Plant- and Marine- Based Phytochemicals for Human Health Attributes, Potential, and Use Innovations in Plant Science for Better Health Series

This new book, Plant- and Marine- Based Phytochemicals for Human Health: Attributes, Potential, and Use, provides insight with scientific evidence on the use of medicinal plants in the treatment of certain diseases. It describes bioactive compounds of marine and plant origin that have been discovered to be advantageous for human health, shedding new light on the potential of phytochemicals on human health and contributing to the ocean of knowledge on phytochemistry and pharmaceutical biology. In addition, the role of plant-based pharmaceuticals is also discussed as an example of innovative uses of plant product.

This book addresses the importance of phytochemicals from plants and marine life. It divided in four parts:

• Bioactive compounds in medicinal plants: status and potential
• Plant-based pharmaceuticals in human health: review
• Therapeutic attributes of mushroom, cereal grains, and legumes
• Innovative use of medicinal plants

This compendium will be useful for the students and researchers as well as for industry professionals working in the food, nutraceuticals, and herbal industries.

Herbal Drug Development: Challenges and Opportunities. Antimicrobial Properties of Traditional Medicinal Plants: Status and Potential. Marine Bioactive Compounds: Innovative Trends in Food and Medicine. Monoterpenes-Based Pharmaceuticals: A Review on Applications in Human Health and Drug Delivery Systems. Role of Nutraceuticals in Prevention of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver. Black Cumin: A Review on Phytochemistry, Antioxidant Potential, Extraction Techniques, and Therapeutic Perspectives. Therapeutic Medicinal Mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum): A Review on Bioactive Compounds and Their Applications. Nutritional Attributes of Cereal Grains and Legumes as Functional Food: A Review. Therapeutic Implications of Rhodiola Sp. for High Altitude Maladies: A Review. Herbal Plants as Potential Bioavailability Enhancers. Formulated Natural Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERM): A Key to Restore Women’s Health.

Megh R. Goyal, PhD, PE, is a Retired Professor in Agricultural and Biomedical Engineering from the General Engineering Department in the College of Engineering at University of Puerto Rico–Mayaguez Campus; and Senior Acquisitions Editor and Senior Technical Editor-in-Chief in Agriculture and Biomedical Engineering for Apple Academic Press Inc. He has worked as a Soil Conservation Inspector and as a Research Assistant at Haryana Agricultural University and Ohio State University. He was the first agricultural engineer to receive the professional license in Agricultural Engineering in 1986 from the College of Engineers and Surveyors of Puerto Rico. On September 16, 2005, he was proclaimed as "Father of Irrigation Engineering in Puerto Rico for the twentieth century" by the ASABE, Puerto Rico Section, for his pioneering work on micro irrigation, evapotranspiration, agroclimatology, and soil and water engineering. During his professional career of 45 years, he has received many prestigious awards, including being recognized as one of the experts "who rendered meritorious service for the development of [the] irrigation sector in India" by the Water Technology Centre of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University in Coimbatore, India. A prolific author and editor, he has written more than 200 journal articles and textbooks and has edited over 50 books. He received his BSc degree in engineering from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India; his MSc and PhD degrees from Ohio State University, Columbus; and his Master of Divinity degree from Puerto Rico Evangelical Seminary, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, USA.

Durgesh Nandini Chauhan, MPharm, has several years of academic (teaching) experience at institutes in India in pharmaceutical sciences. She taught subjects as pharmaceutics, pharmacognosy, traditional concepts of medicinal plants, drug delivery, phytochemistry, cosmetic technology, pharmaceutical engineering, pharmaceutical packaging, quality as