V.K. Gupta
37 books
The purpose of thinking is to collect information and to make the best possible use of it. The fascination with thinking, how and why people think, how we can teach thinking, has been evident for centuries. According to Edward De Bono “Thinking is a skill; it can be developed and improved if one knows how”. The various programmes designed to teach thinking and the professional concerns expressed in journals and books highlight the issues in the ...
Present volume 4 of the series, Medicinal Plants: Phytochemistry, Pharmacology and Therapeutics contains 29 review/research chapters received from eminent scientists from India and abroad, the notable amongst include: Phytochemistry, Pharmacology and Therapeutics of Coptis Pharmacological Activities and Therapeutic Potential of Sarca asoca Anticancer Activity of Indian Medicinal Plant Bael, Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa Efficacy and Pre-clinical Safety ...
Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Anticancer properties of anthocyanins: a review/Khandaker Md. Sharif Uddin Imam, Fardous Mohammed Safiul Azam, Rownak Jahan and Mohammed Rahmatullah. 2. Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze: a review of chemical and nutraceutical properties/Ana Paula de Oliveira, Amanda Leite Guimaraes, Raimundo Goncalves de Oliveira, Jullyana de Souza Siqueira Quintans, Fernando Antonio de Medeiros, Jose Maria Barbosa Filho, Lucindo Jose Quintans Junior ...
Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Use of garlic, ginkgo, ginseng, and St. John’s Wort and potential interactions with cardiovascular drugs: a brief review/M.G. Miguel and M.A.P. Silva. 2. Polyene macrolide antibiotics, microbial derived natural bioactive products: fermentation, pharmacological and chemotherapeutic importance/Suresh R. Naik. 3. Pongamia pinnata: a review on pharmacological and therapeutic properties/Disha B. Menpara and Sumitra V. Chanda. 4. ...
The present volume of the series, “Bioactive Phytochemicals: Perspectives for Modern Medicine - Vol. 3” with 21 original research and review articles written by eminent scientists and researchers from within India and abroad has been compiled, and the notable amongst which include:
Lupeol as Anticancer Drug; Bioactive Phytochemicals as Phytomedicine and its Pharmacology and Toxicology of Genus Capparis; Artesunate with its Antimalarial Profile; ...
The present volume of the book series, “Perspectives in Animal Ecology and Reproduction, Vol. 9” provides a diversified information regarding ecology and reproduction of animals ranging from microorganisms to man. This volume contains as many as twenty six research and review articles written by eminent researchers from within India and abroad. The important contributions included in his book are:
· Bioremediation of Heavy Metal Pollution from ...
The present volume of the series, “Perspectives in Animal Ecology and Reproduction Vol. 10” with 23 chapters has been compiled, and the important contributions include:
• Bacterial Biofilms: Impact on Aquatic Ecosystems
• Effects of Edaphic Factors on Population Dynamics of Soil and Plant Parasitic Nematodes
• Arthropod Natural Enemy- Pesticide Interaction
• Synergistic Effect of NPV, Azadirachtin and Titanium Dioxide ...
Present Volume 4 of the series, Animal Diversity, Natural History and Conservation comprises the vast body of research on the subject and has been designed in such a way as to serve the purpose of the biologists, ecologists, environmentalists and conservationists. This volume includes twenty one original research articles written by eminent researchers from within India and abroad, the notable amongst which include:
Taxonomy and Systematics of Calanoid Copepods ...
The chapters incorporated in the present Volume 5 of the book series Animal Diversity, Natural History and Conservation represents an extremely modest selection of several facts on the subject. The lead articles includes:
Community Ecology and Taxonomy of Polychaetes in a Tropical Estuary
Distribution of Nymphalid Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) at Different Altitudinal Habitats
A Taxonomic Review of the Genus Cyrtolabulus Van der Vecht, 1969
Web Dynamics ...
The present book “Utilisation and Management of Medicinal Plants Vol. 2” comprises the vast body of validated scientific data which encompasses a total of 26 original research and review chapters written by eminent scientists and researchers from Argentina, Brazil, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Kenya, Nigeria and Uruguay. The book provides diversified information regarding anti-venom, wound healing, antioxidant, antimalarial, antibacterial and ...
In the present volume of the book series “Traditional and Folk Herbal Medicine: Recent Researches- Vol. 2” an attempt has been made to cover the major topics on the subject. The book is written in a lucid style and includes nineteen review and research articles contributed by scientists from various countries across the globe and especially from Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Ethiopia, India, Malaysia, Portugal, South Africa and U.K. to quote a few ...
The present volume, “Animal Diversity, Natural History and Conservation- Vol. 3” with 22 chapters of the series has been compiled and the important contributions include:
Bacterial Diversity in Faecal Microbiota of Badgers Meles meles Linnaeus (1758), in Portugal Diversity of Entomopathogenic Nematodes in India: An Overview Investigation of Termite Biodiversity in the Foot Hills of Maruthamalai, Western Ghats Region, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu ...
Present volume of the series, “Animal Diversity, Natural History and Conservation- Vol.2” comprises the vast body of research on the subject and includes 22 articles/chapters written by eminent researchers from various regions of India and abroad. The notable contributions included in this volume are:
On the Faunal Diversity of Arunachal Pradesh: Composition, Threats and Conservation Needs.
The Chalcodoid Hemipteran Fauna of Western Ghats.
Diversity ...
Plant kingdom represents a vast emporium of untapped medicinal potential and play a vital role for the development of new drugs. The medicinal value of drug plants is due to the presence of some chemical compounds in the plant tissue that produce a definite physiological action on human body. Early societies learned through trial and error that many plants contained substances with significant curative properties and over the years the natural products became ...
Natural products particularly microbial and plant products in their native form have been associated with mankind since ancient times. Natural products offer a vast, virtually untapped reservoir of chemical compounds with many potential uses. Apart from drugs, they can also be used as lead compounds, dietary supplements and personal care items.
The present volume of the book series entitled, "Natural Products: Research Reviews" is a critical review book ...
Medicinal plant research has been and continues to be considered a fruitful approach in the search for new drugs. The scientific basis that accounts for the present of medically useful compounds in plants is by now well known. Medicinal plants would be the best source to obtain a variety of drugs and, therefore, such plants should be investigated in understand better about their properties. This green inheritance thus represents an enormous reservoir of putative ...
In almost all the countries, traditional and folk herbal medicines have been extensively used since times immemorial for healthcare. Ancient religious texts are replete with references on the use of herbs with medicinal properties. Because of the local beliefs and practices and also from cost considerations herbal medicines remain a popular mode of treatment in the developing countries. In the industrialized society also, the rising cost of prescription drugs and ...
This book provides a glimpse into the recent researches on animal ecology, their reproductive strategies and the ecological problems of various environments in India and abroad. The book also reviews the progress made in the field in past few decades. The present volume of the series Perspectives in Animal Ecology and Reproduction is the compilation of the twenty seven quality research and review articles contributed by leading experts and comprises the topics.
The present book Animal Diversity, Natural History and Conservation Vol. I comprises the vast body of research on the subject and includes twenty four original research and review chapters written by emeinet scientists and researchers form Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, India, Indonesia, Nepal Portugal and USA. The volume – I has been written in a lucid and easy to understand language dealing elaborately and includes a wide range of toics having a direct ...
The present volume of the book series Perspectives in Animal Ecology and Reproduction Vol. 8 is an excellent compilation of twenty four research as well as review communications, lucidly written by stalwarts from various research institutions and universities. The authors have tried to analyse the ecological spectra vis a vis breeding strategies adopted by diverse group of animals in nature and under controlled conditions. This volume shall generate further ...