Medicinal Plants and Fungi: Recent Advances in Research and Development

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Agrawal, Dinesh Chandra. (Editor), Tsay, Hsin-Sheng. (Editor), Shyur, Lie-Fen. (Editor), Wu, Yang-Chang. (Editor), Wang, Sheng-Yang. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Edition:1st ed. 2017.
Series:Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of the World, 4
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5978-0
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1. Medicinal Properties / Therapeutic Effects - Medicinal Plants and Fungi
  • Chapter 1. Centella asiatica, an Ayurvedic Medicinal Plant, Prevents the Major Neurodegenerative and Neurotoxic Mechanisms Associated with Cognitive Impairment
  • Chapter 2. Medicinal properties of Mediterranean Oyster mushrooms, species of genus Pleurotus (higher Basidiomycetes)
  • Chapter 3. Cordyceps - A Highly Coveted Medicinal Mushroom
  • Chapter 4. Medicinal Mushrooms with Antiallergic Activities
  • Chapter 5. The Bioactivity of Tiger Milk Mushroom - Malaysia's Prized Medicinal Mushroom
  • Chapter 6. Antioxidant Properties of Antrodia cinnamomea - An Extremely Rare and Coveted Medicinal Mushroom Endemic to Taiwan
  • Part 2. Bioactive Compounds - Medicinal Plants and Fungal Endophytes
  • Chapter 7. The Fungal Endobiome of Medicinal Plants: A Prospective Source of Bioactive Metabolites
  • Chapter 8. Multipotent and Poly-Therapeutic Fungal Alkaloids of  Claviceps purpurea
  • Chapter 9. Recent Advance On Bioactive Compounds From The Edible And Medicinal fungi in China
  • Chapter 10. Endophytes From Malaysian Medicinal Plants As Sources For Discovering Anticancer Agents
  • Chapter 11. Mushrooms: A Pandora Box of Cardioprotective Phytochemicals
  • Part 3. Production Systems and Biotechnology -  Medicinal Plants and Fungi
  • Chapter 12. Solid State Fermentation Of Plant Residues And Agro-Industrial Wastes For The Production Of Medicinal Mushrooms
  • Chapter 13.  Making Use of Genomic Information to Explore the Biotechnological Potential of Medicinal Mushrooms
  • Chapter 14. Biotechnology of Medicinal Plants and Fungi in Taiwan -Production of Bioactive Secondary Metabolites in In Vitro Culture Systems
  • Part 4. Resources / Techniques - Medicinal Plants and Fungi
  • Chapter 15. Memory Enhancing and Related Beneficial Effects of Selected Medicinal Plants From the Nigerian Flora
  • Chapter 16. Identification Strategies For Bioactive Secondary Metabolites Of Fungal Origin.