Recent advances in plant-based, traditional, and natural medicines / edited by Subramanyam Vemulpad, PhD, and Joanne Jamie, PhD.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Cover -- About the Editors -- Contents -- Acknowledgment and How to Cite -- List of Contributors -- Introduction -- Part I: Relevance of Traditional Knowledge to Biological Testing -- Chapter 1: The Relevance of Traditional Knowledge Systems for Ethnopharmacological Research: Theoretical and Methodological Contributions -- Chapter 2: Antioxidative and in vitro Antiproliferative Activity of Arctium Lappa Root Extracts -- Chapter 3: Interleukin-6 and Cyclooxygenase-2 Downregulation by Fatty-Acid Fractions of Ranunculus Constantinopolitanus. Chapter 4: An Extract of the Medicinal Mushroom Agaricus blazei Murill can Protect Against AllergyChapter 5: Anti-Oxidative Effects of the Biennial Flower of Panax Notoginseng Against H2O2-Induced Cytotoxicity in Cultured PC12 Cells -- Chapter 6: Cytotoxic Activity of Proteins Isolated from Extracts of Corydalis Cava Tubers in Human Cervical Carcinoma HeLa Cells -- Chapter 7: Arctigenin from Arctium Lappa Inhibits Interleukin-2 and Interferon Gene Expression in Primary Human T Lymphocytes -- Part II: Targeting Important Diseases Using Natural Products (TK or Non-TK Based). Chapter 8: A New Dawn for the Use of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Cancer TherapyChapter 9: Anti Cancer Effects of Curcumin: Cycle of Life and Death -- Chapter 10: Comparative Study of the Antioxidant and Reactive Oxygen Species Scavenging Properties in the Extracts of the Fruits of Terminalia Chebula, Terminalia Belerica, and Emblica Officinalis -- Chapter 11: Inhibition of Highly Productive HIV-1 Infection in T Cells, Primary Human Macrophages, Microglia, and Astrocytes by Sargassum fusiforme -- Part III: Molecular Biology, Genomics, and Proteomics: Plant Centered and Person Centered. Chapter 12: The Use of Phylogeny to Interpret Cross-Cultural Patterns in Plant Use and Guide Medicinal Plant Discovery: An Example from Pterocarpus (Leguminosae)Chapter 13: Ethnobotany Genomics: Discovery and Innovation in a New Era of Exploratory Research -- Chapter 14: Prescriptions of Traditional Chinese Medicine are Specific to Cancer Types and Adjustable to Temperature Changes -- Part IV: Personalized or Person-Centered Medicine.