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New Findings from Natural Substances
About This Book
New Findings from Natural Substances present the state-of-the-art and future prospects for the application of biomolecules in the pharmaceutical, agricultural, food and industrial sectors. The book presents eight reviews contributed by more than twenty experts on interesting natural substances, and plant sources, that serve as sources of natural remedies for a variety of ailments. The reviews in the book cover the use of herbs like Heliotropium and Astragalus. Additional health benefits of extracts from essential oils, Caenorhabditis elegans, and olive oil, as well as the medicinal use of rosmarinic acid and hydrolates. The contributions highlight a range of pharmacological agents from natural sources that have anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, cardioprotective and neuroprotective effects. The contents are presented in a simple and organized style. The book will broaden the knowledge about biological products for a variety of readers – generalists, students and researchers, alike.
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- Welcome
- Table of Content
- Title
- BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS LTD.
- FOREWORD
- PREFACE
- List of Contributors
- Heliotropium, an Ethnomedicinal Plant: Past and Present Uses
- Essential Oils and their Chemical Constituents: The Potential Role in the Leukemic Diseases
- Insights into the Recent Application of Rosmarinic Acid in Therapy
- Plant-Derived Antimicrobial Compounds
- LC-HR-MS Based Approach to Identify Triterpenes in Astragalus Species
- The Use of the Nematode Caenorhabditis Elegans to Study Antioxidant and Longevity-Promoting Plant Secondary Metabolites
- Olive Oil: A Natural Source of Benefits for Human Health
- Hydrolates: Characteristics, Properties, and Potential Uses in the Food Industry