ABSTRACT

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a multifaceted reproductive, metabolic syndrome, and its symptoms involve interactions between hormones, genes, and environmental stressors. The characteristic symptoms of PCOS include menstrual abnormalities such as oligomenorrhea or amenorrhea. The general symptoms of PCOS are anovulation or oligo-ovulation.

Herbal Medicine Applications for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome provides comprehensive information on different aspects of PCOS, including its pathogenesis, symptoms, therapies, and management, particularly through herbal remedies.

With 13 chapters related to different aspects of PCOS, this book provides enormous knowledge about the pathogenesis and role of different therapeutic strategies globally. These chapters have been contributed by researchers from across the globe from Europe to Asia, who highlight the importance of herbal medicines in the treatment of a reproductive disorder such as PCOS.

This book also serves as a simple compendium for undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers, and pharmaceutical companies to understand the fundamental concepts of herbal treatment use with regard to basic mechanisms, sources, and positive impact. Readers will find an articulate package of knowledge compiled about pathogenesis and complications of PCOS and the role of herbs in the development of drugs for the treatment of reproductive disorders.

chapter 1|17 pages

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)

Signs, Symptoms, Epidemiology, Environmental Stress, Management Strategies and Current Therapies

chapter 2|52 pages

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)

Regulation of Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis and Steroidogenesis: a Perspective Toward Control of PCOS

chapter 4|19 pages

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)

The “Green Healers” an Ayurvedic Eye

chapter 5|20 pages

Concept of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Anti-PCOS Plants in the Unani System of Medicines

chapter 9|14 pages

Tanshinone IIA, Curcumin, and Rutin Phytotherapy

A Natural Treatment for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome