Halophyte Plant Diversity and Public Health

Preface
Acknowledgment
Contents
About the Authors
Chapter 1: Introduction
	1.1 Introduction
	1.2 Saline: Alkaline Areas of Asia and Halophytes
	1.3 Morpho-Anatomical Characteristics
	1.4 Floristic, Syntaxonomical, and Ecological Features
		1.4.1 Floristic Features
		1.4.2 Syntaxonomical Features
		1.4.3 Ecological Features
			1.4.3.1 Ecological Groupings of Halophytes
	1.5 Panoramic Views of Saline Habitats
	References
Chapter 2: Some Representative Medicinal Halophytes in Asia
	2.1 Aerva javanica (Burm.f.) Juss. ex Schult
	2.2 Alhagi maurorum Medik
	2.3 Artemisia scoparia Waldst. & Kit
	2.4 Atriplex halimus L.
	2.5 Bassia indica (Wight) A.J.Scott
	2.6 Cakile maritima Scop.
	2.7 Capparis decidua (Forssk.) Edgew.
	2.8 Cenchrus ciliaris L.
	2.9 Chenopodium album L.
	2.10 Chenopodium murale L.
	2.11 Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad.
	2.12 Cleome viscosa L.
	2.13 Cressa cretica L.
	2.14 Cyperus rotundus L.
	2.15 Dactyloctenium scindicum Boiss.
	2.16 Halocnemum strobilaceum (Pall.) M.Bieb.
	2.17 Juncus acutus L.
	2.18 Limonium sinuatum (L.) Mill.
	2.19 Noaea mucronata (Forssk.) Asch. & Schweinf.
	2.20 Pentanema britannica (L.) D.Gut.Larr., Santos-Vicente, Anderb., E.Rico & M.M.Mart.Ort.
	2.21 Pentatropis nivalis (J.F.Gmel.) D.V.Field & J.R.I.Wood
	2.22 Phoenix sylvestris (L.) Roxb.
	2.23 Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.
	2.24 Plantago coronopus L.
	2.25 Plantago lanceolata L.
	2.26 Portulaca oleracea L.
	2.27 Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC.
	2.28 Saccharum spontaneum L.
	2.29 Salsola imbricata Forssk.
	2.30 Salvadora oleoides Decne
	2.31 Solanum surattense Burm. f.
	2.32 Suaeda fruticosa Forssk. ex J.F.Gmel.
	2.33 Tamarix aphylla (L.) H.Karst.
	2.34 Tamarix dioica Roxb. ex Roth
	2.35 Tribulus terrestris L.
	2.36 Typha angustifolia L.
	2.37 Typha latifolia L.
	2.38 Vachellia nilotica (L.) P.J.H.Hurter & Mabb.
	2.39 Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal
	2.40 Ziziphus nummularia (Burm.f.) Wight & Arn.
	References
Chapter 3: Phytochemistry and Biological Activity in the Halophytes
	3.1 An Overview of the Phytochemical Diversity
		3.1.1 Important Sources of Primary and Secondary Metabolites
	3.2 Biological Activity
		3.2.1 Antioxidant Activity
		3.2.2 Antimicrobial Activity
		3.2.3 Anticancer Activity
		3.2.4 Other Bioactivities
	References
Chapter 4: Ethnic Aspects of Halophytes and Importance in the Economy
	4.1 Ethnic Aspects
	4.2 Economic Significance
		4.2.1 Halophytes as a Source of Medicinal Plants
		4.2.2 Halophytes as a Source of Bioactive Compounds
		4.2.3 Halophytes and Nutritional Lipids
		4.2.4 Halophytes as a Source of Food and Nutrition
		4.2.5 Halophytes as a Source of Animal Feed and Forage
		4.2.6 Cash Crop Halophytes as Potential Genetic Resources
		4.2.7 Halophytes as a Source of Bioenergy
		4.2.8 Halophytes as Landscaping and Ornamental Plants
		4.2.9 Halophytes and Climate Change Mitigation Potential
		4.2.10 Halophytes as Carbon Sequestration Potential
		4.2.11 Halophytes as Potential of Phytoremediation
		4.2.12 Halophytes: Potential Economic Resources as Cultural Values
		4.2.13 Other Potential Economic Uses of Halophytes
	References
Chapter 5: Concluding Remarks and Future Prospects
	5.1 Conclusion
	5.2 Future Prospects in the Use of Halophytes
	References