Scientific Basis of Herbal Medicine

Contents: 1. Phytochemical analysis and antimicrobial activity of Alstonia scholaris R. Br. and Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth. Apocynaceae/Thangadurai Anbu and Palanichamy Mehalingam. 2. Prelimary phytochemical screening and in vitro anticancer activity of the weed plant sphaeranthus indicus Linn./B. Thamilmaraiselvi, G. Theivandran, M. Ranjani, H. Deena Priscilla and S. Sindhu. 3. Evaluation of antibacterial activity of leaf extracts of the medicinal plant species,. hypochaeris radicate L. (Asteraceae)/Jamuna Senguttuvan and Subramanium Paulsamy. 4. Effect of punica granatum on a dandruff causing fungus: a phytopathogenic and few human pathogenic bacterial strains/M. Faizal Ahamed, K. Sundaravel, R. Ramachandran and R. Lalitha. 5. Phytochemical and antimicrobial activities of Gnaphalium polycaulon/K. Shanmugapriya and T. Thyaumanavan. 6. Antibacterial and antioxidant properties of ginger rhizome extract/Shiji Wilson and C.K. Padmaja. 7. Mosquito larvicidal activity of jasmine oil Jasminum sambac L. against culex tritaeniorhynchus diptera: culicidae/K. Yogalakshmi, M. Govindrarajan, R. Sivakumar and M. Rajeswary. 8. In vitro micropropagation and callus induction of cassia tora L. Tagarai: a potential medicinal herb/Anju Singh and P. Kumudha. 9. Screening of edible mushrooms for L-ergothionine and antioxidant activity/R. Muthu Dharani, D. Ramya Shree , G.J,. Sree Meenaskhi, N. Saraswathy and P. Ramalingam. 10. Phytochemical and bio-efficacy studies on plumbago rosea L./T. Renisheya Joy Jeba Malar and M. Johnson….The objectives of the book is to highlight the relevance of traditional medicine and way towards ethnopharmocology, to share research achievements and innovations in herbal science, to evaluate and review opportunities for advancing herbal drug research in the region, to provide a platform to map an agenda for the development of phytomedicine, to address issues concerning conservation of medicinal plants. 28 articles based on the original research work by eminent academicians and scientists of the country on different areas of phytomedicine have been compiled. Recent trends and techniques involved from the search, documentation, processing, sustainable utilization and conservation of medicinal plants are the highlights of this book.