• ISBN13: 9781771887601
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: N/A
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Publisher Imprint: Apple Academic Press
• Publication Date: February 21, 2019
• Pages: 592
• Original Price: GBP 131.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 1146 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Herbal Medications, Alternative & Complementary Medicine, and Pharmacology

As volume 2 of this three-volume set on phytochemistry, this book features chapters that comprehensively review a selection of important recent advances in ethnopharmacology and alternative and complementary medicines. It also presents many informative chapters on the medicinal potential of phytochemicals in the treatment and management of various diseases, such as cancer, diabetes, diabetic nephropathy, autoimmune diseases, neurological disorders, male infertility, and more.

Chukwuebuka Egbuna is a chartered chemist, chemical analyst, and academic researcher. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Chemists of Nigeria, the Nigerian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and the Society of Quality Assurance (USA). He is a reviewer and editorial board member of various journals, with his most recent role as a website administrator for the Tropical Journal of Applied Natural Sciences.

Shashank Kumar, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Center for Biochemistry and Microbial Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, India. Dr. Kumar has published about 60 scientific papers, reviews, editorial articles, and book chapters and has been cited more than 1,200 times. He has also edited several books, including Concepts in Cell Signaling and Carbohydrate Metabolism: Theory and Practical Approach.

Jonathan Chinenye Ifemeje, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Nigeria. He has published over 40 publications and is the Managing Editor of the Tropical Journal of Applied Natural Sciences. He is a member of various institutes, including the Institute of Chartered Chemists of Nigeria, the Nigerian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and the Society of Quality Assurance.

Jaya Vikas Kurhekar, PhD (microbiology), MBA (human resources), is presently Head and Associate Professor in Microbiology in the Department of Microbiology at the college Dr. Patangrao Kadam Mahavidyalaya, Sangli, India. She has published over 40 scientific papers and has also been a reviewer for journals. She has been an editor and contributor and has made significant contributions to the Encyclopedia of Scientists in Microbiology, being compiled and edited by the Maharashtra State Marathi Encyclopedia Creation Board, Mumbai, India.