Format:
1 Online-Ressource (504 p)
ISBN:
9789811010842
Content:
Dedication -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Editors and Contributors -- Chapter 1: Chinese Herbal Medicine-Derived Products for Prevention or Treatment of Diseases Affecting Quality of Life -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.1.1 Current Areas of Interest for CHM-Derived Drugs -- 1.2 Bringing TCM to Mainstream -- 1.2.1 Obstacles for Bringing TCM to Mainstream -- 1.2.2 Methods for Bringing TCM to Mainstream -- 1.3 Case Studies Highlighting CHM-Derived Drugs Used to Treat/Prevent Diseases Affecting Quality of Life -- 1.3.1 Curcuma longa (Turmeric) -- 1.3.1.1 Introduction
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1.3.1.2 Chemical Constituents -- 1.3.1.3 Bioactivity -- 1.3.1.3.1 Curcumin Is a Multi-target Natural Compound -- 1.3.1.3.2 Chemical Modification Study on Curcumin -- 1.3.1.3.3 Preclinical and Clinical Research on Curcumin and Its Derivatives in the Areas of Inflammation, Chemoprevention, and Cancer -- 1.3.1.4 Conclusion -- 1.3.2 Antrodia camphorata -- 1.3.2.1 Introduction -- 1.3.2.2 Chemical Constituents -- 1.3.2.3 Pharmacological Effects -- 1.3.2.4 Conclusion -- 1.3.3 Apium graveolens -- 1.3.3.1 Introduction -- 1.3.3.2 Chemical Constituents -- 1.3.3.3 Bioactivity -- 1.3.3.4 Conclusion
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1.3.4 Momordica charantia -- 1.3.4.1 Introduction -- 1.3.4.2 Chemical Constituents -- 1.3.4.3 Bioactivity -- 1.3.4.4 Conclusion -- 1.3.5 Monascus purpureus -- 1.3.5.1 Introduction -- 1.3.5.2 Chemical Constituents -- 1.3.5.3 Bioactivity -- 1.3.5.4 Conclusion -- 1.3.6 Astragalus membranaceus -- 1.3.6.1 Introduction -- 1.3.6.2 Chemical Constituents -- 1.3.6.3 Bioactivity -- 1.3.6.4 Conclusion -- 1.3.7 Huang Chin Tang -- 1.3.7.1 Introduction -- 1.3.7.2 Chemical Constituents -- 1.3.7.3 Bioactivity -- 1.3.7.4 Conclusion -- 1.3.8 Eucommia ulmoides -- 1.3.8.1 Introduction -- 1.3.8.2 Chemical Constituents
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1.3.8.3 Bioactivity -- 1.3.8.4 Conclusion -- 1.3.9 Ligusticum wallichii (or Cnidium officinale) -- 1.3.9.1 Introduction -- 1.3.9.2 Chemical Constituents -- 1.3.9.3 Bioactivity -- 1.3.9.4 Conclusion -- 1.3.10 Lycium barbarum -- 1.3.10.1 Introduction -- 1.3.10.2 Chemical Constituents -- 1.3.10.3 Bioactivity -- 1.3.10.4 Conclusion -- 1.4 Summary -- References -- Chapter 2: Ethnopharmacological Importance of Western Medicinal Herb, Scutellaria lateriflora -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Bioactive Compounds in S. lateriflora -- 2.3 Ethnopharmacological Properties of S. lateriflora
Content:
2.3.1 Anxiolytic Activity -- 2.3.2 Antioxidant Properties -- 2.3.3 Anti-inflammatory Properties -- 2.3.4 Immunomodulatory Activity -- 2.3.5 Anticancer Property -- 2.3.6 Other Pharmacological Effects -- 2.4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3: Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS): Approaches to Adulterant Detection in Herbal Products -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Drug Adulteration -- 3.2.1 Direct or Intentional Adulteration -- 3.2.2 Indirect or Unintentional Adulteration -- 3.3 Limitations in Screening of Herbal Products and Supplements -- 3.4 Drug Evaluation
Content:
3.4.1 Analytical Evaluation
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Description based upon print version of record
Additional Edition:
9789811010859
Additional Edition:
Print version Tsay, Hsin-Sheng Medicinal Plants - Recent Advances in Research and Development Singapore : Springer Singapore,c2016 9789811010842
Language:
English
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