Biological and Pharmacological Properties of the Genus Moringa

There is an increasing interest in plants of the Moringa genus used as a source of phytochemicals with biopharmaceutical potential, as a functional ingredient in many products and as an additive in poultry feeding stocks. Biological and Pharmacological Properties of the Genus Moringa is the first publication to comprehensively assess the latest research on Moringa studies. This book reviews recent studies covering the botanical, agronomical, genomic, biotechnological, and ethnopharmacological aspects. It presents specialized work in a user-friendly way that will appeal to undergraduates, graduates and researchers primarily in ethnopharmacology, functional foods and with a linkage to veterinary treatments.

Key Features:

• Describes the ethnopharmacological and ethnobotanical use of plants from all Moringa species
• Presents recent information that will be helpful for the future development of biopharmaceuticals
• Reviews the phytochemical content from all Moringa species
• Assesses the potential of all Moringa species as a functional ingredient

J. Basilio Heredia, PhD is a Researcher at the Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A. C. His research lines focus on plant secondary metabolism, functional foods and nutraceuticals, as well as in food science and technology (conventional and emerging). He has an h-index of 21 in ResearchGate (RG score 32.46), 16 in Web of Science and 16 in Scopus databases.

Dr. Erick P. Gutiérrez-Grijalva is a CONACYT Research Fellow at the Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C.; he is currently studying the metabolomics, bioactivity, and bioavailability of phytochemicals from plants of the Northwestern region of Mexico with biopharmaceutical potential against noncommunicable diseases. He has an h-index of 8 in ResearchGate (RG score 23.33), 7 in Web of Science and 8 in Scopus databases.