 | Himalayan Phytochemicals Himalayan Phytochemicals: Sustainable Options for Sourcing and Developing Bioactive Compounds provides a detailed review of the important medicinal plants which have already been discovered in the Himalayan region, outlining their discovery, activity and underlying chemistry. In addition, it supports a global shift towards sustainable sourcing of natural products from delicate ecosystems. Across the world, environmental destruction and overharvesting of medicinal plants are reducing and destroying multiple important sources and potential leads before researchers have the chance to discover, explore or synthesize them effectively. By identifying this problem and discussing its impact on the Himalayan region, Himalayan Phytochemicals: Sustainable Options for Sourcing and Developing Bioactive Compounds frames the ongoing global struggle and highlights the key factors that must be considered and addressed when working with phytochemicals from endemic plant sources. Dr. Jan is a scientist at the ICAR- Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture with 6 years of research experience and 2 years of teaching experience. She was selected for the prestigious Fast Track Young Scientist Award in 2015, and the BioCaRe Early Career Scientist Award in 2014. Dr. Jan has approximately 30 publications to her name, has co-authored two books, and her first lead-authored book published in September 2016. Dr Abbas is an early career scientist at the CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine. She was selected for the prestigious INSA-Young Scientist Award in 2016 and the DST-INSPIRE Faculty award in 2014. Her current work focusses on the molecular and physio-chemical aspects of medicinal plants of the Kashmir Himalayas. |
