Medicinal Plants - Recent Advances in Research and Development
Since ancient times, plants have been used as a prime natural source of alternative medicines and have played an important role in our lives. The old tradition of medicinal plant application has turned into a highly profitable business in the global marke
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cinal Plants - Recent Advances in Research and Development
Medicinal Plants - Recent Advances in Research and Development
Hsin-Sheng Tsay • Lie-Fen Shyur Dinesh Chandra Agrawal Yang-Chang Wu • Sheng-Yang Wang Editors
Medicinal Plants - Recent Advances in Research and Development
Editors Hsin-Sheng Tsay Department of Applied Chemistry Chaoyang University of Technology Taichung, Taiwan Dinesh Chandra Agrawal Department of Applied Chemistry Chaoyang University of Technology Taichung, Taiwan
Lie-Fen Shyur Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center Taipei, Taiwan Yang-Chang Wu School of Pharmacy and Chinese Herbal Medicine Research Center China Medical University Taichung, Taiwan
Sheng-Yang Wang College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Department of Forestry National Chung Hsing University Taichung, Taiwan
ISBN 978-981-10-1084-2 ISBN 978-981-10-1085-9 DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-1085-9
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This book is dedicated to commemorate the 70th birthday of Professor Dr. Hsin-Sheng Tsay, who has made an immense contribution to the research on medicinal plants in Taiwan and has trained and mentored thousands of young minds in the techniques of plant tissue culture and beyond.
Preface
The editors thought of bringing out this book given the importance of medicinal plants in human health and vigorous ongoing efforts worldwide in the research and development of medicinal plants. The book contains a plethora of information about resources and conservation; biosynthesis and metabolic engineering; biotechnological tools including bioreactor technology; phytochemical research; herbal medicines and
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