Ethnopharmacology and OMICS Advances in Medicinal Plants Volume 1

Dr. Mukesh Nandave is an associate professor and head of the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology at Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, New Delhi, India. He has earlier served as associate professor and head of the Department of Pharmacology at NMIMS University, Mumbai (2010-2017). He has also worked as research scientist in the Medical Affairs and Clinical Research Department of Ranbaxy Research Laboratories (currently known as Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, Gurugram). Dr. Nandave earned his Ph. D. in pharmacology from AIIMS, Delhi and received his post-doctoral training from the Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, USA.For more than 20 years, Dr. Nandave has been engaged in investigating the role of nutraceuticals, herbomineral formulations, and phytoconstituents for myocardial ischemia & reperfusion injury, diabetes, obesity, and pain management. He has published more than80 papers in peer-reviewed national and international journals and book chapters.Dr. Nandave has received numerous awards including the Distinguished Leadership Award of International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences; Prof. S. C. Lahiri Oration and G. Achari Gold Medal by Indian Pharmacological Society; Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India (APTI) Young Pharmacy Teacher of the Year Award, Early Investigator Award by International Society for Heart Research, Prof. Duggirala Visweswaram & Prof.Sreemantula Satyanarayana Prize; Best Research Output of the Year for 2014-2015, 2013-2014, and 2012-2013 Award" of SVKM's NMIMS University.Dr. Nandave is secretary general, of the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences (IACS)-India section and treasurer of the Society for Promotion and Research of Cardiovascular Sciences (SPARCS). He is a life member of various professional bodies including the International Society for Heart Research (ISHR), the InternationalAcademy of Cardiovascular Sciences (IACS); the Indian Pharmacological Society (IPS); the Indian Pharmaceutical Association (IPA); the Association of Physiologist and Pharmacologist of India (APPI); Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India (APTI); and Society for Ethnopharmacology.Dr. Rohit Joshi is currently working as senior scientist cum assistant professor, Biotechnology Division, at CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India. Dr. Joshi earned his Ph. D. with major in plant physiology and minor in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology from G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India and received his post-doctoral training from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India; Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India; International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, India and School of Plant, Environmental and Soil Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.For more than 15 years, Dr. Joshi has been engaged in investigating the molecular mechanism and signalling response of various plant species under different abiotic stresses using various OMICS approaches. He has published 58 articles in peer-reviewed journals and 24 book chapters. Dr. Joshi has received numerous awards i.e., R.D. Asana Gold Medal Award, Young Scientist Award, Third Prize in the Lightning Talk session of India-EMBO symposium, Young Investigator talk at ICGEB, Fast Track Young Scientist (SERB) and Dr. D.S. Kothari post-doctoral fellowship (UGC). He is elected as a member of The National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI) and Plant Tissue Culture Association of India, PTCA(I).Dr. Jyoti Upadhyay is an associate professor at the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Health Sciences and Technology, UPES, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. She is also the coordinator of Pharmacovigilance Centre UPES recognized by the National Coordination Centre (NCC), Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) Ghaziabad. She completed her Ph. D in pharmaceutical sciences from Kumaun University, Nainital, India. During her Ph. D, she worked on the assessment of persistent organic pollutants on the risk of birth defects. Her research interests are pharmacology and toxicology, maternal and child health and pharmacovigilance. She has received academic excellence awards and research awards at UPES, Dehradun. She has published more than 45 research and review articles. She is a life member of the Indian Pharmacological Society and Society of Biological Chemists.

• Chapter 1. Factors affecting biodiversity and conservation of Medicinal plants.- Chapter 2. Assessment of the Medicinal Flora for Treating Skin Disorders in Indonesia.- Chapter 3. Endophytic Fungal Diversity of Medicinal Plants and Their Role During Stress Response.- Chapter 4. Traditional Knowledge Databases of Medicinal Plants.- Chapter 5. Ethnopharmacognosy of Medicinal Plants: Challenges and Biotechnological Advancements.- Chapter 6. Ethnobotanical and Conservational Studies of Medicinal Plants: A Case Study of Dolichandrone falcata (Wall. Ex DC.) Seem. in Western Ghats, India.- Chapter 7. Bridging Cultures and Medicine: Quantitative Insights in Ethanopahrmacology.- Chapter 8. Unveiling Plant Based Healing Wisdom Through Ethnobotany and Medicinal Ethanopharmacology.- Chapter 9. A Current Perspective of Ethnopharmacology in India.- Chapter 10. Global Regulatory Frameworks and Databases of Medicinal Plants.- Chapter 11. Role of Genome-Based Barcoding in Quality Control and Standardization of Medicinal Plants.- Chapter 12. Future Directions and Emerging Trends in Medicinal Plant DNA Barcoding.- Chapter 13. Conservation of High-Value Medicinal Plants Through Agronomical Approaches.- Chapter 14. Understanding the Interplay: Medicinal Plants and Biotic Stress.- Chapter 15. Metabolomics In Medicinal Plants: Unravelling the Therapeutic Potential of Natural Compounds.- Chapter 16. Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Secondary Metabolites in Medicinal Plants.- Chapter 17. Integrative Approaches for Enhanced Secondary Metabolite Production.- Chapter 18. Nutraceuticals Derived From Medicinal Plants: A Paediatric Perspective.- Chapter 19. Nutraceutical Formulations From Medicinal Plants: Past, Present and Future.- Chapter 20. Nanobiotechnology for Medicinal Plants: A Comprehensive Review.- Chapter 21. Genetic Enhancement Strategies for Medicinal Plants: Exploring Mutagenesis.- Chapter 22. Evolution and Future Trends in Intellectual Property Rights Related to Medicinal PlantsChapter 1_Biodiversity of Medicinal Plants.- Chapter 2_Endophytic fungal diversity of medicinal plants.- Chapter 3_Medicinal plants and their ethnopharmacological properties.- Chapter 4_Current perspective of ethnopharmacology in India.- Chapter 5_Ethnobotanical studies on medicinal plants.- Chapter 6_Medical ethnopharmacology and ethnobotany.- Chapter 7_Neutraceutical formulations from medicinal plants.- Chapter 8_Quantitative and comparative approaches in ethnopharmacology.- Chapter 9_Ethnopharmacognosy of medicinal plants.- Chapter 10_Traditional knowledge database of medicinal plants.- Chapter 11_Genome based on barcoding of medicinal plants. -Chapter 12_Medicinal plants and nanotechnology.- Chapter 13_Mutagenesis in medicinal plants.- Chapter 14_Advances in micropropagation of medicinal plants.- Chapter 15_Agronomical approaches for conservation of medicinal plants.- Chapter 16_Genome sequencing of medicinal plants.- Chapter 17_Intellectual property rightsrelated to medicinal plants.- Chapter 18_Biotic stress in Medicinal plants.- Chapter 19_Biotic stress in Medicinal plants.- Chapter 20_Medicinal rice of India.