This volume provides information on how to select and screen plants for their medicinal properties. It describes phytopharmacological techniques for extracting

Medicinal plants and their derived products remain as an indispensable source of bioactive molecules that serve as either drug candidates or lead compounds for

Natural products have played an important role throughout the world in treating and preventing human diseases. Natural product medicines have come from various

The fact that, of the approximately 600,000 plant species existing on the earth, only some 5 % have been specifically investigated chemically or pharmacologi ca

Medicinal plants have been used for the maintenance of human health since ancient times, in the form of food, spices, and traditional medicines. Medicinal plant