Herbs Challenges in Chemistry and Biology

by Wang, Mingfu; Ho, Chi-Tang; Hwang, Lucy Sun; Sang, Shengmin

• ISBN13: 9780841239302
• ISBN10: 0841239304
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-01-12
• Publisher: American Chemical Society

Summary

Herbs have been widely used for centuries to promote good health and treat disease in Asian countries. Indeed, the general population of both Eastern and Western countries are beginning to use herbs more frequently. International health organizations and governmental agencies such as WHO andthe U.S. FDA, respectively, have recognized the consumer popularity of herbal products. In response, scientists must recognize the need to assure the efficacy and safety of traditional herbal remedies through modern research. Thus, herbal products should be continually researched as the basis fordevelopment of both high quality dietary supplements and new medicines. This book intends to address some of current developments in herbal research.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Overview and Perspectives
Botanical Quality Initiatives at the Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health	2	(12)
Joseph M. Betz
Current Trends and Future Prospects of Traditional Chinese Medicines in the 21st Century	14	(11)
Xinsheng Yao
Ke Hu
Jianghua Liu
Nali Wang
Chengbin Cui
Xiangjiu He
Bioactive Polyphenols from Foods and Dietary Supplements: Challenges and Opportunities	25	(14)
Navindra P. Seeram
Instrumental Analysis of Popular Botanical Products in the U.S. Market	39	(16)
Mingfu Wang
Chia-Pei Liang
Qing-Li Wu
James E. Simon
Chi-Tang Ho
Challenges in Assessing Bioactive Botanical Ingredients in Functional Beverages	55	(18)
Catharina Y. W. Ang
Jin-Woo Jhoo
Yanyan Cui
Lihong Hu
Thomas M. Heinze
Qingyong Lang
Chien M. Wai
Jeremy J. Mihalov
Michael DiNovi
Antonia Mattia
Bioactive Natural Products from Chinese Tropical Marine Plants and Invertebrates	73	(19)
Y.-W. Guo
X.-C. Huang
W. Zhang
Y.-Q. Sun
Curcumin: Potential Health Benefits, Molecular Mechanism of Action, and Its Anticancer Properties In Vitro and In Vivo	92	(18)
Resmi Ann Matchanickal
Mohamed M. Rafi
Natural Product Chemistry and Analysis
Need for Analytical Methods and Fingerprinting: Total Quality Control of Phytomedicine Echinacea	110	(7)
Jatinder Rana
Amitabh Chandra
Bioassay-Guided Isolation, Identification, and Quantification of the Estrogen-Like Constituent from PC SPES	117	(9)
Shengmin Sang
Zhihua Liu
Robert T. Rosen
Chi-Tang Ho
Intraspecific Variation in Quality Control Parameters, Polyphenol Profile, and Antioxidant Activity in Wild Populations of Lippia multiflora from Ghana	126	(17)
H. Rodolfo Juliani
Mingfu Wang
Hisham Moharram
Julie Asante-Dartey
Dan Acquaye
Adolfina R. Koroch
James E. Simon
Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases 1B Inhibitors from Traditional Chinese Medicine	143	(14)
Tianying An
Di Hong
Lihong Hu
Jia Li
Thioglucosidase-Catalyzed Hydrolysis of the Major Glucosinolate of Maca (Lepidium meyenii) to Benzyl Isothiocyanate: Mini-Review and Simple Quantitative HPLC Method	157	(13)
Matthew W. Bernart
Studies on Chemical Constituents of Jiaogulan (Gynostemma pentaphyllum)	170	(15)
Feng Yin
Lihong Hu
Chemical Components of Noni (Morinda citrifolia L.) Root	185	(10)
Shengmin Sang
Chi-Tang Ho
Characterization of Chemical Components of Ixeris denticulata	195	(17)
Hang Chen
Shiming Li
Zhu Zhou
Naisheng Bai
Chi-Tang Ho
Bioavailability, Metabolism, and Pharmacokinetics of Glycosides in Chinese Herbs	212	(12)
Pei-Dawn Lee Chao
Su-Lan Hsiu
Yu-Chi Hou
Moringa, a Novel Plant Rich in Antioxidants, Bioavailable Iron, and Nutrients	224	(16)
Ray-Yu Yang
Samson C. S. Tsou
Tung-Ching Lee
Leing-Chung Chang
George Kuo
Po-Yong Lai
Stability and Transformation of Bioactive Polyphenolic Components of Herbs in Physiological pH	240	(14)
Shiming Li
Chi-Tang Ho
Bioavailability and Synergistic Effects of Tea Catechins as Antioxidants in the Human Diet	254	(12)
John Shi
Yukio Kakuda
Biological Activities
Targeting Inflammation Using Asian Herbs	266	(15)
Haiqing Yu
Mohamed M. Rafi
Chi-Tang Ho
Induction of Apoptosis by Ligusticum chuanxiong in HSC-T6 Stellate Cells	281	(9)
Yun-Lian Lin
Ting-Fang Lee
Young-Ji Shiao
Yi-Tsau Huang
Effect of Combined Use of Isothiocyanate and Black Tea Extract on Dental Caries	290	(9)
Hideki Masuda
Saori Hirooka
Toshio Inoue
Cytotoxic Properties of Leaf Essential Oil and Components from Indigenous Cinnamon (Cinnamomum osmophloeum Kaneh)	299	(15)
Tzou-Chi Huang
Chi-Tang Ho
Hui-Yin Fu
Min-Hsiung Pan
Effect of Black Tea Theaflavins on 12-O-Tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate-Induced Inflammation: Expression of Proinflammatory Cytokines and Arachidonic Acid Metabolism in Mouse Ear and Colon Carcinogenesis in Min (Apc+/-) Mice	314	(12)
Mou-Tuan Huang
Yue Liu
Divya Ramji
Shengmin Sang
Robert T. Rosen
Geetha Ghai
Chung S. Yang
Chi-Tang Ho
Shea Butter: Chemistry, Quality, and New Market Potentials	326	(15)
Hisham Moharram
Julie Ray
Sibel Ozbas
Hector Juliani
James Simon
Author Index	341	(2)
Subject Index	343