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This monograph is a novel attempt for providing the ample awareness to the current status of the antibacterial potential of various medicinal plants. This volume discloses the collision of antibiotic resistance that lead to necessitate the use of alternative medicines derived from natural products especially from plants. Plants selected in the present study are well known in daily life usage and are easily available throughout the Indian sub-continent. However, ...
The book begins with fossil record of cyanobacteria and gives comprehensive treatment of antibacterial activity of cyanobacteria based on extensive research done by the authors. It also highlights the other aspects of biological activity like anti-fungal, anti-HIV, proteinase inhibitor, anti-mycobacterial, anti-helmintics, anti-inflammatory, cytotoxic and anti-cancer characteristics of cyanobacteria. Based on nine cyanobacterial spp. Anabaena variabilis, Anabaena ...
The Fruits of Vanilla are used to provide flavour to ice-cream. Many species of orchids are used as constituents of ayurvedic medicines. The orchids are of immense horticultural importance and play a useful role to balance the forest-ecosystem (Kaushik, 1981 b). The orchids are generally regarded as the most beautiful flowering plats. This is true particularly of the tropical orchids which are met with in abundance in the tropical belt al over the world. These ...
Turmeric, the magic medicine of ancient India is as relevant and useful today as it was during the days of Acharya Charak, the great physician of ancient India. It is used as a colouring agent in pharmacy confectionary and food industry. The turmeric because of some of its strong antioxidants compounds inhabits the synthesis of aflatoxins. The volatile oil of turmeric is effective in bronchial asthma. The research monograph covers history of turmeric, trade in ...