Himalayan Phytochemicals: Sustainable Options for Sourcing and Developing Bioactive Compounds provides a detailed review of the important medicinal plants which have already been discovered in the Himalayan region, outlining their discovery, activity and underlying chemistry.
In addition, it supports a global shift towards sustainable sourcing of natural products from delicate ecosystems. Across the world, environmental destruction and overharvesting of medicinal plants are reducing and destroying multiple important sources and potential leads before researchers have the chance to discover, explore or synthesize them effectively. By identifying this problem and discussing its impact on the Himalayan region, Himalayan Phytochemicals: Sustainable Options for Sourcing and Developing Bioactive Compounds frames the ongoing global struggle and highlights the key factors that must be considered and addressed when working with phytochemicals from endemic plant sources.
1. Cover image - p. iv 2. Title page - p. iv 3. Table of Contents - p. iv 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Dedication - p. v 6. Preface - p. xi 7. Acknowledgments - p. xiii 8. Chapter 1: Biogeographic Distribution of Medicinal and Aromatic Herbs - p. xiii 9. Chapter 2: Utilization and Botanical Significance of Himalayan Herbs - p. 32 10. Chapter 3: Conservation and Cultivation of Herbs: Challenge and Policy Making - p. 86 11. Chapter 4: Chemistry of Himalayan Phytochemicals - p. 120 12. Chapter 5: Biotechnological Strategies for Improvement of Aromatic and Medicinal Herbs - p. 166 13. Chapter 6: Quality Assurance and Quality Control of Medicinal and Aromatic Herbs - p. 215 14. Chapter 7: Marketing Indigenous Herbs: Connecting Link Between International Trade and Himalayan Livelihood - p. 246 15. Appendix - p. 279 16. Index - p. 293
Himalayan Phytochemicals: Sustainable Options for Sourcing and Developing Bioactive Compounds provides a detailed review of the important medicinal plants which have already been discovered in the Himalayan region, outlining their discovery, activity and underlying chemistry.
In addition, it supports a global shift towards sustainable sourcing of natural products from delicate ecosystems. Across the world, environmental destruction and overharvesting of medicinal plants are reducing and destroying multiple important sources and potential leads before researchers have the chance to discover, explore or synthesize them effectively. By identifying this problem and discussing its impact on the Himalayan region, Himalayan Phytochemicals: Sustainable Options for Sourcing and Developing Bioactive Compounds frames the ongoing global struggle and highlights the key factors that must be considered and addressed when working with phytochemicals from endemic plant sources.
1. Cover image - p. iv 2. Title page - p. iv 3. Table of Contents - p. iv 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Dedication - p. v 6. Preface - p. xi 7. Acknowledgments - p. xiii 8. Chapter 1: Biogeographic Distribution of Medicinal and Aromatic Herbs - p. xiii 9. Chapter 2: Utilization and Botanical Significance of Himalayan Herbs - p. 32 10. Chapter 3: Conservation and Cultivation of Herbs: Challenge and Policy Making - p. 86 11. Chapter 4: Chemistry of Himalayan Phytochemicals - p. 120 12. Chapter 5: Biotechnological Strategies for Improvement of Aromatic and Medicinal Herbs - p. 166 13. Chapter 6: Quality Assurance and Quality Control of Medicinal and Aromatic Herbs - p. 215 14. Chapter 7: Marketing Indigenous Herbs: Connecting Link Between International Trade and Himalayan Livelihood - p. 246 15. Appendix - p. 279 16. Index - p. 293
