{"product_id":"freshwater-phytopharmaceutical-compounds-9781466584556","title":"Freshwater Phytopharmaceutical Compounds","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Santhanam Ramesh\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Medical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHerbal medicines have been used as prophylactic measures and curative treatments throughout human history, and crude herbal extracts are commonly used in pharmaceutical research. Producing a variety of structurally novel bioactive compounds or secondary metabolites, freshwater plants provide a diverse and unique source of bioactive lead compounds for the discovery of modern drugs. These include antibiotics, mycotoxins, alkaloids, and phenolic compounds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn an effort to bring together the disciplines of biology and pharmacy for the identification and large-scale collection of pharmaceutically important organisms, \u003cb\u003eFreshwater Phytopharmaceutical Compounds\u003c\/b\u003e presents key information on freshwater flora, including common names, classification, global distribution, habitats, and biologyâall organized according to the activities of their bioactive compounds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePharmaceutical activities of the freshwater plants discussed include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eAntimicrobial\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eAntiprotozoal\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eAntihelmentic\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eAntiviral\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eAnticancer\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eAntioxidant\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eAnti-inflammatory and analgesic\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eAntidiabetic\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eAntidiuretic\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eAnticoagulant and antiplatelet\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eHypocholesterolemic\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eHypolipidemic\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eAntiepileptic\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eAntiparkinsonian\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn important resource for progress in pharmaceutical freshwater plant research, this book provides a comprehensive volume on pharmaceutical compounds of freshwater flora, covering the biology and ecology of the plants and the structures and activities of the different classes of pharmaceutical compounds derived from them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46266888388759,"sku":"9781466584556","price":18244.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781466584556.webp?v=1769301127","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/freshwater-phytopharmaceutical-compounds-9781466584556","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}