Indian Herbal Medicines - Sharma, Ramesh Kumar

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Résumé :
This book discusses the scope and limitations of the antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of foods as medicines or medicinal coadjuvants in traditional Indian herbal therapies. The first chapter introduces readers to the relevance of the Ayurveda system, its holistic classification approach, applications of selected herbs and the demonstrable efficacy of herbal extracts in terms of antimicrobial susceptibility. In turn, the second chapter discusses the antimicrobial properties and kinetic mechanisms of inhibition ascribed to selected vegetable extracts. The third chapter addresses the antioxidant power of phenolic compounds from vegetable products and herbal extracts. The book closes with a review of natural antioxidant agents? role in the treatment of metabolic disorders. Written from an Indian perspective, this book unravels the chemistry of the traditional Indian diet and its impact on health. Further, it can serve as a reference for other traditional productswith similar health claims.

Biographie:
Ramesh Kumar Sharma is currently Food Safety Consultant and Scientific Writer, having previously worked as Chemist in various capacities including: Fellow, Science Education Centre, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur (1978-79)...

Sommaire:
Ramesh Kumar Sharma is Food Safety Consultant and Scientific Writer on food and environment issues. He obtained his M.Sc. degree in Chemistry, with specialisation in physical chemistry, from the University of Rajasthan (India). He has worked as a chemist at the Research Laboratory of Sriram Rayons in Kota (Rajasthan, India) and Fellow at the Science Education Centre (University Grants Commission Project) of University of Rajasthan in Jaipur. He has also worked as Chief Investigator at Play Material Project (UNICEF project) for the National Council of Educational Research and Training in Jaipur (Field Adviser's Office), as Agmark Approved Chemist for the edible oil industry and Quality Control Chemist at Tilam Sangh Rajasthan in Bikaner (Rajasthan). He co-authored the book Toxins and Contaminants in Indian Food Products published by Springer. Pasqualina Lagan? is Biologist with a M.Sc. from the University of Messina, Italy, with specialisations inGeneral Pathology (1992) and Chemistry and Food Technologies (2000). She graduated in 'Risks and disorders in the Work' (1998) and in 'Parasitology of Territory' (2009)...