Nutraceuticals in Arthritis and Psoriasis: Management and Prevention of Diseases

This new book explores plant-derived nutraceuticals that can be used as crucial therapeutic tools in the prevention and treatment of arthritis and psoriasis, providing detailed information on the use of plant-derived nutraceuticals, such as microalgae and other marine botanicals, omega polyunsaturated fatty acids, glucosamine and chondroitin sulphate, plant-based gum, vitamins and oils, probiotic supplements, and others in the treatment and management of arthritis and psoriasis. The book relates the recent scientific evidence on the effectiveness of each of these nutraceutical treatments, offering case studies, results of clinical studies, and more.

Meenakshi Jaiswal, MPharm, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacy at Guru Ghasidas Central University, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India. She has more than 18 years of academic experience at various institute of India. She has presented more than 60 papers at various national and international seminars and conference and attended many workshops. Dr. Jaiswal has published seven Indian patents and has been granted two German patents in her scientific research field. She has supervised more than 35 undergraduate and postgraduate students for their research and project work. Dr. Jaiswal has published books as author as well as book chapters and popular articles in international and national journals. She is a life member of several scientific bodies. She was named Best Faculty in the Field of Chemical Sciences at the 2nd Online International Conference on Advance Interdisciplinary Research (ICAIR 2023), organized by Digvijai Nath Post Graduate College, Gorakhpur, and Science-Tech Institute run by the Manraj Kuwar Singh Educational Society, Lucknow, India. Her research interest includes colon drug targeting, drug delivery systems, and prodrug or conjugates of various antinflammatory drugs. Dr. Jaiswal completed her PhD in Pharmaceutical Science from the Guru Ghasidas Central University, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India.

Raj K. Keservani, PhD, MPharm, is working as Associate Professor in the Faculty of B. Pharmacy at the CSM Group of Institutions, Prayagraj, India. He has more than 12 years of academic (teaching) experience from various institutes of India in pharmaceutical education. He has supervised more than 25 undergraduate students for their research work. He has published over 30 peer-reviewed papers in the field of pharmaceutical sciences in national and international journals, six patents, over 70 book chapters, three co-authored books, and over 40 edited books. He is also active as a reviewer for several international scientific journals. His research interests include nutraceutical and functional foods, novel drug delivery systems (NDDS), transdermal drug delivery/drug delivery, health science, cancer biology, and neurobiology. Dr. Keservani graduated with a pharmacy degree from the Department of Pharmacy, Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India. He received his Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) (specialization in pharmaceutics) from the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal, India. He earned his PhD degree from IKG Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, Punjab, India. Dr. Keservani is a life member of the Society of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (SPER).

Rajesh K. Kesharwani, PhD, MTech, is working as Associate Professor, Department of Computer Application, Nehru Gram Bharati (Deemed to be University), Prayagraj, India. He has more than 11 years of research and nine years of teaching experience at various institutes of India, imparting bioinformatics and biotechnology education. He has received several awards, including the NASI-Swarna Jayanti Puruskar by The National Academy of Sciences of India. He has supervised one PhD and more than 20 undergraduate and graduate students for their research work. Dr. Kesharwani has authored over 49 peer-reviewed articles, 20 book chapters, and 14 edited books with international publishers. He has been a member of many scientific communities as well as a reviewer for many international journals. He has presented many papers at various national and international conferences. He has been a recipient of a Ministry of Human Resource Development (India) Fellowship and a Senior Research Fellowship from the Indian Council of Medical Research, India. His research fields of interest are medical informatics, protein structure and function prediction, computer-aided drug designing, structural biology, drug delivery, cancer biology, nanobiotechnology, and biomedical sciences. Dr. Kesharwani received his PhD from the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad, and worked at NIT Warangal for two semesters.

Swati G. Talele, PhD, is currently serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutics at Sandip Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, India. She has 18 years of experience in research along with teaching. She has published more than 20 research papers in various reputed international and national journals as well as more than 30 review papers. She has also presented research work at several conferences and has received several awards. She has authored the book titled Natural Excipients and has many chapters and books that are in progress. She has supervised many MPharm students and is currently associated with many research projects. She has also worked as a college examination officer (CEO) for more than three years and is a member of the university examination committee. Dr. Talele has delivered interactive talks at continuous education programs for registered pharmacists and is a life member of the Association of Pharmacy Teachers of India and a member of the Indian Pharmaceutical Congress Association. Her interests are in the field of nanotechnology, natural polymers, herbal formulations, and radio-labeling-based bio-distribution studies.