Medicinal plants and environmental challenges

This book sheds new light on the role of various environmental factors in regulating the metabolic adaptation of medicinal and aromatic plants. Many of the chapters present cutting-edge findings on the contamination of medicinal plants through horizontal transfer, as well as nanomaterials and the bi...

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Other Authors Ghorbanpour, Mansour, Varma, A. 1939-
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer, 2017.
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ISBN9783319687179
9783319687162
Physical Description1 online resource (409 pages)

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505 0 |a Contents -- 1 Importance of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Human Life -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Therapeutic Importance of Phytochemicals -- Glycosides -- Flavonoids and Proanthocyanidins -- Tannins -- Terpenoids and Phenylpropanoids -- Resins -- Lignans -- Alkaloids -- Important Plant Families Having Given Molecules/Drugs of Importance -- Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) -- Apocynaceae -- Araliaceae -- Palmaceae (Arecaceae) -- Asphodelaceae -- Asteraceae (Compositae) -- Ginkgoaceae -- Hypericaceae -- Lamiaceae -- Papaveraceae -- Piperaceae 
505 8 |a RhamnaceaeRubiaceae -- Rutaceae -- Solanaceae -- Zingiberaceae -- Medicinal, Pharmacological and Industrial Applications of Medicinal Plants -- Traditional Medicine -- Phytotherapy -- Aromatherapy -- Food Additives -- Cosmetic Products -- Medicinal Plants as a Future Source of New Drugs -- References -- 2 Introduction to Environmental Challenges in All Over the World -- Abstract -- Introduction -- The Major Current Environmental Problems -- Environment Pollution -- Causes of Environmental Pollution -- Effects of Environmental Pollution 
505 8 |a Types of PollutionAir Pollution -- Water Pollution -- Soil Pollution -- Global Warming and Climate Change -- Overpopulation -- Natural Resource Depletion -- What Causes Natural Resource Depletion? -- Forest Depletion -- What Are the Effects of Natural Resource Depletion? -- Waste Disposal -- Loss of Biodiversity -- Ozone Layer Depletion -- Impact on Humans -- Effects on Amphibians -- Effects on Marine Ecosystems -- Impact on Plants -- Other Effects -- Acid Rain -- Causes of Acid Rain -- Forms of Acid Deposition -- Wet Deposition 
505 8 |a Dry DepositionMeasuring Acid Rain -- Genetic Engineering -- Genetic Engineering Risks and Impacts -- GE Health Risks -- GE Environmental Impacts -- GE and Industrial Agriculture -- References -- 3 Rarity of Endemic Medicinal Plants and Role of Herbaria for Their Conservation Against Environmental Challenges -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Distribution and Significance of Endemic Plants -- Major Threats -- Small Population Size -- Habitat Fragmentation -- Clearance of Native Forest -- Spread of Invasive Species -- Exploitation 
505 8 |a Environmental ChallengesConservational Implications (Policy Initiative) -- Role of Herbaria for Conservation of Medicinal Endemic and Pakistanâ#x80;#x99; Overview -- Role of Pakistan Museum of Natural History -- References -- 4 Metabolic Responses of Medicinal Plants to Global Warming, Temperature and Heat Stress -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Change in Flowering Time -- Effect of Elevated CO2 on Plant Development and Morphology -- Heat Stress and Secondary Metabolite Production -- High Temperature and Osmolyte Accumulation -- Phytohormones and Thermotolerance 
500 |a ""Heat Stress and Reproductive Development"" 
506 |a Plný text je dostupný pouze z IP adres počítačů Univerzity Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně nebo vzdáleným přístupem pro zaměstnance a studenty 
520 |a This book sheds new light on the role of various environmental factors in regulating the metabolic adaptation of medicinal and aromatic plants. Many of the chapters present cutting-edge findings on the contamination of medicinal plants through horizontal transfer, as well as nanomaterials and the biosynthesis of pharmacologically active compounds. In addition, the book highlights the impacts of environmental factors (e.g., high and low temperature, climate change, global warming, UV irradiation, intense sunlight and shade, ozone, carbon dioxide, drought, salinity, nutrient deficiency, agrochemicals, waste, heavy metals, nanomaterials, weeds, pests and pathogen infections) on medicinal and aromatic plants, emphasizing secondary metabolisms. In recent years, interest has grown in the use of bioactive compounds from natural sources. Medicinal and aromatic plants constitute an important part of the natural environment and agro-ecosystems, and contain a wealth of chemical compounds known as secondary metabolites and including alkaloids, glycosides, essential oils and other miscellaneous active substances. These metabolites help plants cope with environmental and/or external stimuli in a rapid, reversible and ecologically meaningful manner. Additionally, environmental factors play a crucial role in regulating the metabolic yield of these biologically active molecules. Understanding how medicinal plants respond to environmental perturbations and climate change could open new frontiers in plant production and in agriculture, where successive innovation is urgently needed due to the looming challenges in connection with global food security and climate change. Readers will discover a range of revealing perspectives and the latest research on this vital topic. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters. 
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