'Bridging the Gap Between Ayurvedic Traditions & Current Healthcare Needs' was conceived almost a decade back when market for nutraceuticals and herbal formulations was warming up significantly along with growing demand for new chemical entities by the mainstream drug companies. The book conceptualizes and elaborates on how to build the relevant information bridge' that would help two equally popular but principally divided professional communities to communicate, while meeting their business milestones. Contents in the book, has been carefully arranged in a sequence to establish (a) herbal products would garner more global regulatory acceptance & a bigger share of the burgeoning wellness market by being more information rich and (b) analytical and preclinical information, generated about herbal ingredients would help mainstream drug companies to identify newer drug-like compounds present in the herbs used in Traditional/Ayurvedic formulations.
This book updates information on several commonly used medicinal plants and highlights examples of naturally occurring, therapeutically relevant 'chemical libraries' found in them. Also described is the fact that newer applications of phytochemicals present in the herbs, can be quickly and efficiently discovered by implementing high throughput screening (HTS) technology. Informatics thus generated, would be the communication bridge' between traditional practitioners of medicine and medicinal chemists. While herbal formulators could use the information to standardize and promote their formulations, it would help mainstream drug developing companies to identify newer NCEs with novel therapeutic applications.
The book with up-to-date references, should enable and guide individuals engaged my activities related to Health & Wellness, whether the person is from Healthcare industry. Wellness business, Research & Development, or Food & Drug regulatory agencies.
