Description
This book explains the phytochemistry and biological activities of bio-organic compounds isolated from various plant species. These natural plant products are alkaloids, tannins, terpenes, flavonoids, sterols, and coumarins which have played brilliant roles in serving the man as a lifesaver and reliever by performing anti-diabetic, anticancer, antimicrobial anti-inflammatory, contraceptives, anti-HIV, anti-inflammatory, antiarthritic, antidiabetic, antioxidant, analgesic, and antipyretic activities. This book highlights the potency of thousands of active principles, and products/extracts which can be used to produce highly effective phytopharmaceutical drug formulations. These are useful against drug-resistant microbial pathogens and parasites. This book will prove highly useful for students of pharmacy and pharmacology, researchers, clinicians, and industry people.
