Science of Ashwagandha: Preventive and Therapeutic Potentials
Editors: Sunil Kaul,Renu Wadhwa
Springer | September 2017 | ISBN-10: 3319591916 | ePUB/True PDF | 517 Pages | 5.55/13.2 mb 
http://www.springer.com/in/book/9783319591919

Rapidly increasing aging population and environmental stressors are the two main global concerns of increasing incidence of a variety of pathologies in the modern society. The complex etiologies and pathologies cause major challenges to disease treatment. On the other hand, several herbs are known for their health-caring and disease-curing activities.
Ashwagandha, a popular herb in Indian traditional home medicine, Ayurveda, has gathered increasing recognition in recent years when the chemically synthesized drugs for single target therapies showed limited success and adverse toxic effects. Ashwagandha is known as a powerful adaptogen and trusted to enhance function of the brain, reproductive system, cell-mediated immunity and increase the body's defense against disease, and possess anti-inflammatory, anticancer and anti-arthritic activities. In this book, for the first time, we provide a complete portrait on scientific understanding of the effects of Ashwagandha and its active principles for a variety of preventive and therapeutic activities.

About the Authors
Dr. Sunil C. Kaul was born and brought up in Kalimpong (Darjeeling). He obtained his MPhil and PhD degrees from the University of Delhi, India. After initial postdoctoral training, he was appointed as a researcher at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Japan and has been working there for last 28 years.
Dr. Renu Wadhwa was born and brought up in Amritsar. She obtained her first PhD from the Guru Nanak Dev University, India and the second from the University of Tsukuba, Japan. She had her post-doctoral trainings at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, England; RIKEN, Japan and Children’s Medical Research Institute, Australia. She has been working in Japan for last 27 years

Brief Contents
Part I Ashwagandha – Phytogenomics and Pharmacology
Part II Ashwagandha for Cancer
Part III Ashwagandha for Brain
Part IV Active Ingredient Enriched Ashwagandha – Biotechnologies
 
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