Plant and Human Health, Volume 3

Contributions from leading scientists worldwide

Explores the history and relationship of medicinal plants usages of fertilizer in improving crop yield, disease resistance, and nitrogen absorption

An all-in-one reference of research studies on plant-based therapeutics

Contributions from leading scientists worldwide Explores the history and relationship of medicinal plants usages of fertilizer in improving crop yield, disease resistance, and nitrogen absorption An all-in-one reference of research studies on plant-based therapeutics

Auteur

Dr. Khalid Rehman Hakeem (PhD) is an Associate Professor at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He has completed his Ph.D. (Botany) from Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India in 2011. Dr. Hakeem has worked as Post Doctorate Fellow in 2012 and Fellow Researcher (Associate Prof.) from 2013-2016 at Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia. His speciality is in Plant Eco-Physiology, Molecular biology, Plant-Microbe-soil interactions, Medicinal plant research and Environmental Sciences and so far has edited and authored more than 25 books with Springer International, Academic Press (Elsevier) etc. He has also to his credit more than 110 research publications in peer reviewed international journals, including 40 book chapters in edited volumes with international publishers. Dr Hakeem is the recipient of many national and international awards and fellowships.

Prof. (Dr.) Münir Öztürk (PhD) has served at the Ege University Izmir, Turkey for 50 years in different positions. He has been elected as the Vice President of the Islamic World Academy of Sciences; has received the fellowships from Alexander von Humboldt, Japanese Society for Promotion of Science and National Science Foundation of USA. Dr. Ozturk has served as Chairman Botany Department and Founding Director Centre for Environmental Sudies, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey, as Consultant Fellow, Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia and as Distinguished Visiting Scientist, ICCBS, Karachi University, Pakistan. His fields of scientific interest are Plant Eco-Physiology; Conservation of Plant Diversity; Biosaline Agriculture and Crops; Pollution, Biomonitoring, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. He has published 40 books, 50 book chapters and 175 papers in journal with impact factor.

Contenu

Foreword by Prof. M. Iqbal Choudhary, Director, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences.- Marine and Freshwater Organisms in Drug Discovery.- Bioactive Molecules from Malaysian Flora.- Immunomosulatory Effect of Cycloartane-Type Triterpenes.- Antigiardial Actitivty of Citrullus lanatus Extracts.- Potential Idiosyncratic Liver Toxicity of Herbal Products.- Antitrypanosomal Activity of Nigerian Plants.- Alkaloids Isolated from Malaysian Plant Families.- Pharmacological Studies on Ficus Species.- Herbals in the treatment of Salmonella typhi.- Biology of Proline-Containing Cyclic Peptides.- Plant Extracts and Memory Impairment.- Herbals Used in Heat and Detoxification in Chinese Traditional Medicine.- Secondary Metabolites from Solanaceae of Iran.- Molecular Docking Study on Rauvolfia species.- Drug Development from the farm.- Phytochemical Screening of Sri Lankan Plants.- New carbohydrate esters of cinnamic acid from the leaves of Gleditschia.- Herbals in the Treatment of Alzheimer's disease.