Science of Ashwagandha: Preventive and Therapeutic Potentials - Kaul, Sunil C.; Wadhwa, Renu.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017)
PART I Ashwagandha - Phytogenomics and Pharmacology -- Phytochemical Genomics of Ashwagandha -- Phyto-pharmacology of Ashwagandha as An Anti-Diabetic Herb -- Allium cepa Root Chromosomal Aberration Assay: An Application in Assessing Anti-genotoxic Potential of Ashwagandha -- Withania somnifera: From Traditional Use to Evidence Based Medicinal Prominence -- Withanolides: A Prospective Drug for Infectious and Tropical Diseases -- Withania somnifera Extract/Withaferin A As A Prospective Anti-pigmenting Agent -- PART II Ashwagandha for Cancer -- Ashwagandha Bioactives for Cancer Treatment: Experimental Evidence and Their Mechanism(s) of Action -- Scientific Evidence for Anticancer Effects of Withania somnifera And its Primary Bioactive Component Withaferin A -- Withaferin A for Cancer Treatment: Experimental Evidence for its Effect on Telomerase Plus and Minus Cancer Cells -- Withania somnifera Has Potential to Treat Cancer -- The Effects of Withaferin A on Normal And Malignant Immune Cells -- Ashwagandha for Cancer Metastasis: Bioactives and Basics of their Function -- Computational Methods to Understand The Anticancer Mechanism of Withanolides -- PART III Ashwagandha for Brain -- Ashwagandha for Brain Health: Experimental Evidence to its Neuroregenerative Activities -- Cellular and Molecular Targets Underpinning Memory Enhancement by Ashwagandha -- Using Human Neural Stem Cells as A Model to Understand The Science of Ashwagandha -- The Potential Utility of Ashwagandha for Improving Cognitive Dysfunction in Persons with Bipolar or Other Neurocognitive Disorders -- Neuroprotective Potential of Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) in Neurological Conditions -- Potential Therapeutic Use of Withania somnifera for Treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis -- Neuromodulatory Role of Withania somnifera -- Therapeutic Effects of Ashwagandha in Brain Aging and Clock Disfunction -- PART IV Active Ingredient Enriched Ashwagandha - Biotechnologies -- Biotechnological Approaches in Propagation And Improvement of Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal -- Plant Tissue Culture Based Strategies for Production of Withanolides -- Establishment of Hydroponic Cultivation of Ashwagandha for Active Ingredient Enriched Leaves.
Keywords: Medicine; Health promotion; Medicine .; Health; Medical education; Complementary medicine; Biomedicine, general; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention; Popular Science in Medicine and Health; Medical Education; Complementary & Alternative Medicine