Herbal Formulations, Phytochemistry and Pharmacognosy

Dr Mital Kaneria has received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree in Plant Science. During his Ph.D., he was awarded a BSR Fellowship from UGC, India, for three years and later awarded young scientist award by DST-SERB to participate in an international conference at Institute of Pasture, Paris, France. He has published more than 65 research articles in journals, book chapters and conference proceedings, with notable citation indices. He is a reviewer and editorial board member of many journals, member of many scientific societies, has presented number of papers in conferences and received best paper awards, as well as recently filed one patent. Working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Biosciences, Saurashtra University, India, since 2012. He is working in the field of medicinal plants, herbal technology, pharmacology and drug discovery since more than 14 years. His doctoral research was based on the phytochemical and pharmacological potency of a selected medicinal plant from Gujarat region. His group is working on various aspects of phytochemistry, metabolomics, anti-ageing, drug discovery and designing. Dr Kalpna D. Rakholiya has received her M.Sc., M.Phil. and Ph.D. degree in Microbiology. During her Ph.D., she was awarded UGC-MRP Fellowship and later awarded National Post Doctoral fellowship by DST-SERB. She has published more than 50 research articles in journals, book chapters and conference proceedings, with good citation score. She is a reviewer and editorial board member of many journals, member of many scientific societies, has presented number of papers in conferences and received best paper awards, as well as recently filed one patent in the area of PGPR. Presently, working as Assistant Professor and Head of the Microbiology Department, Harivandana College, Rajkot, India. She is working in the field of antimicrobials and antioxidants from medicinal plant and other sources, biocontrols and host-microbe interactions since more than 14 years. Her doctoral research was based on the antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of different parts of Kesar Mango. Currently her group is working on various aspects of exometabolomics, PGPR, antimicrobics and drug discovery.

1. Herbal formulations for the treatment of fungal infection 2. Formulated Ghanaian herbal products for the treatment and management of diseases 3. Emerging trends in herbal formulation based on medicinal plants and algae in cancer therapeutics: A modern era perspective 4. Synergistic effects of plant extracts for antimicrobial therapy 5. Herbal formulation: An ayurvedic treatment for human diseases 6. Anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities of herbal formulation 7. Herbal anti-fungal formulations for controlling the Dandruff and Seborrheic dermatitis 8. AYUSH-64: A potential immunomodulatory medicine for COVID-19 9. Polyherbal formulation of Euphorbia hirta and Carica papaya for the treatment of dengue: Mechanisms and process of oral administration 10. Phytochemical profile and antioxidant capacity of Cariniana rubra leaf extracts from the Brazilian Cerrado 11. Molecular Pharmacognosy- Advances in DNA based techniques for authentication of botanicals in medicinal food and herbal drugs 12. Cyclotides from Violaceae family 13. Potential Antihyperglycemic Medicinal Plants and Their Active Components 14. Ethnobotanical and ethnopharmacological study of medicinal plants used by diabetic patients of a Hospital and a Medical Unit in Oaxaca 15. Comparative pharmacognostic studies of medicinal plants and their adulterant plants 16. Integrated antioxidant activity fingerprints for herbal medicines: Case study of Pistacia atlantica 17. Analytical characterization of herbal biomolecules using hyphenated techniques 18. Rauvolfia serpentina: An antivenom plant 19. Cyamopsis tetragonoloba and Arachis hypogaea crop residue smoke water characterization and application in plant protection 20. Chemical constituents from a selected plant with antioxidant activity 21. Phytochemical activity of selected medicinal plants on inhibition of extended spectrum betalactamase [ESBL] and Cephalosporinase [AmpCase] enzymes 22. Advancements in antioxidants: Chemistry, sources, mechanism of action, and their importance 23. Neuroprotection induced by Phloretin and Biochanin A – natural compounds 24. Plant secondary metabolites as inhibitors of carbohydrate hydrolyzing enzymes 25. Medicinal plants: natural source of antiviral potential to combat COVID-19 26. Antioxidant activity of Swietenia macrophylla: Experimental studies 27. In vitro evaluation of phytochemical and antioxidant potential of Syzygium occidentale bark and their synergistic potential on its antibacterial property 28. Potentials of Portulaca oleracea L. in the treatments of neurological disorder; an ethnomedicinal plant used by the indigenous community of Bangladesh 29. Vitamin C and Citrus peels – A treasure chest for healthy life 30. Tamarindus indica: A medicinal plant for snakebite 31. Qualitative and quantitative phytochemical analysis of a selected medicinal plant 32. Fermented wheat germ extract as natural support in cancer patients