Main description:

This book offers a fresh look on a variety of issues concerning herbal medicine - the methods of growing and harvesting various medicinal plants; their phytochemical content; medicinal usage; regulatory issues; and mechanism of action against myriad of human and animal ailments. 'Medicinal Plants: From Farm to Pharmacy' comprises chapters authored by renowned experts from academics and industry from all over the world. It provides timely, in-depth study/analysis of medicinal plants that are already available in the market as supplements or drug components, while also introducing several traditional herbs with potential medicinal applications from various regions of the world. The book caters to the needs of a diverse group of readers: plant growers, who are looking for ways to enhance the value of their crops by increasing phytochemical content of plant products; biomedical scientists who are studying newer applications for crude herbal extracts or isolated phytochemicals; clinicians and pharmacologists who are studying interactions of herbal compounds with conventional treatment modalities; entrepreneurs who are navigating ways to bring novel herbal supplements to the market; and finally, natural medicine enthusiasts and end-users who want to learn how herbal compounds are produced in nature, how do they work and how are they used in traditional or modern medicine for various disease indications.

Contents:

Contributor

Title

1.

Brajesh N. Vaidya

Research Assistant

Fort Valley State University

Fort Valley, GA 31030

478 8251986

USA

Email:vaidyav@fvsu.edu

Ethnobotany and Medicinal uses of Orchids of Nepal.

2.

Sadanand A. Dhekney, PhD

Assistant Professor (Hort.)

Department of Plant Sciences

University of Wyoming, Sheridan Research and Extension Center

3401 Coffeen Avenue, Sheridan WY 82801

USA

Tel: 307-673-2754

Fax: 307-672-2103

Email: sdhekney@uwyo.edu

Lycium barbarum (Goji berry): an emerging nutraceutical crop for the mountain west region of the Unite

d States.

3

Dr. Prachi Tripathi

Suite 4

Calle Padre Berrios

00794 Barranquitas

Puerto Rico, USA

E mail: prachi.naintal@gmail.com

Underutilized Medicinal Plants from Traditional Healing Practices of Puerto Rico

4.

Dr. Virendra M. Verma, Ph.D.

Researcher and Project Director

Micronesia Plant Propagation Research Center

Kosrae Agricultural Experiment Station | College of Micronesia-FSM

P.O. Box 1000 | Kosrae FM 96944 Micronesia, USA

Email: vmv_vmv@hotmail.com

Phone: 691.370.2768 | Mobile: 691.970.1940 Fax: 691.370.7050

Black pepper: Medicinal uses, in vitro multiplication and commercial cultivation

5.

Sudhir Athni, MD

Medical Director
Neurology of Central Georgia --- Regional MS Center
175 Water Tower Court, Macon GA 31210

USA

Email: internet@athni.com

Tel. 478-471-6217 | Fax. 478-471-8663

The evolution of modern medicine: garden to pill box

6.

Alok Arun, PhD

Assistant Professor

Institute of Sustainable Biotechnology

Inter American University of Puerto Rico

PO Box 517, Barranquitas

00794, Puerto Rico, USA

Tel.: +1-787-857-3600 (Ext. 2089)

Email: alok_arun@br.inter.edu

Farming the algae for Pharmaceuticals

7.

Nirmal Joshee

Associate Professor of Plant Science

Agriculture Research Station

Fort Valley State University, Fort Vall

ey, GA 31030

USA

Tel. (478) 822 7039;

Email: josheen@fvsu.edu

Prof. Namrita Lall

NRF/DST Chair: Plant health Products from IKS

Plant Sciences Complex, Office 3-39

Medicinal Plant Science (Department of Plant Science)

University of Pretoria

Pretoria 0002, South Africa

Tel: + (12)4202524; Fax: + (12)3625099; Cell: +(27)828404783

Email: namrita.lall@up.ac.za

Title: 1. Unexplored medicinal flora hidden within South Africa's wetlands

2. Natural products as possible vaccine adjuvants for infectious diseases and cancer

Rakhi Chaturvedi
Department of Biosciences & Bioengineering
Associate Dean, Alumni and External Relations
Indian Institute of Technology - Guwahati
Guwahati-7

81039, Assam, India

Email: rakhi_chaturvedi@iitg.ernet.in

Tel:+91-361-2582211 (off)

Title: In vitro plant cell cultures - A route to production of natural molecules and systematic in vitro assays for biological properties

Prahlad Parajuli, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Neurosurgery

Wayne State University & Karmanos Cancer Institute

Lande Research Building, #460

550 E. Canfield,

Detroit, MI 48201.

Ph: 313-577-6377 (Off); 313-577-0629 (Lab) Cell # 248-506-7180

Email: pparajuli@med.wayne.edu

Title: Modulation of tumor immunity by medicinal plant or functional food derived compounds

Ajit K. Mahapatra, PhD

Research Assistant Professor

Food Engineering Laboratory

College of Agriculture, Family Sciences and Technolog

y,

Fort Valley State University

1005 State University Drive

Fort Valley, GA 31030, USA

Email: mahapatraa@fvsu.edu,

Tel: 478-825-6809

Title: Postharvest Handling and Processing of Medicinal Plants

Prof. Pramod Tandon
Chief Executive Officer
Biotech Park
Kursi Road
Lucknow 226021 India

E- Mail: profptandon@gmail.com

Tel. Work +91 522 2365050-Ext. 101

Title:

Dr. Suman Chandra

Senior Research Scientist

National Center for Natural Products Research

Waller Lab

Tel. 662 915-6954

Email: suman@olemiss.edu

Title: Cannabis- from Farm to Pharma: Prospects and Challenges

Suman Chandra, Hemant Lata, Ik

hlas A. Khan and Mahmoud A. Elsohly.

Wonderful microworld of trichomes: physical defense to chemical factories

8.

Prof. Namrita Lall

NRF/DST Chair: Plant health Products from IKS

Plant Sciences Complex, Office 3-39

Medicinal Plant Science (Department of Plant Science)

University of Pretoria

Pretoria 0002, South Africa

Tel: + (12)4202524; Fax: + (12)3625099; Cell: +(27)828404783

Email: namrita.lall@up.ac.za

1. Unexplored medicinal flora hidden within South Africa's wetlands

2. Natural products as possible vaccine adjuvants for infectious diseases and cancer

9.

Rakhi Chaturvedi
Department of Biosciences & Bioengineering
Associate Dean, Alumni and Exter

nal Relations
Indian Institute of Technology - Guwahati
Guwahati-781039, Assam, India
Email: rakhi_chaturvedi@iitg.ernet.in

Tel:+91-361-2582211 (off)

In vitro plant cell cultures - A route to production of natural molecules and systematic in vitro assays for biological properties

10.

Prahlad Parajuli, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Neurosurgery

Wayne State University & Karmanos Cancer Institute

Lande Research Building, #460

550 E. Canfield,

Detroit, MI 48201, USA

Ph: 313-577-6377 (Off); 313-577-0629 (Lab)

Email: pparajuli@med.wayne.edu

Modulation of tumor immunity by medicinal plant or functional food derived compounds

11.

Aji

t K. Mahapatra, PhD

Research Assistant Professor

Food Engineering Laboratory

College of Agriculture, Family Sciences and Technology,

Fort Valley State University

<1005 State University Drive

Fort Valley, GA 31030, USA

Email: mahapatraa@fvsu.edu,

Tel: 478-825-6809

Postharvest Handling and Processing of Medicinal Plants

12.

Dr. Suman Chandra

Senior Research Scientist

National Center for Natural Products Research

Waller Lab, Oxford, MS

USA

Tel. 662 915-6954

Email: suman@olemiss.edu

Cannabis- from Farm to Pharma: Prospects and Challenges

Suman Chandra, Hemant Lata, Ikhlas A. Khan and Mahmoud A. Elsohly.

13.

Prof. Dr. Narendra Narain
LAF - Labratorio de Flavor e Analises Cromatograficas

PROCTA- Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Ciencia e Tecnologia de Alimentos
Universidade Federal de Sergipe
49100-000 - Sao Cristovao - SE

Brazil
Email: narendra.narain@gmail.com

Tel: (79) - 2105 6514

Antioxidant, antimicrobial, analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic effects of bioactive compounds from Passiflora species

14

Q. Ping Dou, Ph.D.
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Depts. of Oncology, Pharmaco. Pathology
School of Medicine
Wayne State University
540.1 Hudson Webber Cancer Res Building
Mail code HW05AO
4100 John R Road
Detroit, MI 48201-2013, USA
Tel: 313-576-830

1 (Office); 313-576-8299 (Adm. Assistant); 313-576-8264, -8248, -8249 (Lab)
E-mail: doup@karmanos.org

Discovery of green tea polyphenol-based antitumor drugs: Mechanisms of action and clinical implications

15

Prof. Pramod Tandon
Chief Executive Officer
Biotech Park
Kursi Road
Lucknow 226021 India
Tel. Work +91 522 2365050-Ext. 101
Telefax: +91 522 4012081
E- Mail: profptandon@gmail.com

www.biotechpark.org.in

Traditional orchid drugs to recent advancements in deciphering orchid medicinal metabolites: An OMICS approach

16.

Cassandra L. Quave, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Human Health

Curator

, Emory University Herbarium

Emory University

USA

Office Address | 615 Michael St., Rm 105-L Whitehead Bldg., Atlanta, GA 30322

Office Tel | (404) 727-7065

Lab Tel | (404) 727-7572

Email: cassy.quave@gmail.com

Ethnobotany and future directions in bioprospecting

17.

Destinney Cox, Niveditha Ramadoss and Chhandak Basu

Department of Biology

California State University, Northridge

18111 Nordhoff Street<

Northridge, Los Angeles

California 91330, USA

Phone: 818-677-4592

Website: http://www.csun.edu/~cbasu

Email: chhandak.basu@csun.edu

Therapeutic and Medicinal Uses of Terpenoids

18.

Dr. Anthony Ananga, PhD

Assistant Professor of Food Biotechnology

Food Science Program

Center for Viticulture and Small Fruits Research

College of Agriculture and Food Sciences

Florida A&M University

6505 Mahan Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32317

Phone: 850-412-7393; Fax: 850-561-2617

Email: Anthony.ananga@famu.edu or Anthony.ananga@gmail.com

Biotechnological Production of Antioxidants in Cell Cultures of Muscadine Grapes for Human Health