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Biotechnological Applications of Biodiversity

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Attention for Chapter 273: Medicinal Plants, Human Health and Biodiversity: A Broad Review.
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Chapter title
Medicinal Plants, Human Health and Biodiversity: A Broad Review.
Chapter number 273
Book title
Biotechnological Applications of Biodiversity
Published in
Advances in biochemical engineering biotechnology, July 2014
DOI 10.1007/10_2014_273
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Book ISBNs
978-3-66-245096-3, 978-3-66-245097-0
Authors

Tuhinadri Sen, Samir Kumar Samanta, Sen, Tuhinadri, Samanta, Samir Kumar

Abstract

: Biodiversity contributes significantly towards human livelihood and development and thus plays a predominant role in the well being of the global population. According to WHO reports, around 80 % of the global population still relies on botanical drugs; today several medicines owe their origin to medicinal plants. Natural substances have long served as sources of therapeutic drugs, where drugs including digitalis (from foxglove), ergotamine (from contaminated rye), quinine (from cinchona), and salicylates (willow bark) can be cited as some classical examples.Drug discovery from natural sources involve a multifaceted approach combining botanical, phytochemical, biological, and molecular techniques. Accordingly, medicinal-plant-based drug discovery still remains an important area, hitherto unexplored, where a systematic search may definitely provide important leads against various pharmacological targets.Ironically, the potential benefits of plant-based medicines have led to unscientific exploitation of the natural resources, a phenomenon that is being observed globally. This decline in biodiversity is largely the result of the rise in the global population, rapid and sometimes unplanned industrialization, indiscriminate deforestation, overexploitation of natural resources, pollution, and finally global climate change.Therefore, it is of utmost importance that plant biodiversity be preserved, to provide future structural diversity and lead compounds for the sustainable development of human civilization at large. This becomes even more important for developing nations, where well-planned bioprospecting coupled with nondestructive commercialization could help in the conservation of biodiversity, ultimately benefiting mankind in the long run.Based on these findings, the present review is an attempt to update our knowledge about the diverse therapeutic application of different plant products against various pharmacological targets including cancer, human brain, cardiovascular function, microbial infection, inflammation, pain, and many more.

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Geographical breakdown

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Mexico 1 <1%
United States 1 <1%
Unknown 422 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 61 14%
Student > Master 40 9%
Student > Ph. D. Student 36 8%
Researcher 27 6%
Student > Postgraduate 19 4%
Other 59 14%
Unknown 182 43%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 59 14%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 38 9%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 33 8%
Medicine and Dentistry 25 6%
Chemistry 12 3%
Other 52 12%
Unknown 205 48%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 186. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 28 November 2019.
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