Medicinal Spices and Herbs from India

Sankhadip Bose, PhD, is a Professor and Head of the School of Pharmacy at The Neotia University, West Bengal, India. He served different faculty positions for more than 18 years in Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology He has published more than 50 research papers/articles in nationally and internationally reputed journals as well as 20 book chapters. He was State Secretary of the Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India and is a CEC member of the APTI National Team. He is also a life member of the Society of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (SPER) and an executive editorial member and reviewer for many national and international journals.Sutapa Biswas Majee, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Division of Pharmaceutics, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Health Sciences, NSHM Knowledge Campus, Kolkata, India. She is engaged in exploring the pivotal role of natural and synthetic polymers in modulating drug release and modeling of release kinetics from various dosage forms, such as tablets, osmotic tablets, liquisolid compacts, microsponges, hydrogels, oleohydrogel hybrids, etc. She has published around 75 peer-reviewed research articles and reviews in various national and international journals and has authored/co-authored four books and edited one book and authored book chapters.Sabyasachi Banerjee, MPharm, is an Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Technology at Gupta College of Technological Sciences, West Bengal, India. He was formerly affiliated with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology. He has published research papers and articles and has presented at many national and international conferences. He is fellow life member of the Scholars Academic and Scientific Society. He is currently pursuing a PhD (Pharmaceutical Technology), specializing in plant-based phytochemicals (isolation, characterization, preparing semi-synthetic derivatives, etc.).

• PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. History of the Use of Spices in Indian Culture 2. Medicinal Uses of Traditional Indian Spices 3. Effect of Geographical Location and Climatic Variation on Composition of Active Principles in Indian Spices 4. Processing of Indian Species for Extraction of Active Principles PART II: THERAPEUTIC PROPERTIES AND MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF EXOTIC INDIAN SPICES USED AS MEDICINE 5. Anti-Cancer Properties of Indian Spices 6. Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Exotic Indian Spices 7. Antidiabetic Activities of Exotic Indian Spices 8. Effect of Indian Spices on Metabolic Syndrome, Brain, and Cognitive Disorders 9. Beneficial Effects of Exotic Indian Spices on Cardiovascular Diseases 10. Beneficial Effects of Exotic Indian Spices on Skin Diseases 11. Effect of Exotic Indian Spices on Gastrointestinal Disorders 12. Antimicrobial Properties of Exotic Indian Spices 13. Other Pharmacological Activities of Exotic Indian Spices PART III: SPICE-BASED COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS FOR NUTRITIONAL AND HEALTH BENEFITS 14. Application of Spices in Dairy Products as Natural Medicine 15. Indian Spices, Essential Oils, and Aromatic Waters in Modern Herbal Formulations 16. Applications of Indian Spices in Beverages