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Therapeutic Plants: Recent Advances in the Use of Herbs as Alternative Medications
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Editors: V. V. Sathibabu Uddandrao, G. Saravanan

Therapeutic Plants: Recent Advances in the Use of Herbs as Alternative Medications

eBook: US $89 Special Offer (PDF + Printed Copy): US $143
Printed Copy: US $98
Library License: US $356
ISBN: 978-981-5322-92-7 (Print)
ISBN: 978-981-5322-91-0 (Online)
Year of Publication: 2025
DOI: 10.2174/97898153229101250101
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Introduction

Therapeutic Plants: Recent Advances in the Use of Herbs as Alternative Medications offers an in-depth exploration of how herbs are reshaping modern healthcare. Bridging traditional knowledge and scientific innovation, the book highlights the therapeutic power of medicinal plants in managing chronic diseases like diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular disorders. It explores bioactive compounds, Ayurvedic principles, and advanced drug delivery systems, including nanoparticles.

Chapters cover disease-specific applications, plant-based drug discovery, and the role of metabolomics and in-silico methods in drug design. The book also features detailed studies on specific herbs like Barleria longiflora, Terminalia chebula, and Lawsonia inermis.

Key Features:

  • - Scientific insights into herbal treatments for chronic diseases.
  • - Integration of traditional and modern medicine.
  • - Innovative delivery systems, including nanotechnology.
  • - In-silico drug design and metabolomics applications.
  • - Case studies of medicinal plants and their bioactive compounds.


Readership

Ideal for students, researchers, professionals in biopharma, and Ayurvedic practitioners.


eBook: US $89 Special Offer: US $143 Printed Copy: US $98 Library License: US $356

Contributors

Editor(s):
V. V. Sathibabu Uddandrao
Department of Biochemistry
K.S. Rangasamy College of Arts and Science (Autonomous)
Tiruchengode-637215, Tamil Nadu
India


G. Saravanan
Department of Biochemistry
K.S. Rangasamy College of Arts and Science (Autonomous)
Tiruchengode-637215, Tamil Nadu
India



Contributor(s):
Anil Kumar Mavi
Department of Botany & Life Sciences
Sri Aurobindo College, University of Delhi
New Delhi
India


Anburaj Raj
Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology
National College (Autonomous)
Tiruchirappalli 620 001, Tamil Nadu
India


B. Prakash
Department of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences
Vels Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies
Pallavaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
India


Dhevikarunaa Govindaraju Malmarugan
Department of Biochemistry
K.S. Rangasamy College of Arts and Science (Autonomous), Tiruchengode, Namakkal District
Salem, Tamil Nadu, 637215
India


Flora Gnanadhas
Department of Botany
St. Mary’s College (Autonomous), Thoothukudi
Tamil Nadu
India


Gokul Sakthivel
Department of Biochemistry
K.S. Rangasamy College of Arts and Science (Autonomous), Tiruchengode, Namakkal District
Salem, Tamil Nadu, 637215
India


Gopalu Karunakaran
Institute for Applied Chemistry
Department of Fine Chemistry, Seoul National University of Science and Technology (Seoultech)
Gongneung-ro 232, Nowon-gu, Seoul, 01811
Republic of Korea


Indumathi Shanmugam
Department of Microbiology
K.S. Rangasamy College of Arts and Science
Tiruchengode-637215, Tamil Nadu
India


Jeevitha Govindasamy
Department of Biotechnology
K. S. Rangasamy College of Arts and Science (Autonomous)
Tiruchengode, Namakkal District, Tamil Nadu
India


Jagadeesan Ramasamy
Department of Horticulture
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
ICAR-KVK, Virinjipuram, Vellore, Tamil Nadu
India


Kamali Kandhasam
Department of Microbiology
K.S. Rangasamy College of Arts and Science (Autonomous)
Tiruchengode, Namakkal
India


Lakshmanan Ramkumar
Department of Microbiology
K.S. Rangasamy College of Arts and Science (Autonomous)
Tiruchengode, Namakkal
India


Lalithambigai Kesavan
Department of Physics
K.S.R. College of Engineering
Tiruchengode, 637215, Tamil Nadu
India


Megha Bansal
Department of Biotechnology
Delhi Technological University
New Delhi
India


Mariyappan Kowsalya
Department of Biotechnology
K. S. Rangasamy College of Arts and Science (Autonomous)
Tiruchengode-637215, Tamil Nadu
India


Mohan Prasanna Rajeshkumar
Department of Biotechnology
K. S. Rangasamy College of Arts and Science (Autonomous)
Tiruchengode-637215, Tamil Nadu
India


Mythili Ravichandran
Department of Microbiology
Vivekanandha Arts and Science College for Women
Sankagiri-637 303, Salem, Tamil Nadu
India


Madhura Senthilkumar
Department of Biochemistry
K.S. Rangasamy College of Arts and Science (Autonomous), Tiruchengode, Namakkal District
Salem, Tamil Nadu, 637215
India


Noopur Khare
Bhai Gurdas Institute of Engineering and Technology
Sangrur
Punjab
India
/
Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University
Barabanki
Uttar Pradesh
India


Pragati Khare
B.P.S. Educational Institution of Pharmacy
Etah
Uttar Pradesh
India


P. Chandrasekaran
Centre for Biological Sciences, Department of Biochemistry
K.S. Rangasamy College of Arts and Science (Autonomous)
Tiruchengode, Namakkal District, Tamil Nadu-637215
India


Parim Brahma Naidu
Animal Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory
ICMR-National Animal Resource Facility for Biomedical Research (ICMR-NARFBR)
Hyderabad, 500078
India


Ponmurugan Karuppiah
Department of Botany and Microbiology
College of Science, P.O. Box 2455, King Saud University
Riyadh-11451
Saudi Arabia


Pethusri Selvakumar
Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology
Faculty of Marine Sciences, Annamalai University
Parangipettai, Tamil Nadu
India


Prabu Periasamy
Department of Biotechnology
Periyar University PG Extension Center
Dharmapuri
India


Riya Bhatt
Department of Botany & Life Sciences
Sri Aurobindo College, University of Delhi
New Delhi
India


Reena Gupta
University School of Information, Communication & Technology (USICT)
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Sector 16C, Dwarka
New Delhi-110078
India


Ranjith Priyan Selvaraj
Department of Physics
K.S. Rangasamy College of Arts and Science (Autonomous)
Tiruchengode, 637215, Tamil Nadu
India


Sujata Adhana
Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences
University of Delhi
New Delhi
India


Sanghdeep Gautam
Department of Biosciences
Institute of Management Studies
Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
India


Swati Tyagi
Department of Biosciences
Institute of Management Studies
Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
India


Selvam Rajendiran
Department of Biochemistry
Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College, Arumbakkam, Chennai
Tamil Nadu - 600 106
India


Sathanraj Natarajan
Centre of Molecular Medicine and Diagnostics (COMManD)
Department of Biochemistry, Saveetha Dental College & Hospitals
Chennai – 600 077
India


Saravanan Ganapathy
Centre for Biological Sciences, Department of Biochemistry
K.S. Rangasamy College of Arts and Science (Autonomous)
Tiruchengode, Namakkal District, Tamil Nadu-637215
India


Savitri Vasudev Baikampady
Department of Cardiology
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, EPIP Area, Whitefield
Bangalore, Karnataka
India


Selvanayaki Krishnasamy
Department of Microbiology
K.S. Rangasamy College of Arts and Science
Tiruchengode-637215, Tamil Nadu
India


Shanmugam Kuppanan Sengodan
Department of Microbiology
K.S. Rangasamy College of Arts and Science
Tiruchengode-637215, Tamil Nadu
India


Suganya Meganathan
Department of Biochemistry
K.S. Rangasamy College of Arts and Science (Autonomous), Tiruchengode, Namakkal District
Salem, Tamil Nadu, 637215
India


Suresh Kumar Govindan
Department of Physics
K.S. Rangasamy College of Arts and Science (Autonomous)
Tiruchengode, 637215, Tamil Nadu
India


Thirugnanasambandam Ramanathan
Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology
Faculty of Marine Sciences, Annamalai University
Parangipettai, Tamil Nadu
India


Umesh Kumar
Department of Biosciences
Institute of Management Studies Ghaziabad (University Courses Campus)
Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 201015
India


Vinod Kumar
Department of Biochemistry
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
New Delhi
India


Vadivukkarasi Sasikumar
Centre for Biological Sciences, Department of Biochemistry
K.S. Rangasamy College of Arts and Science (Autonomous)
Tiruchengode, Namakkal District, Tamil Nadu-637215
India


V. V. Sathibabu Uddandrao
Centre for Biological Sciences, Department of Biochemistry
K.S. Rangasamy College of Arts and Science (Autonomous)
Tiruchengode, Namakkal District, Tamil Nadu-637215
India


Vadivukkarasi Sasikumar
Department of Biochemistry
K.S. Rangasamy College of Arts and Science (Autonomous), Tiruchengode, Namakkal District
Salem, Tamil Nadu, 637215
India


Yamuna Kuppusamy
Department of Biotechnology
K. S. Rangasamy College of Arts and Science (Autonomous)
Tiruchengode, Namakkal District, Tamil Nadu
India