Books in the Clinical Pharmacognosy Series series

Herbal Medicines: Development and Validation of Plant-Derived Medicines for Human Health takes readers on a rational path for development of efficacious medicinal herbal products.

This reference provides an up-to-date compilation of background scientific information that advocates the application of currently developed clinical studies of the effects of aromatherapy to the treatment of human diseases such as mild, stress-induced mood disorders, infectious diseases, and age-related disturbances. It presents a rational basis for clinical translations of aromatherapy for treating human diseases in need of safer or more effective therapies and discusses the need for further clinical development in areas where therapy is lacking.

This book focuses on recent developments in understanding human genome interactions with various natural products. It includes studies on the interaction of natural products with genes involved in diseases such as breast and prostate cancer, as well as the effects of natural products on microbial growth. It also presents a unique real-time approach by providing hyperlinks to websites with updated literature on natural products and interactions with genes involved in metabolic pathways.

While discussion concerning the validity of the plant approach to nutrition and disease treatment continues, the explosion of natural product use has generated concern regarding their effectiveness and possible danger. Using a rational, sequential approach, this book explores the development of efficacious medicinal herbal products.