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Nanotechnology in Herbal Medicine

Applications and Innovations

  • 1st Edition - July 13, 2023
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Sabu Thomas, Adebola Omowunmi Oyedeji, Oluwatobi Samuel Oluwafemi, Rose Jaquilin PJ
  • Language: English

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Nanotechnology in Herbal Medicine: Applications and Innovations details how nanomaterials can be utilized to improve the therapeutic mechanisms and key properties of herbal drugs. This book guides the reader through the preparation, properties, applications, benefits and challenges of herbal nanoformulations, helping them solve fundamental and applied problems in the area of novel herbal medicines and drug delivery systems. Herbal drugs play a large role in traditional medicines, which are actively used by many cultures across the globe for the treatment of various illnesses and injuries.

Despite their widespread use, herbal medicines may lead to possible health risks due to the lack of information on the chemical composition and permitted dosage.

Key features

  • Covers a range of nanomaterial types for use in herbal medicine, including polymeric, metallic, carbon-based and magnetic nanoparticles, as well as dendrimers, liposomes, nanogels, and more
  • Explores the variety of biomedical applications for herbal nanoformulations, such as in cancer therapy, cardiovascular disease and wound healing
  • Weighs up the advantages and disadvantages of using nanotechnology in herbal medicine, with a focus on toxicological impact

Readership

Researchers and academics in the fields of biomaterials, nanopharmaceuticals, pharmacology, and polymer science.
Researchers in plant science and R&D groups developing herbal pharmaceutics.

Table of contents

1. Nanotechnology in herbal medicine Rose Jaquilin PJ, Oluwatobi S. Oluwafemi, Sabu Thomas, and Adebola O. Oyedeji 2. Nanotechnology-based drug delivery systems for herbal medicine Priya Sen, Hemant K S Yadav, Manish Gupta, and Afrasim Moin 3. Characterization of nanomaterials Fareeha Arshad, Israr Ul Hassan, and Gowhar Ahmad Naikoo 4. A different encapsulation technique and its cellular uptake mechanism V. Sandhiya and U. Ubaidulla 5. Biosynthesis of nanoparticles using plant extract Sapana Jadoun, Ghasem Sargazi, Sampath Chinnam, Narendra Pal Singh Chauhan, Narendra Singh Chudawat, and Abbas Rahdar 6. Applications of nanoemulsions as drug delivery vehicle for phytoconstituents Anthony A. Attama, Chinazom P. Agbo, Ozioma B. Onokala, Franklin C. Kenechukwu, Mercy E. Ugwueze, Chukwuemeka C. Mbah, Chukwuebuka E. Umeyor, Emmanuel M. Uronnachi, and Petra O. Nnamani 7. Plant extracts: Antioxidant and antimicrobial properties and their effect of nanoencapsulation Shokoh Parham, Seyede Shirin Parham, and Hadi Nur 8. Nanoherbal gel formulations and delivery strategies Pallavi Kiran, Arnab Ghosh, Amreen Khan, Vibha Kumari, Prachi Kulkarni, Rajvi Shah, and Rohit Srivastava 9. Synthesis and characterization of nanoherbal formulations for topical wound healing applications Vaishnavi Pandey, Vaishali Londhe, and Kalyani Barve 10. Recent advances in herb-synthesized nanoparticles for viral diseases Sarfaraz Ahmed and Mohammad K. Parvez 11. Application of phyto-nanomedicine for the treatment of different disease conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative disorders Saima Amjad and Abbas Ali Mahdi 12. Phyto nanomedicine for cancer therapy Dhruv Sanjay Gupta, Ginpreet Kaur, Sakshi Bhushan, Katrin Sak, Uttpal Anand, Vivek Kumar Garg, Diwakar Aggarwal, Hemant Joshi, Pawan Kumar, Mukerrem Betul Yerer, and Hardeep Singh Tuli 13. Lipid-based nanostructures for the delivery of herbal antimicrobials Nathalie Almeida Lopes, Adriano Brandelli, and Cristian Mauricio Barreto Pinilla 14. Nanostructured liquid-crystalline systems containing natural compounds Janaína B. Seibert, Tatiane R. Amparo, Tamires C. Almeida, Gustavo H.B. de Souza, André L.M. Ruela, and Orlando D.H. dos Santos 15. Dendrimer: A new carrier for herbal medicine R.R. Popat and H.S. Chaudhari 16. Metal and carbon nanocarriers for potential delivery of plant active ingredients Nishant K. Jain, Jinal M. Mehta, Arunkumar Palaniappan, Mukesh Dhanka, Rajendra Prasad, and Rohit Srivastava 17. Cosmetic applications of herbal products and encapsulated herbal active formulations Ana Margarida Silva, Ana Sofia Luís, Catarina Macedo, Ana Sofia Ferreira, Paulo C. Costa, Cristina Delerue-Matos, and Francisca Rodrigues 18. Nonencapsulated plant essential oils as a shelf-life enhancer for herbal raw materials Vishal Gupta, Prem Pratap Singh, Akshay Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Tanya Singh Raghuvanshi, and Bhanu Prakash 19. Nanoherbal medicine: Challenges and future perspectives Rajiv Kumar

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: July 13, 2023
  • Language: English

About the editors

ST

Sabu Thomas

Sabu Thomas is a Professor and Director of the International and Interuniversity Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. Professor Thomas is internationally recognized for his contributions to polymer science and engineering, with his research interests encompassing polymer nanocomposites, elastomers, polymer blends, interpenetrating polymer networks, polymer membranes, green composites, nanocomposites, nanomedicine, and green nanotechnology. His groundbreaking inventions in polymer nanocomposites, polymer blends, green bionanotechnology, and nano-biomedical sciences have significantly advanced the development of new materials for the automotive, space, housing, and biomedical fields.

Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India; Department of Physics and Electronics, Christ University, Bangalore, India; Center of Excellence in Polymeric Materials for Medical Practice Devices, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; TrEST Research Park, Trivandrum, Kerala, India

AO

Adebola Omowunmi Oyedeji

Prof. Oyedeji is Professor of Organic Chemistry at Walter Sisulu University (WSU), Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences, South Africa, where she teaches organic chemistry at both undergraduate and postgraduate level as well as leads a natural product research group. She obtained her Master’s degree in Polymer Chemistry from the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, and her PhD degree in Organic Chemistry from University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Her work hinges on natural products chemistry with special interest in finding the medicinal values of terpenoids class of compounds in medicinal plants. Prof. Oyedeji is a recipient of several awards including TWAS (2003), NRF South Africa (2003-2004), National Research Foundation Rated Scientist (2010-2015 & 2016-2021), WSU Established Female Researcher (2017), WSU Vice Chancellor Awards for Excellence in Research (2017), Pre-commercialization innovation product developed (2019), Engagement through Professional/Discipline-based Service Provision (2019) and Engagement through Research and Scholarship (2019). She is a fellow of Chemical Society of Nigeria (CNS), member of Third World Organization for Women in Science (TWOWS), member of South African Chemical Institution (SACI) and Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). She is also an affiliated member of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Walter Sisulu University (WSU), South Africa

OS

Oluwatobi Samuel Oluwafemi

Professor Oluwafemi is a fully-fledged academic that is involved in Teaching & Learning, Research, Community Engagement, staff and student mentorship among many other activities. His research interest is in the synthesis of binary, ternary and quaternary semiconductor nanomaterial and nanostructures such as quantum dots, metal nanomaterials, core-shells, doped nanostructures and polymer nanocomposites for different applications which includes biological, (basically for cancer treatment ie imaging, labelling, drug delivery photodynamic therapy and photothermal therapy), optical (development of optical devices), environmental (sensing and determination of environmental pollutants), nanotoxicology and water treatment. He is also involved in the indigenous knowledge system (IKS) for value added chain using different South African medicinal plants. This involves isolation, extraction, biological activity testing, and synthesis of nanomaterial using the plant extract and packaging for pharmaceutical purposes.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa

RJ

Rose Jaquilin PJ

Rose Jaquilin PJ is currently pursuing her PhD degree at Walter Sisulu University, South Africa. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and a Master’s degree in Polymer Chemistry from Kerala University, Trivandrum, Kerala, India. She has nine years’ research experience at Syngene International Ltd, a leading pharmaceutical company in India. Her research areas include bio- and specialty-polymer synthesis, polymer grafting, hydrogel and dendrimer synthesis, controlled radical (ATRP, RAFT), anionic and cationic polymerization techniques. Her current research work includes synthesis and characterization of herbal nanomaterials for different applications.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, South Africa

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