ABSTRACT
This new volume, Promising Drug Molecules of Natural Origin, explores potential beneficial drug substances derived from nature. It presents the general principles, characteristics, evaluation techniques, and applications involved in drug molecules from natural sources, such as plants and marine life. With chapters from renowned experts from around the world, the chapters in this volume address the challenges of standardization of herbal medicines, methods of characterization of natural medicines and phyto-constituents, and quality control methods for herbal medicines. Several chapters in the book focus on the evolution of phyto-constituents in cancer therapeutics, while others deal with applications for other diseases, such as diabetes and neuroinflammatory disorders. The volume also specifically reviews heterocyclic drugs from plants.
This volume will be a valuable resource for faculty and advanced students in pharmaceutics as well as researchers, scientists, and industry professionals in medicine and drug development.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|80 pages
Drugs from Nature and Their Evaluation
chapter Chapter 2|22 pages
Current Perspectives and Methods for the Characterization of Natural Medicines
part II|131 pages
Herbal Medicines in Cancer Therapeutics
chapter Chapter 6|24 pages
Current and Future Perspectives of Marine Drugs for Cancer Disorders: A Critical Review
part III|121 pages
Natural Drugs with Heteroatoms
part IV|97 pages
Diverse Applications of Herbal Medicines