Description:
Natural Products in Vector-Borne Disease Management explores the potential application of natural products in vector control and disease management. The chapters discuss the global impact of specific vector-borne diseases, gaps in management, and natural products in specific stages of development - discovery, optimization, validation, and preclinical/clinical development. Toxic effects and mechanisms of action are also discussed. This book also explores how therapeutic plant derivatives can be used to combat the vectors of infection and how natural products can be used to manage and treat vector-borne diseases like malaria, leishmaniasis, dengue, and trypanosomiasis.
With the inclusion of case studies on field and clinical applications and the contributions from experts in the field, Natural Products in Vector-Borne Disease Management is an essential resource to researchers, academics, and clinicians in parasitology, virology, microbiology, biotechnology, pharmacology, and pharmacognosy working in the field of vector-borne diseases.
Brief description: Dr. Nagendra Singh Chauhan obtained his MPharm and PhD from the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Dr. Harisingh Gour University in Sagar, India. He has about 15 years of research experience and has professional expertise in natural product isolation. He is presently working as a senior scientific officer grade-II and government analyst at Drugs Testing Laboratory Avam Anusandhan Kendra, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. He has written more than 65 articles and 24 book chapters and has edited 4 books with publishers like Academic Press, CRC, and Wiley. He is a member of various professional and academic bodies like the Society of Pharmacognosy, International Natural Product Sciences Taskforce (INPST), Società Italo-Latinoamericana di Etnomedicina (SILAE), Institutional Human Ethics Committee, and Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India (APTI).