Drug Discovery from Mother Nature

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gupta, Subash Chandra (Editor), Prasad, Sahdeo (Editor), Aggarwal, Bharat B. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 929
• Subjects: Medicine.; Immunology.; Pharmacology.; Food > Biotechnology.; Nutrition.; Biomedicine.; Food Science.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.

Second comprehensive volume focuses on anti-inflammatory nutraceuticals and their role in prevention and therapy of various chronic diseases. Food and drug administration (FDA) approved drugs such as steroids, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), statins and metformin have been shown to m...

Table of Contents:

• Cinnamon and Chronic Diseases
• Silymarin and its Role in Chronic Diseases
• Eugenol and its Role in Chronic Diseases
• Catechins and its Role in Chronic Disease
• Capsaicin and its Role in Chronic Diseases
• Diallyl Sulfide and its Role in Chronic Diseases
• Lupeol and its Role in Chronic Diseases
• Gingerol and its Role in Chronic Diseases
• Potential Use of Flavopiridol in Treatment of Chronic Diseases
• Plumbagin and its Role in Chronic Diseases.