This Chinese proverb simply means: Reading helps strengthen one’s intellect, which correlates with the feeling one will have, once they have read this book. Medicinal Plants in Cosmetics, Health and Disease describes diseases and ailments occurring in individuals worldwide including acne, ageing, various cancers, eczema and other conditions. This book explains each disease and ailment, allowing the reader to gain a better perspective on misunderstood and underestimated assumptions accompanying the ailment or condition. Not only does this book present information on different diseases and ailments, it presents a variety of plants and plant-based compounds demonstrating potential health benefits.

Features:

• Provides details on a broad range of diseases and conditions prevalent throughout the world.
• Includes information on how plant bioactives can aid in the prevention, treatment and management of diseases and conditions including cancer, tuberculosis and anti-coagulants, acne, wrinkle formation and eczema.
• Each chapter provides a list of plants and plant-based compounds found globally, demonstrating their potential in treating various diseases and conditions.

This book is appropriate for individuals having interest in learning several potential health benefits using bioactives derived from medicinal plants and phytomedicine.

Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 The Potential of Microbial Mediated Fermentation Products of Herbal Material in Anti-Aging Cosmetics
Chapter 3 Phytomedicines Targeting Antibiotic Resistance through Quorum Sensing and Biofilm Formation Associated with Acne Vulgaris
Chapter 4 Nanopartide-Stabilized Liposomes as an Effective Bio-Active Drug Molecule Delivery for Acne Treatment
Chapter 5 Medicinal Plants for Eczema
Chapter 6 Natural Products in the Treatment of Unremitting Wounds Secondary to Diabetes or Peripheral Vascular Disease
Chapter 7 Global Medicinal Plants and Phyto-Derived Compounds in Wound Healing
Chapter 8 Naturally Occurring Histone Deacetylase (HDAC) Inhibitors in the Treatment of Cancers
Chapter 9 Synthetic Compounds vs. Phytochemicals for the Treatment of Human Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma: A Review on Human Malignant Melanoma, the PI3K/Akt/mTOR Pathway and the Potential of Phytochemicals Isolated from Medicinal Plants and Various Dietary Source
Chapter 10 Anti-Proliferative Properties of Various South African Buddleja Species
Chapter 11 Scutellaria Species and Cancer Research: The W’ay Forward
Chapter 12 Lung Matters: Review on Lung Cancer and Therapeutic Possibilities of Medicinal Plants
Chapter 13 Phytonanotechnology: Phytonanoformulations and Their Applications in Cancer Therapy
Chapter 14 Plant-Based Adjunct Therapy for Tuberculosis
Chapter 15 The Genus Blumea: Ethnomedicinal Uses, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology
Chapter 16 Natural Product Compounds from Plants in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Chapter 17 The Potential of Plants as Treatments for Venous Thromboembolism: A Review of Traditional Use, Biological Activity and Chemical Constituents
Chapter 18 A Pharmacological Appraisal of Antimalarial Plant Species
Chapter 19 The Potential of Medicinal Plants as Treatments for Infections Caused by Aspergillus spp.
Chapter 20 Naturally Occurring Alkaloids with Anti-HIV Activity
Chapter 21 Chemistry and Pharmacology of Naturally Occurring Flavoalkaloids
Chapter 22 The Role of Plant-Based Natural Compounds in Inflammation: The Effective Inhibitors of Arachidonic Acid Metabolic Pathways
Chapter 23 Botanicals and the Gut Microbiome
Chapter 24 Plant-Derived Compounds as New Therapeutics for Substance Use Disorders
Chapter 25 Agro-Technology of Important Medicinal Plants: From Farm to Pharma
Chapter 26 Aquatic Phytotherapy: Prospects, Challenges and Bibliometric Analysis of Global Research Output on Medicinal Aquatic Plants from 2011-2020