Medicinal Roots and Tubers for Pharmaceutical and Commercial Applications

Since the dawn of civilization, plants and their parts have been ubiquitously used as a valuable source of traditional plant-based herbal medicine. Unlike modern medicine, herbal medicines have several major advantages, including general absence of serious adverse side effects, long-lasting curative impact, and overall cost-effective. This book presents information on medicinal benefits derived from plants roots and tubers. Provides the full information on secondary metabolites isolated from roots and tubers and their pharmaceutical applications Gives readers an understanding on how they are applied through case studies Discusses opportunities and future prospect of different roots and tuber for their possible commercial applications