Alkaloids from Medicinal Plants and Their Transformative Applications

Alkaloids are derived from plant, animal, and microbial sources and have extraordinary pharmacological qualities and therapeutic potentials. They are a focus of research in drug discovery and development due to their complex chemical structures and biosynthetic routes.

Alkaloids show potential as building blocks for developing new medications with increased efficacy and fewer side effects. Alkaloids From Medicinal Plants and Their Transformative Applications provides information on developments in the use of alkaloids in healthcare applications and discusses the extraction, properties, and characterization of alkaloids from medicinal herbs, shrubs, and trees around the world. It examines alkaloid-based drugs, showcasing their clinical efficacy and real-world applications, and explores emerging trends and prospects in alkaloid research, including sustainability and biotechnological advancements.

A volume in the Exploring Medicinal Plants series, this book is beneficial for healthcare professionals looking to study the medical uses of alkaloids and for evidence-based information on the use of medicinal plant-based alkaloids in the prevention and treatment of diseases around the world.

Rakesh Kumar Bachheti is working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Chemistry at the Addis Ababa Science and Technology University (AASTU) of Ethiopia, where he teaches Ph.D., graduate, and undergraduate students. Before joining AASTU, Rakesh worked as Dean Project (Assistant) at Graphic Era University (A grade university by NACC) in Dehradun, India. Rakesh also presented papers at various international (Malaysia, Thailand, and India) and national conferences. He was also a member of various important committees, such as the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) and the Anti-ragging Committee. His major research interests include natural products for Industrial application, biofuel and bioenergy, green synthesis of nanoparticles, their application, and Pulp and paper technology. He retains a fundamental love for natural products, which permeates all of his research. He has also successfully advised 30 MSc and 3 Ph.D. students to completion, and countless undergraduates have researched in his laboratory. Dr. Bachheti is actively involved in curriculum development for BSc/MSc/Ph.D. programs. Dr. Bachheti is an editor of 4 books and 80 publications dealing with various aspects of natural product chemistry and nanotechnology and has twenty book chapters published by Springer, Elsevier, and Nova Publisher. Presently, he is supervising 5 Ph.D. students and works on two research projects funded by Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, Ethiopia.

Archana Bachheti is currently Associate Professor at Graphic Era University, Dehradun, India. She has also served in many capacities in academia within India and provided expertise internationally for more than 15 years. She taught Ecology and Environment, Environmental Science, Freshwater Ecology, Disaster management, and Bryophytes and Pteridophytes. Her major research interests encompass the broad, interdisciplinary field of plant ecology, focusing on ecorestoration, green chemistry, especially the synthesis of nanomaterial, and medicinal properties of plants. The breadth of her research spans from degraded land ecological amelioration and physical and chemical properties of plant oil to plant-based nanomaterial. She guided one Ph.D. student, supervised three scholars, and guided graduate and undergraduate students with their research projects. While the fascination with forest biodiversity captured her interest, her love for exploring biodiversity values and social upliftment through it has maintained that passion. Dr. Joshi is the editor of 4 books and has published over 70 research articles in international and national journals and sixteen book chapters. She organized several National seminars/conferences at Graphic Era University, India.

Azamal Husen is a Foreign Delegate at Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita, Ethiopia. He has served the University of Gondar, Ethiopia, as a Full Professor of Biology and worked there as the Coordinator of the MSc Program and the Head of the Department of Biology. He was a Visiting Faculty member of the Forest Research Institute and the Doon College of Agriculture and Forest at Dehra Dun, India. Dr. Husen’s research and teaching experience of above 20 years includes biogenic nanomaterial fabrication and application, plant responses to nanomaterials, plant adaptation to harsh environments at the physiological, biochemical, and molecular levels, herbal medicine, and clonal propagation for the improvement of tree species. Dr. Husen contributed to R&D projects of the World Bank, ICAR, ICFRE, JBIC, etc. To his credit are >250 publications, and he is Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Plant Physiology. He is also working as Series Editor of ‘Exploring Medicinal Plants,' published by Taylor & Francis Group, USA; ‘Plant Biology, Sustainability, and Climate Change,' published by Elsevier, USA; and ‘Smart Nanomaterials Technology,' published by Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. Singapore.