Recent Progress in Medicinal Plants (Phytopharmacology and Therapeutic Values V)

by J.N. Govil, V. K. SINGH

Overview

Plants are an integral part of human life and civilization from time immemorial. Most of the present day drug molecules were derived from the active molecules found in the plants of traditional systems of medicine. Some of the plants like A triplex lentiformis, Vitex negundo, Sesame, Chino podium mural, Viburnum dilatatum, Boerhaavia diffusa, Primal varies, Selenium xanthocarpum, Geranium sanguineous, Wines, Cestrum nocturnum, Focus Benjamin, Glycyrrhizin glare, Andrographis paniculta etc. in the present volume have provided much deeper insights into their activities, mechanisms of actions and chemical constituents. Worldwide many researchers in other articles have given in depth researches on medicinal plants like Melia azedarach, Bidens pilosa, Galinsoga parviflora, Spermacoce ocymoides, Oldenlandia corymbs, Metacarpus villous Corundum sadism, Thymus fall ax, Angelica sine sis, Ligusticum chuanxiong, wines etc. The results are quite startling and strong corroborate the traditional claims of these plants in curing the human diseases.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781626993167
Publisher:	Arts & Science Academic Publishing
Publication date:	06/30/2008
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	393
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Dr. J.N. Govil (b. 1945): Obtained his Masters and Doctorate degrees from Agra University, Agra, India. In his career span of 41 years research experience at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, Dr. Govil has been involved in the breeding of cross-pollinated, often cross-pollinated, and self pollinatedcrops. His research is mainly focussed on breeding for better quality, disease resistance, and for higher productivity in Pennisetum, Sorghum, maize,chickpea, and pigeonpea. Dr. Govil has been well exposed to the international scientific community through various training programmes. He took his training in "Plant exploration and collection techinques" through IBPGR in 1982. He was also awarded the prestigious FAO/IBPGR Fellowship in "Genetic resources, evaluation, and data preparation and management" at the University of Birmingham, UK. In 1983, he made visits to gene banks located in Europe. He also participated in various international seminars and conferences, including "Food and Legume Improvement for Asian Farming Systems" in Thailand in 1986. Dr. Govil is credited with more than eighty research papers in various journals of national and international repute in various aspects of genetics, crop breeding, and topics on general agriculture. He has written and edited a number of books on medicinal Plants (2 Vols each of two titles) and other books with international authors. A new series "Recent Progress in Medicinal Plants" has been published by Studium Press, LLC,USA in 24 volumes under Dr. Govil's Chief Editorship. Dr. Govil has been Editor-in-Chief of the Journals, New Botanist (An International Journal of Plant Research) and Glimpses in Plant Research, since 1988. He has also guided more than a dozen post-graduate students. Currently, Dr. J.N. Govilis actively engaged through his leadership on pigeonpea breeding with special emphasis on "Breeding short duration pigeonpea varieties for improved management and low input conditions." Through his intensive efforts over the last 20 years, nine varieties of early pigeonpea in arhar-wheat rotation have been released at national level.