Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Pharmaceutical, Food and Cosmetic Applications

Medicinal and aromatic plants have been used for medicinal and therapeutic purposes for centuries, and modern medicine recognizes the health benefits of these plants. The book covers the methods to obtain drugs from medicinal and aromatic plants, the challenges encountered in growing them and stress factors effects. It presents edible and toxic medicinal and aromatic plants and gives information on pharmaceutical, cosmetic and aromatherapy uses.

Berdimurodov Elyor is an Associate professor at the National University of Uzbekistan. He has studied in the Ph.D. program at Tianjin University and the National University of Uzbekistan. He was a researcher at Tianjin University, Karshi State University, and Changchun Applied Chemistry Institute (Chinese Academy of Science). He was a participant in several international and domestic study and research programs (Chinese Government Scholarships, Chinese Great belt program, National Fundamental, and practical grants). He has published around 50 articles in Scopus and Web of Science journals. H index is 15 in Scopus, 14 in Web of Science, and 18 (i-10 index of 24) in Google Scholar. He contributed over 20 book chapters He was also a participant in over 15 international conferences from China, India, and other developed countries. Dr. Berdimurodov is editor of around 5 books, including scientific monographs and handbooks in his research areas. He has published with ELSEVIER, American Chemical Society and De Gruyter. His research areas are corrosion science, electrochemistry, quantum chemistry, material science, green chemistry and nanochemistry.

Esra Uçar, PhD, at Plant and Animal Production Department, Medicinal and Aromatical Plants Program, Technical Sciences Vocational School of Sivas, in Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey. Her research area includes Medicinal and Aromatical Plants, Plant extracts, Antioxidant, The Chemical Composition. She has published around 58 articles in Scopus and Web of Science journals. H-index is 11 in Google Scholar.

Burak Tuzun, PhD, at Plant and Animal Production Department, Technical Sciences Vocational School of Sivas, in Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey. His research area includes theoretical calculations, pharmaceutical chemistry, drug design, metal corrosion, spectroscopic analysis of molecules. He has published around 153 articles in Scopus and Web of Science journals. H index is 30 and i-10 index is 80 in Google Scholar. He has published with ELSEVIER, the American Chemical Society, the Royal Society of Chemistry, John Wiley & Sons, CRC Press, and Springer.