrigation, evapotranspiration, agroclimatology, and soil and water engineering. He has authored more than 200 journal articles and edited over 100 books. Junaid Ahmad Malik, PhD, is a Lecturer with the Department of Zoology at Government Degree College, Bijbehara, Kashmir (J&K), India. He has more than eight years of research experience in ecology, soil macrofauna, wildlife biology, conservation biology, etc. Dr. Malik has published more than 20 research articles and technical papers in international peer-reviewed journals and has authored and edited books, book chapters, and popular editorial articles. He has participated in international conferences, seminars, workshops, and symposia. Ademola Olabode Ayeleso, PhD, is a Professor of Biochemistry at Bowen University, Iwo, Nigeria; and Honorary Professor in the Department of Life and Consumer Sciences, University of South Africa, South Africa. He is a member of Adeleke University 2020–2025 strategic plan drafting committee to appraise all research and academic activities. At Adeleke University (Nigeria), he established a research group named DrosophilaAU Research Group, in which fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) are being used as a model to study diabetes and obesity. Dr. Ayeleso is actively involved in life research and has taught several courses in biochemistry. He is a prolific writer with about 40 publications to his credit."