About the editors

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. About the editors V
3. Preface VII
4. Contents IX
5. List of contributors XI
6. Part I: General
7. 1 Medicinal plants as sources of novel therapeutics: the history, present, and future 1
8. 2 Plant secondary metabolites as prospective pharmaceuticals and cosmeceuticals 19
9. Part II: Introduction to plant secondary metabolites
10. 3 Plant phenolic compounds 41
11. 4 Terpenes 65
12. 5 Alkaloids 95
13. 6 Saponins 115
14. Part III: Specific topics
15. 7 Acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity of spices and culinary herbs 137
16. 8 Photoprotective potential in medicinal plants 157
17. 9 Poisonous plants and their toxic metabolites 173
18. 10 Quality and safety of herbal medicinal products 189
19. 11 Advances in extraction and analysis of natural products 203
20. Index 221