Medicinal plants are used for health care either directly or indirectly as they are rich source
of several ingredients. Ethno-medical traditions prove that they have a great therapeutic …

Human longevity has increased dramatically during the past century. More than 20% of the 9
billion population of the world will exceed the age of 60 in 2050. Since the last three …

Aging is an inevitable process influenced by genetic, lifestyle, and environmental factors.
Indirect evidence shows that several phytochemicals can have anti-aging capabilities …

In retrospect to the rise in the occurrence of ageing related disorders and the everlasting
desire to overcome ageing, exploring the causes, mechanisms and therapies to curb ageing …

Medicinal plants are a rich repository of various biologically active molecules that have
various pharmacological effects in mammals. The majority of the world's population (around …

The application of chemicals in industry and agriculture has contributed to environmental
pollution and exposure of living organisms to harmful factors. The development of new …

Oxygen is essential for living beings in order to survive except the anerobics. Beyond
immense utilities, reactive oxygen species, the partially reduced forms of molecular oxygen …

Aging is an inevitable process due to functional and structural loss in the body accrued over
a period of time owing to harmful effects of free radical generated by a variety of events …

This volume provides informative research on the scientific evidence of the health benefits
that can be derived from medicinal plants and how their efficacies can be improved. It is …

Free radical production occurs continuously in all cells as part of normal cellular function.
However, excess free radical production originating from endogenous or exogenous …