The development of new drugs is multidisciplinary and systematic work. High-throughput
techniques based on “-omics” have driven the discovery of biomarkers in diseases and …

The past couple of decades have witnessed global resurgence of herbal‐based health care.
As a result, the trade of raw drugs has surged globally. Accurate and fast scientific …

Herbal medicine is the use of medicinal plants for prevention and treatment of diseases: it
ranges from traditional and popular medicines of every country to the use of standardized …

Summarizing landmark research, Volume 2 of this essential series furnishes information on
the availability of germplasm resources that breeders can exploit for producing high-yielding …

Omic techniques have become key tools in the development of systems biology. As the
holistic approaches underlying the practice of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and new …

DNA technology provides a powerful tool to complement chemical analyses for
authentication of Chinese medicinal plants and to ensure that herbal materials are not …

Schisandra chinensis fruit extract (SCE) has traditionally been used as an oriental medicine
for the treatment of various human diseases, including cardiovascular disease. Advances in …

Authored by a panel of experts in cell physiology, phytochemistry, ethnopharmacology,
applied botany, ethnobotany, and cosmetic science, this book demonstrates the science …

Herbal medicine, a multi-component treatment, has been extensively practiced for treating
various symptoms and diseases. However, its molecular mechanism of action on the human …

Berberine is known to improve glucose and lipid metabolism disorders, but the mechanism
is still under investigation. In this paper, we explored the effects of berberine on the weight …