Natural products: A potential source of drugs

Inflammation and arthritis are now a days major problem found amongst the population of the world. Everybody is in search of curative agents for both of these diseases. Nature has provided a complete storehouse of remedies to cure all ailments of mankind. The plants are indispensable to man for his life. In the past, almost all the medicines used were from the plants hence the plant being man's only chemist for ages. Exploring the possibilities of drug discovery from natural resources, this book provides information on use of medicinal plants for treating sickness of human being. Today, vast store of knowledge concerning therapeutic properties of different plants has been accumulated by many institutions. In this milieu source of anti-inflammatory and anti-arthritic drugs from various herbs are explained here. Phytoconstituents that are covered under this book are Phenolic Compounds, Flavonoids, Coumarins, Alkaloids, Xanthones, Lignans, Terpenoids, Steroids, Polysaccharides and many more.