Advances in Natural Products: Importance in Health and Economy

EDITOR’S: Zaheer Ahmed and Ahsana Dar
PUBLISHER: Daya Publishing House
ISBN: 9788170355304
YEAR: 2008
PAGES: 250
SIZE: 16 X 24.5 X 1.8 cms.
BINDING: Hard
LANGUAGE: English

ABOUT THE BOOK: Natural products, including plants, animals and minerals have been the basis of treatment of human diseases and have been exploited for human use for thousands of years. These have been the most important sources of drugs and drug leads in history, underlined by the fact that 61 per cent of all new chemical entities introduced worldwide as drugs during 1981-2002 can be traced to or were inspired by; natural products. The developing world is performing extensive work in identifying enormous natural resources which can be exploited to produce herbal medicines for the treatment of deadly ailments.
This publication provides a fascinating view on the recent developments in natural products research and related fields through a collection of 25 selected papers discussed during the International Workshop on 'Natural Products, Drugs, Pharmaceuticals and Nutraceuticals for the Benefit of Mankind’ held in Karachi, Pakistan during 10-19 February, 2006.
The volume covers scientific studies, developmental approaches and status of different countries in the area of natural products and herbal medicines. The material presented herein would surely serve as a valuable reference material for the professionals and the persons who are actively involved in research and application of natural products as drugs, pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals.

CONTENTS:
Foreword
    Prof. Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman
Preface
    Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary
From the Editors
    Dr. ZaheerAhmed and Prof. Ahsana Dar
Introduction
    Prof. (Dr.) Arun P. Kulshreshtha

PART I: SCIENTIFIC STUDIES ON MEDICINAL HERBS
1. Herbicidal Activity of Calendula officinalis Extracts on Wheat Plant
    Y.WA. El-Sheikh, Karima HE. Hagag and A.S. Marzoiik
2. Chemical Investigation of Prunus mahaleb L. Kernels
    Khaled A. Shams
3. Addressing Social Equity Through "Anti-fertility and Abortifacient Effects of Dipsacus mitis D. Don"
    Sumitra Singh
4. Chemical Constituents from Some Medicinally Important Plants
    DildarAli, MiinawwarHussain, SyedMuhammad Shakil Hussain, Durey Nayab Zahra, Niizhat Arshad and Zaheer Ahmed
5. Biological Studies on Melilotus officinalis
    IqbalAzhar, Farah Mazhar, Mohtasheemul Hasan and M. Shaiq Ali
6. Chemical Constituents of SaIvia nubicola
    Muhammad Shaiq Ali, Shakeel Ahmed, Syed AmirIbrahim and Waqar Ahmed
7. Antimicrobial Activity of Pakistani Honey Against Gram Positive and Gram Negative
    Samiyah Tasleem and SyedBaqirS. Naqvi
8. Antioxidants Potencies of the Essential Oils of Eucalyptus tereticomis, Ageratnm conyzoides and Cinnamomum tenius
    Shafiq-ur-Rehman, Amna Shafiq, Durre Shahwar and Muhammad Akram Kashmiri
9. Studies in Natural Products and Synthetic Organic Chemistry: A Search for New Medicinally and Pharmaceutically Interesting Compounds
    Shaikh Sirajiiddin Nizami, Rizwana Razi andAbdul Sattar
10. Lepidium meyenii, Maca, A Plant from the Highlands of Peru: Biological Properties
    Giistavo F. Gonzales
11. Three New Cytotoxic Benzopyrans from Mallotus apelta
    Nguyen Hai Dang, Phan Van Kiem, and Chan Van Minh
12. Investigation and Development of New Medicines from the Biodiversity: An Urgent Necessity in Developing Countries
    Jose Oscar Gutierrez-M
13. Mangifera indica L. Extract (Vimang) Protection Against Iron-induced Damage to Mitochondria and 2-deoxyribose Potentialities for the Treatment of Iron Overload-Related Diseases
    Gilberto L. Pardo-Andreu,ReneDelgado,AnibalE. Vercesi, Rizette Avila-Gonzalez, andAlbertoJ. Nunez-Selles

PART II: APROACHES TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF USEFUL PRODUCTS FROM NATURAL PRODUCTS
14. Role of Traditional Systems of Medicine in Health Care
    A. Saraswathy
15. Role of a Poly Herbal Formulation in the Prevention and Management of Coronary Heart Disease
    Aruna Agrawal, G. Victor Rajamanickam, D.P. Attrey and G.P. Dubey
16. Importance of Ethnobotany in Nature-based Drug Discovery
    Zabta K. Shinwari
17. Natural Products as Bio-insecticides for Control of Vectors of Mosquito-borne Diseases
    Radhika Samarasekera andlndira S. Weerasinghe
18. Enhancing Domestic Drug Production Capacity in Developing Countries: Approaches, Prospects and Constraints
    Orgah Adikwu Emmanuel
19. Nature Based Nutraceuticals: Emerging Trends
    Rashida Ali, Umer Abdullah, S. Abudiat Abidi, M. Badaruddin and M. Iqbal Choudhary

PART III: STATUS OF HERBAL MEDICINES AND BOTANICAL IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES
20. Status of Development in Natural Products: Drugs, Pharmaceuticals and Nutraceuticals in Indonesia
    Arie Ika Susanty
21. Status of Herbals in Malaysia
    Mohamed Isa Abd. Mafid
22. Role of Herbal Medicine in Myanmar
    Khin Khin WinAung
23. Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Used in Pharmaceutical and Related Industries in Nepal
    Sumitra Singh
24. Status of Traditional Medicine Research and Development in Nigeria
    Kwaptoe Edward Tsenlong
25. Status of Natural Products, Drugs, Pharmaceuticals and Nutraceuticals in Vietnam
    Nguyen Hai Dang