Bioactive Molecules and Medicinal Plants

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ramawat, K.G (Editor), Merillon, J.M (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Pharmacy.; Biotechnology.; Medicinal chemistry.; Plant biochemistry.; Plant Biochemistry.; Medicinal Chemistry.

Use of medicinal plants is as old as human civilization and continuous efforts are being made to improve medicinal plants or produce their products in high amounts through various technologies. About 200,000 natural products of plant origin are known and many more are being identifed from higher pla...