Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Momordica charantia L. (Cucurbitaceae), a Vegetable of Utmost Nutritive and Pharmacological Importance
(Ojo Michael Oseni, Tapan Kumar Nailwal and Veena Pande, Department of Botany, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, and others)
Chapter 2. Phenolic Content and Antioxidant Activity of Chenopodium album linn. and Curcuma caesia roxb.
(Charu Arora, Dhruv Arora, Suchandra Chatterjee and Vinita Tamrakar, Department of Chemistry, Guru Ghasidas University, Bilaspur, India, and others)
Chapter 3. Medicinal Biome: From Tradition to Modernized Pharmacy
(Shaiphali Saxena, Department of Botany, Govt. P.G. College, Manila, Almora, Uttarakhand, India)
Chapter 4. Phytochemical Screening and Antioxident Potential of Some Selected Wild Edible Plants of Nainital District, Uttarakhand
(Lalit M. Tewari, G. Tewari, Neha Chopra, Ashish Tewari, Naveen C. Pandey and Manish Kumar, Department of Botany, D.S.B. Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital, India, and others)
Chapter 5. Phytochemistry and Bio-Activities of Himalayan Yellow Raspberry (Rubus Ellipticus Smith.): A Review
(Rakesh Kumar Joshi, Lecturer in Chemistry, Department of Education, Government of Uttrakhand, India)
Chapter 6. Phytochemical and Pharmacological Overview on Ocimum sanctum Linn.: Effect of Growth Stages
(Lata Rana, Geeta Tewari and Chitra Pande, Department of Chemistry, D.S.B. Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India)
Chapter 7. Resource Availability and Oil Yield of Diploknema Butyracea (Roxb.) Lamb.: An Important Multipurpose Tree Species of Kumaun Himalaya
(Ashish Tewari, Shruti Shah and Nandan Singh, Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India)
Chapter 8. Role of Prinsepia Utilis Royle a Natural Oil Yielding Species in Livelihood Generation of Local Hill Communities
(Krishna Kumar Tamta, Ashish Tewari and Jyotsna, Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, D. S. B. Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital, India)
Chapter 9. Development of Traditional Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Based Natural Products for Rural and Societal Development in North West Himalaya
(Chandra Shekhar Sanwal, PhD, Arvind Kumar Bhandari, V. P. Bhatt, PhD, and Vineet Purohit, Indian Forest Service, Herbal Research and Development Institute, Mandal Gopeshwar, Chamoli, Uttarakhand India, and others)
Chapter 10. Impact of Growth Conditions on Phytochemical and Antioxidant Activity of Meizotropispellita: An Endemic Shrub of Himalaya
(Renu Suyal, Amit Bahukhandi, Arun K. Jugran, Indra D. Bhatt and Ranbeer S. Rawal, Centre for Biodiversity Conservation and Management, G. B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment, Kosi- Katarmal, Almora, Uttarakhand, India, and others)
Chapter 11. Biodiesel from Microalgae: A Promising Renewable Feedstock
(Jyoti Rawat and Veena Pande, Department of Biotechnology, Kumaun University Nainital, Bhimtal Campus-Bhimtal, Uttarakhand, India)
Chapter 12. Biocontrol of Some Lepidopteran Pests Using Plant Extract
(Himanshu Pande Lohani, Manisha Singh, Divya Pangtey and B.R. Kaushal, Department of Zoology, D. S. B. Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital, India)
Chapter 13. Chemical and Bioactive Potentials of Artemisia Species: A Brief Review Literature
(Prasoon K. Joshi, Ameeta Tiwari and Rajendra C. Padalia, Chemistry Department, M. B. G. P. G. College, Haldwani, Uttarakhand, India, and others)
Chapter 14. Heavy Metal Pollution: Effects And Development of Resistance in Mung Bean (Vigna radiata)
(Asha Rani,PhD, Department of Botany, Bareilly College, Bareilly, M. J. P. Rohilkhand University, Bareilly,
Uttar Pradesh, India)
Chapter 15. In-Direct Organogenesis of Nyctanthes Arbor-Tristis L: For Pharmaceuticals and Cosmacuticals
(Divya Pathak, Duhyant K. Singh, Roshita Shrivastava and Rajneesh K. Agnihotri, PhD, Department of Botany, School of Life Sciences, Khandari Campus, Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Agra, UP, India, and others)
Chapter 16. Endohytic Fungi: A Potent Biofactory to Produce Biologically-Active Natural Products
(Suresh Kumar, Megha Pant, Veena Pande and Anirban Dandapat, Department of Biotechnology, Kumaun University, Bhimtal Campus, Bhimtal, India, and others)
Chapter 17. Role of Natural Products in Herbal Medication for Novel Drug Delivery Applications
(Anita Rana, Neha Karki, Himani Tiwari, Pushpa Bhakuni Negi and Nanda Gopal Sahoo, Professor Rajendra Singh Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Centre, Department of Chemistry, D.S.B. Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India, and others)
Chapter 18. Curcumin Nanoparticles in Cancer Therapeutics
(Nidhi Negi, Garima Chand, Deepa Kholia, Rekha Gahtori, Santosh K. Upadhyay and Penny Joshi, Department of Chemistry, D. S. B. campus, Kumaun University, Nainital, India, and others)
Chapter 19. Quantification of Polyphenolics Compounds in Selected Apple Cultivars of Uttarakhand, West Himalaya
(Amit Bahukhandi, Praveen Dhyani, Indra D. Bhatt and Ranbeer S. Rawal, G. B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment, Kosi-Katarmal, Almora, Uttarakhand, India)
Chapter 20. A Survey of Studies on Ethnic Use and Medicinal Potential of Himalayan Lichens
(Ashutosh Paliwal, Rekha Gahtori, Amrita Kumari, Ankita H. Tripathi, Himani Tewari, Ramesh C. Rai,
Yogesh Joshi and Santosh K. Upadhyay, Department of Biotechnology, Kumaun University Campus,
Bhimtal, Uttarakhand, India, and others)
Chapter 21. Availability and Distribution of Economically Important Plants from Alpine Region of Kumaun Himalaya, Uttarakhand
(Saumya Agnihotri, Preeti Dobhal, Sayyed Ashfaqullah and Sushma Tamta, Plant tissue Culture Laboratory, Botany Department, D. S. B. Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India)
Chapter 22. Fuelwood Consumption and Carbon Emission Pattern of Van Panchayat Villages in Shiwalik of Kumaun Himalaya, India
(Neelu Lodhiyal, L. S. Lodhiyal, P. K. Pandey, Bhawna Adhikari and Falak Siddiqui, Department of Botany, Kumaun University, Nainital, India, and others)
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