Medicinal Plants : Chemistry
and Properties
M. Daniel
ISBN 978-1-57808-395-4; 2006; 266 pages; US $ 66.60
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In-depth knowledge of the chemistry of medicinal plants is essential in understanding
the manifold utilities of such plants; and to enhance our understanding of the
quality of raw materials, extracts and formulations; and in marketing plant-derived
drugs.
The selection of plants studied in this treatise is based on its significance,
and its representation of members of different taxonomic families as well as
of different classes (and subclasses) of compounds. All the available data on
the chemical compounds and the pharmacological studies on these plants/compounds
have been incorporated. The plants are arranged by the type and nature of chemical
compounds they contain. Secondary metabolites have been included in this volume
due to their great therapeutic role.
Contents :
Part A: Secondary Metabolites
. Alkaloids
Alkaloidal Amines; Diterpenoid Alkaloids; Imidazole Alkaloids; Indole Alkaloids;
Isoquinoline Alkaloids; Monoterpenoid Alkaloids; Phenanthro-indolizidine Alkaloids;
Pyridine-piperidine Alkaloids; Quinazoline Alkaloids; Quinoline Alkaloids; Quinolizidines/Lupinane
Alkaloids; Sesquiterpene Alkaloids; Steroidal Alkaloids; Tropane Alkaloids;
Tropolone Alkaloids
. Terpenoids
Monoterpenes; Sesquiterpenes; Volatile Oils; Aromatherapy; Diterpenes; Triterpenoids
(Triterpenes and Steroids; Limonoids and Quassinoids; Saponins; Cardiac Glycosides);
Carotenoids
. Phenolics
Simple Phenols; Phenolic Acids; Acetophenones; Phenyl Propanes; Benzophenones;
Xanthones; Coumarins; Chromones; Stilbenes; Lignans; Flavonoids (Anthocyanins;
Aurones; Biflavonyls; Catechins, Flavan-3, 4-diols and Proanthocyanidins; Chalcones;
Flavones and Flavonols; Flavonones and Flavononols (Dihydroflavones and Dihydro
Flavonols); Isoflavones, Isoflavonones and Homoisoflavones; Neoflavanoids);
Quinones (Benzoquinones; Naphthaquinones; Anthraquinones); Tannins; Antioxidant
Therapy
. Gums and Mucilages
Part B: Primary Metabolites
. The Primary Metabolics
Carbohydrates; Aminoacids and Proteins; Fatty Acids, Triacylglycerols and
Glycolipids
. General References
. References
. Index
. Appendix
