Evidence-Based Validation of Herbal Medicine : Farm to Pharma

 Content: Front Cover; EVIDENCE-BASED VALIDATION OF HERBAL MEDICINE; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE, A NEED FOR PARADIGM SHIFT!; Preface; EVIDENCE-BASED VALIDATION OF HERBAL MEDICINE; Acknowledgments; EVIDENCE-BASED VALIDATION OF HERBAL MEDICINE; Chapter 1 --
 Quality Related Safety Issue-Evidence-Based Validation of Herbal Medicine Farm to Pharma; 1.1 HEALTH CARE THROUGH HERBAL MEDICINE; 1.2 INTEGRATED APPROACHES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF HERBAL MEDICINE; 1.3 USE OF HERBS IN TM; 1.4 GLOBALIZATION OF TM; 1.5 TM INSPIRED DRUG DISCOVERY AND DRUG DEVELOPMENT 1.6 ISSUES FOR QUALITY CONTROL AND QUALITY ASSURANCE OF HERBAL MEDICINE1.7 MARKER ANALYSIS AND STANDARDIZATION OF BOTANICALS; 1.8 PHARMACOVIGILANCE OF HERBAL MEDICINE; 1.9 SAFETY ISSUES ON HERBAL MEDICINE-CYTOCHROME P450 STUDY; 1.10 HERB-DRUG INTERACTIONS; 1.11 SYSTEM BIOLOGY AND METABOLOMICS; 1.12 INTERNATIONAL HARMONIZATION; 1.13 CONCLUSION; Acknowledgments; References; 1. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; Chapter 2 --
 Value Chains of Herbal Medicines-Ethnopharmacological and Analytical Challenges in a Globalizing World; 2.1 INTRODUCTION; 2.2 THE CONCEPT OF VALUE CHAINS 2.3 THE MEDICINAL PLANT VALUE CHAINS-RESEARCH NEEDS2.4 MEDICINAL PLANT VALUE CHAINS IN ASIA; 2.5 MEDICINAL PLANT PRODUCTION IN CHINA AND INDIA; 2.6 SUPPLY, DEMAND, AND SUSTAINABILITY; 2.7 THE TEA VALUE CHAIN; 2.8 THE GINSENG VALUE CHAIN; 2.9 PLANT METABOLOMICS AND ANALYTICAL CHALLENGES; 2.10 DISCUSSION; Acknowledgments; References; 2. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; Chapter 3 --
 Traditional Herbal Medicine, Pharmacognosy, and Pharmacopoeial Standards: A Discussion at the Crossroads; 3.1 INTRODUCTION; 3.2 HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES ON TRADITIONAL HERBAL MEDICINE 3.3 MODERN MEDICINE-AN AMERICAN CASE HISTORY3.4 TRADITIONAL HERBAL MEDICINES: CENTURIES OF EMPIRICISM; 3.5 TRADITIONAL MEDICINE: THERAPEUTICS, DEFINITIONS, AND ORIENTATIONS; 3.6 STANDARD OF HERBAL DRUGS IN EARLY PHARMACOPOEIAS; 3.7 OTHER QUALITATIVE FACTORS NOT CONSIDERED IN PHARMACOPOEIAS; 3.8 PREVENTIVE CARE AND SELF-RESPONSIBILITY; 3.9 CONCLUSION; References; Chapter 4 --
 Taxonomy-An Irreplaceable Tool for Validation of Herbal Medicine; 4.1 INTRODUCTION; 4.2 VOUCHER SPECIMENS; 4.3 PLANT IDENTIFICATION; 4.4 LABEL REQUIREMENTS FOR BOTANICAL SUPPLEMENTS AND OTHER MATERIALS IN TRADE 4.5 THE PROBLEM OF LACKING VOUCHERS AND INCORRECT IDENTIFICATION4.6 PROBLEMS WITH THE LACK OF TAXONOMIC ATTENTION; 4.7 CONCLUSIONS; References; Chapter 5 --
 Validation of Medicinal Herbs for Skin Aging; 5.1 INTRODUCTION; 5.2 CONSEQUENCES OF HERBAL COSMETIC; 5.3 SKIN AGING; 5.4 FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SKIN AGING; 5.5 PHOTOPROTECTIVE MECHANISM OF BIOACTIVE MOLECULES; 5.6 NATURAL BIOACTIVE MOLECULES AGAINST SKIN AGING; 5.7 FEW MEDICINAL PLANTS USEFUL IN SKIN AGING; 5.8 MANAGEMENT OF SKIN AGING; 5.9 CONCLUSION; Acknowledgments; References; 5. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS Chapter 6 --
 Proangiogenic Potential of Medicinal Plants in Wound Healing
 Abstract:             Evidence-Based Validation of Herbal Medicines brings together current thinking and practice in the areas of characterization and validation of natural products. This book reviews all aspects of evaluation and development of medicines from plant sources, including their cultivation, collection, phytochemical and phyto-pharmacological evaluation, and therapeutic potential. Emphasis is placed on describing the full range of evidence-based analytical and bio-analytical techniques used to characterize natural products, including -omic technologies, phyto-chemical analysis, hyphenated techniques, a