Main description:

Ayurvedic Medicine, or Ayurveda, is a traditional Indian health care system. Research into the medicinal plants utilised in Ayurveda is becoming a global endeavour, and large pharmaceutical companies are investing in novel drug discovery from Ayurvedic sources as a number of clinical studies have demonstrated efficacy of natural products from Ayurvedic plant extracts against common ailments such as arthritis and diabetes.

Ayurvedic medicine and its components have been well described in the past, but this book represents a comprehensive source on the biochemistry and mechanisms of the pharmacological effects of natural products from Ayurvedic sources.

This book is a valuable resource for researchers in natural products and alternative sources of bioactive compounds in drug discovery, as well as pharmaceutical experts and those in industry.

Contents:

Introduction to Ayurvedic Formulations - Exploring the Classical Concepts with Modern Science; Scientific Approach to the Role of Turmeric in Ayurvedic Formulation and their Phytochemistry; Ginger in Ayurvedic Preparations and its Applications in the Development of Nutraceutical, Dietary Supplements and Functional Foods and their Beneficial Effects in Various Biological Activities; Most Modern Approach on the Phytochemistry and Therapeutic Potential of Boswellia in Ayurvedic Formulations; Phytochemical, Botanical and Therapeutic Potential of Withania Somnifera in Ayurveda; Scientific Evaluation on the Role of Ocimum sanctum in Ayurvedic Formulations and Their Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Activities; Most Modern Approach on the Phytochemical Evaluation and use of Pepper Species in Ayurvedic Formulations; Bacopa monnieri (Brahmi): Phytochemistry, Use in Traditional Ayurvedic Formulations; Therapeutic Potential of Triphala in Ayurveda and its Phytochemical Studies; Pharmacological Potential and Phytochemical Evaluation of Emblica Officinalis - A Wonder Herb in Ayurveda; Galangal - The Promising Herb in Ayurvedic Formulations: Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Evaluations; Phytochemical and Pharmacological Aspects of Cissus Quadrangularis in Ayurveda; Ayurvedic Knowledge Inspired Approach to Modern Drug Discovery; Ayurvedic Formulation and Their Clinical Uses; Ayurvedic and Traditional Evidences to Clinical Trials: An Overview