About the Book: Freshwater Phytopharmaceutical Compounds
Herbal medicines have been used as prophylactic measures and curative
treatments throughout human history and crude herbal extracts are commonly used
in pharmaceutical research. Producing a variety of structurally novel bioactive
Compounds or Secondary Metabolites, freshwater plants provide a diverse and
unique source of bioactive lead Compounds for the discovery of modern drugs.
These include antibiotics, mycotoxins, Alkaloids and phenolic Compounds. In an
effort to bring together the disciplines of Biology and pharmacy for the
identification and large-scale collection of pharmaceutical important Organisms,
freshwater phytopharmaceutical Compounds presents key information on freshwater
Flora, including common names, classification, global distribution, habitats and
Biology organized