Main description:

As volume 2 of this three-volume set on phytochemistry, this book features chapters that comprehensively review a selection of important recent advances in ethnopharmacology and alternative and complementary medicines. It also presents many informative chapters on the medicinal potential of phytochemicals in the treatment and management of various diseases, such as cancer, diabetes, diabetic nephropathy, autoimmune diseases, neurological disorders, male infertility, and more.

Contents:

Part 1: Ethnomedicine And Pharmacognosy 1. Pharmacognosy and Prehistoric Uses of Medicinal Plants 2. Complementary and Alternative Systems of Medicines 3. Ethnobotanical Study of Indigenous Peoples' Medicinal Plants 4. Herbal Medicine: A Case Study of Nigerian Medicinal Plants 5. Plant Species Utilized for Ethnoveterinary Practices in India 6. Antioxidants and Phytochemicals 7. Roles of Phytochemicals in the Prevention and Treatment of Various Diseases 8. Phytochemicals as Oxidative Stress Mitigators 9. Antimicrobial Medicinal Plants as Effective Natural Bioresources 10. Medicinal Plants with Anti-Venom Activities 11. Medicinal Potentials of Green Tea 12. Antioxidant Potentials of Cinnamon 13. Phytochemical as the Hope for the Treatment of Hepatic and Neuronal Disorders 14. Role of Phytochemicals in the Treatment of Male Infertility 15. Roles of Medicinal Plants in the Treatment of Cancer 16. Methylated Flavonoids as a Novel Inhibitor of Metastasis in the Cancer Cell 17. Medicinal Roles of Phytomolecules in the Treatment and Management of Diabetes Mellitus 18. Roles of Phytomolecules in the Treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy 19. Phytochemicals as Protagonist for the Treatment and Management of Autoimmune Diseases Part 3: Nanoparticle Biosynthesis And Its Biomedical Applications 20. Green Biosynthesis of Metallic Nanoparticles 21. Cytotoxicity and Biomedical Applications of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles Synthesized from Plants 22. Biosynthesis of Carbon Dot's Nanoparticles from Plants Part 4: Phytochemicals As Friends And Foes 23. Toxic Plants and Phytochemicals 24. Phytochemicals as Prooxidants 25. Phytochemical as an Antinutrient