Infectious Diseases

Table of Contents

• LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS

• Carla M. Leal, Diégina A. Fernandes, Rosineide Costa Simas, Suzana G. Leitão and
• Gilda G. Leitão
• 1. INTRODUCTION
• 2. BRAZILIAN SIPARUNA SPECIES
• 2.1. Occurrence
• 2.2. An Overview on the Chemistry of Siparuna
• 2.3. An Overview of Biological Activities Described for Siparuna
• 3. ANTIVIRAL POTENTIAL OF BRAZILIAN SIPARUNA
• 3.1. Antiviral Activity Against Influenza A(H1N1) Virus
• 3.2. Antiviral Activity Against SARS-CoV-2
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES

• Jalpa Sanandia, Mousmi Patel and Nasir Vadia
• 1. INTRODUCTION
• 1.1. Biological Activities of Spices
• 1.2. Overview of Selected Spices
• 1.3. Indian Kitchen Spices
• 1.3.1. Clove Bud
• 1.3.2. Cinnamon Bark
• 1.3.3. Cardamom
• 1.3.4. Black Pepper
• 1.3.5. Coriander
• 1.3.6. Fennel
• 1.3.7. Cumin
• 1.3.8. Dill
• 1.3.9. Ocimum (Tulsi or Holy Basil)
• 1.3.10. Ajwain
• 1.3.11. Fenugreek
• 1.3.12. Mustard
• 1.3.13. Bay Leaves
• 1.3.14. Chilli
• 1.3.15. Garlic
• 1.3.16. Ginger
• 1.3.17. Sweet Neem
• 1.3.18. Star Anise
• 1.3.19. Turmeric
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES

• DISEASES
• Ramesh S. Chaughule and Rajesh S. Barve
• 1. INTRODUCTION
• 1.1. Pharmacology
• 1.2. Secondary Metabolites
• 1.3. Herbal Medicines and Conventional Drugs
• 2. INFECTIOUS DISEASES
• 2.1. Amoebiasis, Giardiasis (Gastrointestinal illness)
• 2.1.1. Holarrhena Antidysenterica (H.A.) [Family name: Apocynaceae]
• 2.1.2. Aegle folia (Wood Apple or Bael) [Family name: Rutaceae]
• 2.2. Wound Healing
• 2.2.1. Calendula
• 2.2.2. Echinacea
• 2.3. Epidemics
• 2.3.1. Dengue
• 2.3.2. COVID-19
• 2.3.3. Aspidosperma Quebracho Blanco Tincture [Family Apocynaceae]
• 2.3.4. Justicia Adhatoda Tincture
• 2.3.5. Senega Tincture [Family Polygalaceae]
• CONCLUDING REMARKS
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• REFERENCES

• Uttam Singh Baghel, Nidhi, Bhanu Pratap Singh and Deeksha Singh
• 1. INTRODUCTION
• 2. HERBAL MEDICINAL PLANTS/HERBS COUNTERACTING INFECTIOUS
• DISEASES
• 2.1. Medicinal Plants Used To Treat Bacterial Infections
• 2.2. Protozoan Disease
• 2.3. Antihelmentic Plants/Herbs
• 2.4. Antiviral Plants/Herbs
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES

• FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
• Attya Bhatti, Ammara Arif and Hafiza Ayesha Nawaz
• 1. AN INTRODUCTION TO RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
• 2. CAUSES OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
• 2.1. The Interplay of Genes
• 2.2. Autoimmune Responses Elicited by Posttranslational Modifications of Proteins
• 2.3. Involvement of Rheumatoid Factors
• 2.4. Environmental Factors
• 3. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
• 4. CURRENT THERAPEUTIC TREATMENTS
• 4.1. NSAIDs
• 4.2. Glucocorticoid
• 4.3. DMARDs
• 4.4. Biological Agents
• 5. MEDICINAL PLANTS AND THEIR UNLIMITED POTENTIAL
• 6. SIGNIFICANCE OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN CURING INFLAMMATORY
• DISEASES
• 6.1. Cannabis Sativa
• 6.2. Foeniculum Vulgare
• 6.3. Zingiber Officinale
• 6.4. Allium Sativum
• 6.5. Ammi Majus Linn.
• 7. MEDICINAL PLANTS BEING STUDIED FOR THE CURE OF RHEUMATOID
• ARTHRITIS
• 7.1. Withania Somnifera
• 7.2. Terminalia Chebula
• 7.3. Piper Nigrum
• 7.4. Moringa Oleifera
• 7.5. Curcuma Longa
• 7.6. Coriander Sativum
• 7.7. Citrus Limon
• 8. FUTURE RESEARCH GOAL
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• SUBJECT INDEX

Author

• Ferid Murad
• Atta-ur-Rahman
• Ka Bian