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Herbal radiomodulators : applications in medicine, homeland defence and space

Title
  1. Herbal radiomodulators : applications in medicine, homeland defence and space / editor, Rajesh Arora.
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  1. Wallingford, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI, [2008], ©2008.

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Additional authors
  1. Arora, Rajesh.
Description
  1. xvii, 332 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
Subject
  1. Radiation-protective agents
  2. Herbs > Therapeutic use
  3. Radiotherapy
  4. Radiation-Protective Agents > pharmacology
  5. Radiation-Protective Agents > therapeutic use
  6. Phytotherapy
  7. Plant Preparations > therapeutic use
  8. Plants, Medicinal
  9. Radiation Injuries > drug therapy
Contents
  1. Radiomodulatory compounds of herbal origin for new frontiers in medicine, homeland security, management of radiological incidents, and space applications / Rajesh Arora ... [et al.] -- Indian medicinal herbs and ayurvedic formulations as potential radioprotectors / D.K. Maurya and T.P.A. Devasagayam --
  2. Irradiation, radioprotection, and Nigella sativa / M. Cemek ... [et al.] -- Modulation of radiation-induced damage by Serbian natural plant products : implications for radioprotection / Gordana Joksić, Andreja Leskovac, and Sandra Petrović -- Phytoceuticals for radioprotection with special reference to Egyptian flora / N.M. Abdel-Hamid -- Melatonin mitigates the damaging effects of ionizing radiation / Russel J. Reiter ... [et al.] -- Radioprotective effect of citrus and hawthorn extracts against genotoxicty induced by gamma irradiation / Seyed Jalal Hosseinimehr --
  3. The healing potential of indigenous essential oils from New Zealand in the prevention and management of radiation-induced mucositis / W. Maddocks-Jennings -- Piper betel leaves : a potential gold mine of radioprotective and photoprotective compounds / Debashish Banerjee and Subrata Chattopadhyay -- Dietary antioxidants and phytochemicals in radioprotection and therapy / Carmia Borek -- Effects of berry fruits on neurocognitive deficits produced by exposure to space radiation / B.M. Rabin, James Joseph, and Barbara Shukitt-Hale --
  4. Radioprotection by the soy isoflavone genistein / Michael R. Landauer -- Propolis and related flavonoids as radioprotective agents / Nada Oršolić ... [et al.] -- Radioprotective effects of Ginkgo biloba via its antioxidant action / Göksel Şener, Abdullah Sakarcan, and Berrak Ç. Yeğen -- Novel strategies for protecting mitochondria (the cellular powerhouse) against low-LET radiation : a review / Damodar Gupta ... [et al.] --
  5. Andrographis paniculata : an emerging radioprotective agent for membrane proteins / Rakshamani Tripathi and Jayashree P. Kamat -- Mitigation of deleterious effects of ionizing radiation by phytoceuticals : mechanistic studies with Centella asiatica / C.K.K. Nair and Jisha Joy -- The radiosensitizing effects of L-canavanine / David R. Worthen and Peter A. Crooks --
  6. Withaferin A : a phytosteroid of promise for tumour sensitization in cancer therapy / P. Uma Devi -- The radiosensitizer hypericin as adjuvant therapy in the treatment of central nervous system tumours / Toba Niazi and William T. Couldwell -- Radiosensitizing activity of the Indian medicinal plant Tinospora cordifolia Miers ex Hook F & Thoms in tumour-bearing mice / Ganesh Chandra Jagetia -- Do antioxidants reduce the efficacy of radiotherapy? / Ralph Moss.
Owning institution
  1. Columbia University Libraries
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.