Alternative & Complementary Medicine

Herbal Product Development
Formulation and Applications

Editors: Anil K. Sharma, PhD, MPharm
Raj K. Keservani, MPharm
Surya Prakash Gautam, PhD, MPharm

Herbal Product Development

Published. Available now.
Pub Date: November 2020
Hardback Price: see ordering info
Hard ISBN: 9781771888776
E-Book ISBN: 9781003003182
Pages: 376pp w/index
Binding Type: Hardback
Notes: 14 color and 16 b/w illustrations

This new volume, Herbal Product Development: Formulation and Applications, addresses some of the challenges that hinder the path of successful natural products from laboratory to market. Highly skilled, experienced, and renowned scientists and researchers from around the globe offer up-to-date information that describes characteristics of herbs and herbal products, applications, evaluation techniques, and more. There is also a section dedicated to alternative medicinal strategies for the treatment and cure of diverse diseases. Also considered, of course, is the efficacy and safety of herbal products, which are of major concern.

This valuable volume will be an important addition to the library of those involved in herbal product development and testing, including researchers, scientists, academicians, industry professionals, and students in this area.

Key features:

  • Presents an overview of development and characterization of herbal products
  • Considers the obstacles in the way of herbal product commercialization
  • Recommends a thorough scientific and systemic approach to attempting to ready a viable herbal product for the market
  • Looks at possible side effects of popular plant products
  • Discusses cancer therapeutics through drugs derived from nature along with interactions when co-administered with synthetic counterparts
  • Explores the applications of medicinal mushrooms other than as food
  • Describes the principles and applications of naturopathy

CONTENTS:
Preface

1. Medicinal Plants in Natural Health Care as Phytopharmaceuticals
Charu Gupta and Dhan Prakash

2. Herbal Food Product Development and Characteristics
Amrita Poonia

3. Herbal Supplements and Health
Himangini Bansal and Sakshi Bajaj

4. Herbal Therapies
H. Shahrul, M. L. Tan, A. H. Auni, S. R. Nur, and S. M. N. Nurul

5. Herbs in Cancer Therapy
Annum Malik, Shahzadi Sidra Saleem, Kifayat Ullah Shah, Learn-Han Lee, Bey Hing Goh, and Tahir Mehmood Khan

6. Herbs in Cancer Therapy: A Preamble
Andrew G. Mtewa, Fanuel Lampiao, Kennedy Ngwira, Patrick E, Ogwang, and Duncan C. Sesaazi

7. Medicinal Mushrooms
A. Temitope Oyedepo and Adetoun E. Morakinyo

8. Herbal Product Development and Characteristics
Mirian Pateiro, Rubén Domínguez, Predrag Putnik, Danijela Bursa? Kova?evi?, Francisco J. Barba, Paulo S. E. Munekata, Elena Movilla Fierro, and José M. Lorenzo

9. Brief Overview of Development and Characterization of Herbal Products
Andrew G. Mtewa, Lucrece Ahovegbe, Tamirat Bekele, Ibrahim Chikowe, and Fanuel Lampiao

10. Aromatic Medicine
Sakshi Bajaj and Himangini Bansal

11. Understanding Classical Naturopathy: The Hippocratic Way of Healing
Srijan Goswami and Ushmita Gupta Bakshi

12. Naturopathy
Bhushan R. Rane, Sandip A. Tadavi, and Raj Keservani

Index


About the Authors / Editors:
Editors: Anil K. Sharma, PhD, MPharm
School of Medical and Allied Sciences, GD Goenka University, Gurugram, India

Anil K. Sharma, PhD, MPharm, is an Assistant Professor (Pharmaceutics) at the School of Medical and Allied Sciences, GD Goenka University, Gurugram, India. He has more than nine years of experience in academics. He has published 28 peer-reviewed papers in the field of pharmaceutical sciences in both national and international journals as well as 16 book chapters and 13 edited books. His research interests encompass nutraceutical and functional foods, novel drug delivery systems (NDDS), drug delivery, nanotechnology, health science/life science, and biology/cancer biology/neurobiology. He graduated with a degree in pharmacy (BPharm) from the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India, and received a Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) from the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal, India, with a specialization in pharmaceutics. He earned his PhD at the University of Delhi.

Raj K. Keservani, MPharm
B. Pharmacy, CSM Group of Institutions, Allahabad, India

Raj K. Keservani, MPharm, is a Faculty of B. Pharmacy, CSM Group of Institutions, Allahabad, India. He has more than seven years of academic (teaching) experience at various institutes of India in pharmaceutical education. He has published 35 peer-reviewed papers in the field of pharmaceutical sciences in national and international journals, 25 book chapters, three co-authored books, and 13 edited books. He is also active as a reviewer for several international scientific journals. Mr. Keservani graduated with a pharmacy degree from the Department of Pharmacy, Kumaun University, Nainital (UA), India. He received his Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) (specialization in pharmaceutics) from the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal, India. His research interests include nutraceutical and functional foods, novel drug delivery systems (NDDS), transdermal drug delivery/ drug delivery, health science, cancer biology, and neurobiology.

Surya Prakash Gautam, PhD, MPharm
CT Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jalandhar, India

Surya Prakash Gautam, PhD, MPharm, is Professor and Head at CT Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jalandhar, India. He is doctorate in dendrimers-based drug delivery from SGUV, Jaipur, post graduate in Pharmaceutics from Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya (RGPV), Bhopal, India, and graduate from Pune University, India. He has 11 years of experience in academics and research. He is a recipient of fellowships from the India Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and is a life time member of many professional organizations. He has published around 40 research/review publications in peer-reviewed journals, six books, and several book chapters. He has guided both MPharmacy candidates and PhD students. Currently he is working on dendrimers-based drug delivery, surface modification of dendrimers, and polyphenol loaded nanocarriers for cancer targeting.




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