Herbal drugs as therapeutic agents / Amritpal Singh Saroya, Herbal Consultant.

"A Science Publishers book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Withanolides : phytoconstituents with significant pharmacological activities -- An insight into anticancer mechanism of withaferin A -- Complementary and alternative medicine approaches in the treatment of cancer -- Review of anticancer and cytotoxic potential of sesquiterpenoids -- Berberine : alkaloid with broad spectrum of pharmacological activities -- Protopine : an isoquinoline alkaloid with diverse pharmacological profile -- Piperine : review of advances in pharmacology -- Pharmacological profile of oxoaporphine alkaloid, liriodenine -- Recent experimental advances in hepatoprotective potential of andrographolide -- Profile of hypericin-napthodianthrone from Hypericum perforatum Linn -- Hyperforin-acylpholoroglucinol with significant antidepressant potential -- Survey of Indian medicinal plants for alkaloids and pharmacology -- Scientifically validated and novel anti-arthritic Ayurvedic drugs -- Rajpatha : ethno medicine of controversial origin -- Phytopharmacology of Indian nootropic Convolvulus plauricaulis L. -- Viscum album Linn. : valuable anticancer herbal drug -- Anti-inflammatory activity of aqueous-ethanolic extract of aerial parts of Artemisia vulgaris Linn. in Spargue Dawley rats / Singh AP and Duggal S -- Pharmacological update of anthraquinones -- Evaluation of novel strategies for the treatment of aluminum-induced dementia in an experimental model / Uboweja Aa [and 3 others] -- Acne and natural products -- Composite Ayurvedic formulations.