Recent Progress in Medicinal Plants

Plants are in integral part of human life and civilization from time immemorial. Most of the present - day drug molecules were derived from the active molecules found in the plants of traditional systems of medicine. Some of the plants like atriplex lentiformis, vitex negundo, sesame, chenopodium mural, viburnum dilatatum, wines, cestrum nocturnum, ficus benjamina, glycyrrhiza glabra, andrographis paniculta etc. In the present volume have provided much deeper insights into their activities, mechanism of action and chemical constituents. Worldwide many researchers have given in depth researches on medicinal plants like melia azedarach, bidens pilosa, galinsoga parviflora, spermacoce ocymoides, oldenlandia cormybosa, mitracarpus villosus, coriandrum sativm, thymus fallax, startling and strong, and corroborate the traditional claims of these plants in curing the human disease. The volume will be useful for all those scientists and researchers in the areas of phytochemistry, pharmacology and allied disciplines working in the development of of new drugs from natural sources. Subjects of the book : agricultural sciences botany pharmaceutical technology natural products contents of the book : about the series foreword to the series foreword to the volume preface known herbal drugs re-visited melia azedarach extracts: a potential tool for insect pest management therapeutic efficacy of bidens pilosa l. Var. Radiata and galinsoga parviflora cav. In experimentally induced diarrhoea in mice new antioxidant flavonoids from atriplex lentiformis (torr.) s. Wats hypouricaemic and antioxidant activities of the fractions of vitex negundo l. Leaf extract biological activity of chenopodium murale l. And it's flavonoidal contents chemical characters and utility of some rubiaceous medicinal