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Record Nr.

UNINA9910136078903321

Autore

Bhatia Saurabh

Titolo

Leishmaniasis : biology, control and new approaches for its treatment / / Saurabh Bhatia, PhD, Divakar Goli, PhD

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Jersey : , : Apple Academic Press, Inc., , [2017]

©2017

ISBN

1-315-34189-1

1-315-36611-8

1-77188-420-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 403 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

616.9364

Soggetti

Leishmaniasis

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Ayurveda and leishmaniasis -- Pharmacology of leishmaniasis -- Diagnosis and strategies to control leishmaniasis -- Immunomodulatory agents for leishmaniasis -- Ayurvedic treatments for leishmaniasis -- Phytotherapy for leishmaniasis -- Elements supplementation in leishmaniasis -- Alternative therapies for leishmaniasis -- Inflammation and leishmaniasis -- Modern treatment for leishmaniasis.

Sommario/riassunto

This new volume provides exhaustive knowledge on a wide range of natural products and holistic concepts that have provided promising in the treatment of leishmaniasis. Including the major natural therapies as well as traditional formulations, over 300 medicinal plants and 150 isolated compounds that are reported to have beneficial results in the treatment of the disease are explored in this comprehensive work. This book also acts as an important resource on various anti-inflammatory plants used to treat various inflammatory conditions of the disease.