Traditional and Alternative Medicine: Research and Policy Persepectives

Cover......Page 1
Foreword......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
Introduction......Page 10
Contents......Page 14
Part I-Review Papers\n......Page 20
Herbal Medicines: From Research to the Production Line\n......Page 22
Factors Influencing Secondary Metabolism and Therapeutic Efficacy of Medicinal Plants\n......Page 36
Medicinal Plants/Traditional Medicine and IPR Protection\n......Page 44
Regulation of Herbal Healthcare Products\n......Page 54
Traditional Medicine in the Developing and Developed Countries and Expected Trends in Future\n......Page 76
Part II-Phytochemistry\n......Page 86
New and Interesting Compounds from Some Medicinal Plants of Bangladesh\n......Page 88
Xanthone Derivatives from Cratoxylon cochinchinense Blume\n......Page 102
Flavonoids from Belamcanda sinensis\n......Page 109
Peroxygenases: New Extra-cellular Mushroom Enzymes which Oxygenate Aromatic Compounds\n......Page 113
A New Flavan from the Stems of Dracaena cambodiana\n......Page 119
Genetic Diversity of Andrographis paniculata (Burm. f.) Nees of Brunei Darussalam Determined by RAPD and PCR-RFLP Analyses\n......Page 126
Improvement of the Method for Simultaneous Determination of Indirubin and Indigo by UV-Visible Spectrophotometry\n......Page 140
Study on Chemical Constituents of Ophiopogon confertifolius\n......Page 148
Isostephaoxocanine: A New Dihydroisoquinoline Alkaloid from the Roots of Stephania brachyandra Diels.\n......Page 164
Gleditschiaside B and C:Two New Carbohydrate Esters of Cinnamic Acid from the Leaves of Gleditschia australis Hemsl.\n......Page 169
A New Triterpene from Baeckea frutescens L. (Myrtaceae)\n......Page 176
Study on the Chemical Constituents of Polygonum hydropiper L.\n......Page 182
Chemical Constituents from Clerodendrum inerme L.\n......Page 189
Isolation and Characterization of Triterpenes and a Phenolic Glycoside from Celastrus hindsii Benth\n......Page 194
Chemical Studies on Five Vietnamese Fissistigma Species (Annonaceae) \n......Page 204
The Synthesis of a Novel Bibenzopyran Relied on Electro-oxidation of Malloapelta B by Cyclic Voltammetry\n......Page 220
A New Dammarane-Type Triterpene Saponin from Eriochloa ramosa (Retz) Hack (Poaceae) \n......Page 227
Indole Alkaloids from Kopsia pitardii Merr. (Apocynaceae) \n......Page 236
Review of Lupane Triterpenoids from Acanthopanax Species and their Pharmacological Activities\n......Page 242
Part III-Clinical and Bioactivity Studies\n......Page 258
Traditional and Modern Applications of Aegle marmelos (L.) Corr. and Azadirachta indica A Juss-Vital Trees of South India \n......Page 260
Antifungal Constituents from the Stems of Dracaena cambodiana\n......Page 277
Cytotoxic Activity Assessment of Traditional Anticancer Plants Belong to Some Species of Selaginella of Vietnam\n......Page 284
Chemical and Biological Studies of Seed of Vietnamese Citrus Plant\n......Page 289
Study on Antipolyarthritic Activity of Rhizoma cibotii\n......Page 300
Study on Chemical Composition and Some Bio-activities of Herba piperis Lolot\n......Page 304
Study on Antioxidant Activities and Principles of Vietnamese Bitter Tea Ilex kudingcha\n......Page 312
Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase-1 B Inhibitory Constituents from Erythrina spp.\n......Page 326
Management of Difficult Fistula in Ano by Ksharasutra (Chemical \nSeton)......Page 333
Studies on Breast Cancer in Relation to Prakriti (Constitution)\n......Page 340
Studies on Hepato-protective Action of Terminalia chebula, Terminalia bellerica and Emblica officinalis (Triphala) \n......Page 347
Status of AYUSH and Need for Standardization of Medicinal Plants\n......Page 355
The Research of Bioactive Components from Different Plants: Case of Rwanda \n......Page 364
Identification of Interaction of Mosquito Larvicidal Compounds from Lantana viburnoides ssp. viburnoides var. kisi by Using Subtraction Bioassay \n......Page 377
Chemoprofiling and Bioefficacy Evaluation of Herbal Drugs and Formulations Pre-treated by Gamma Radiation for Microbial Decontamination\n......Page 385
In vitro Antioxidative Activity of some Medicinal Plants\n......Page 404
Bioactivities of a Vietnamese Medicinal Plant Vang Se (Jasminum \nsubtriplinerve Blume.)......Page 414
Use of Acetylcholinesterase Activity for the Quantitative Determination of Organophosphate Pesticides\n......Page 433
A Contribution to Medico-Ethnobotany of Kalahandi District, Orissa, on Ear and Mouth Disease \n......Page 439
Traditional Veterinary Herbal Practices of Kalahandi District, Orissa, India \n......Page 443
Part IV-Country Reports\n......Page 452
Country Status Report on Traditional Medicine Research and Development in Nigeria\n......Page 454
Most Widely Traded Plant Drugs of Turkey\n......Page 462
Socio-economic Development and Traditional Medicinal Knowledge Protection in Relwa, Dediapada and Nani Singloti Villages\n......Page 474
An Introduction to the Studies of Medicinal Plants and Traditional Medicine in the Lao People\'s Democratic Republic\n......Page 491
Herbal Prophylactics in Mauritius: Status of Traditional Use and Research \n......Page 496
Research on Some Indigenous Medicinal Plants of Myanmar\n......Page 518
Status of Medicinal Plants and Prospects of their Cultivation in Dang\n......Page 532
The Role of Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Bioprospecting and Product Development in South Africa: A Policy, Research, Development and Innovation Perspective \n......Page 540
Indonesia Country Report on Herbal Medicinal Plants and Traditional Herbs Remedies\n......Page 551
Some Frontline Medicinal Plants of Kashmir Himalaya Used in Unani Medicine: Present Status and Role\n......Page 559
Perceptions, Attitudes, Knowledge and Practice of Traditional Medicines Among Bruneians: A Pilot Study \n......Page 577
Herbal Remedies and Utilization of Medicinal Resources in Bhutan\n......Page 585
A Preliminary Study on the Lowering of Cholesterol Levels by a Combination of Black Seed and Garlic\n......Page 594
The Brief History and Development of Traditional Medical Science in Mongolia\n......Page 599