Evidence Based Validation of Traditional Medicines

ISBN 10: 9811581290 / ISBN 13: 9789811581298

Published by Springer, Berlin|Springer Nature Singapore|Springer, 2022

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Evidence Based Validation of Traditional Medicines
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin|Springer Nature Singapore|Springer
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9811581290
• ISBN 13: 9789811581298
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The demand for traditional medicines, herbal health products, herbal pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, food supplements and herbal cosmetics etc. is increasing globally due to the growing recognition of these products as mainly non-toxic, having lesser side effects, better compatibility with physiological flora, and availability at affordable prices. In the last century, medical science has made incredible advances all over the globe. In spite of global reorganization and a very sound history of traditional uses, the promotion of traditional medicine faces a number of challenges around the globe, primarily in developed nations. Regulation and safety is the high concern for the promotion of traditional medicine. Quality issues and quality control, pharmacogivilane, scientific investigation and validation, intellectual property rights, and biopiracy are some key issues that restrain the advancement of traditional medicine around the globe. This book contains diverse and unique chapters, explaining in detail various subsections like phytomolecule, drug discovery and modern techniques, standardization and validation of traditional medicine, and medicinal plants, safety and regulatory issue of traditional medicine, pharmaceutical excipients from nature, plants for future. The contents of the book will be useful for the academicians, researchers and people working in the area of traditional medicine.

About the Author

Prof. (Dr.) Subhash C Mandal is currently working as a Professor at Division of Pharmacognosy, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata India since 1997. His research achievements have been duly honored by many international organizations for awards. He has guided more than 30 PhD scholars and 25 M Pharm scholars and has completed 12 government-funded research projects on Indian Traditional Medicines and Drug Discovery. Prof. Mandal has more than 300 research publications (Citations: 14446, h-index : 59, i10-index : 322), 08 patents and several authored, edited and book chapters to his credit. He has visited more than 30 countries for various scientific deliberations, collaborations exchange programmes.

Dr. Raja Chakraborty is presently designated as Professor and Principal at NEF College of Pharmacy, Guwahati, Assam, India. He received his PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Anantapur, Indiain 2014. With 12 years of academic and research experience, he has published more than 60 research and review articles in reputed national and international journals. He authored two books “Tribal Medicinal Plants of Tripura, India: A scientific Search, Serial Publications, New Delhi and Diabetes Mellitus in 21st Century. Springer Singapore. He acted as editor for two books and nineteen book chapters with different national and international publishers. Recently he received “Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Award for Teaching Excellence – 2018” He is guiding a number of Ph.D students and serving as Co-PI in a DBT-funded mega-project. 

Dr. Saikat Sen is an educationist and researcher, presently working as a professor at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Assam down town University, Guwahati. He has authored, and edited, various books and contributed chapters in different peer-reviewed edited books published by international/national publishers. More than 60 researchand review articles in peer-reviewed reputed national/international journals were added to his credit, presented several scientific papers, attended a number of national and international conferences, and delivered invitee lectures in international forums. He has received several awards during his 12 years of his professional carrier which include Sushruta Best Young Scientist Award, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Award for Young Scientists – 2018. He is a member of different professional bodies around the world and involve enthusiastically in scientific research on traditional/folk medicinal systems and to develop active research culture.