The book provides data on all the species of the two genera Genera Brachystelma Sims and Ceropegia L. in India for their bioprospection and conservation. The other objectives are to promote the beauty and uniqueness of the species of these two genera and also to provide medicinal and edible uses for bioprospection.

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Authors; 1: Introduction; 1.1 Introduction; References; 2: Brachystelma Taxonomy; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Systematic Enumeration; References; 3: Traditional Uses, Pharmacognostic, Phytochemical, Pharmacological, and In Vitro Propagation Studies in Brachystelma Species; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Edible Uses; 3.3 Medicinal Uses; 3.4 Pharmacognostical Studies; 3.5 Phytochemical Studies; 3.5.1 Antioxidant Activity; 3.5.2 Nutritional and Mineral Studies; 3.5.3 Bromatological Analysis; 3.6 In Vitro Propagation Studies

3.6.1 In Vitro Propagation Studies of Brachystelma glabrum3.6.2 In Vitro Propagation Studies of B. ngomense, B. pulchellum, and B. pygmaeum; 3.7 Conclusion; References; 4: Ceropegia Taxonomy; 4.1 Introduction; 4.1.1 Botanical History of Indian Ceropegia; 4.2 Systematic Enumeration; References; 5: Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacology of Ceropegia Species; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Ornamental Uses; 5.3 Traditional Uses; 5.3.1 Edible Uses; 5.3.2 Traditional Medicinal Uses; 5.4 Pharmacognostic Studies of Ceropegia Species; 5.4.1 Powder Characteristics; 5.4.1.1 Physicochemical Analysis

5.5 Phytochemistry of Ceropegia Species5.5.1 Chemical Constituents in Ceropegia; 5.5.2 Major Bioactive Constituents of Ceropegia Species; 5.5.3 Chemical Synthesis of Cerpegin; 5.6 Pharmacology of Ceropegia Species; 5.6.1 Antimicrobial Activity; 5.6.2 Antiurolithic Activity; 5.6.3 Analgesic Activity; 5.6.4 Hepatoprotective and Antioxidant Activity; 5.6.5 Antioxidant Activity; 5.6.6 Anticancer Activity; 5.6.7 Antidiabetic Activity; 5.6.8 Anti-inflammatory Activity; 5.6.9 Gastroprotective Effect; 5.6.10 Inhibitory Activity against Peptidases; References

6: Propagation and In Vitro Propagation of Ceropegia Species6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Propagation of Ceropegia; 6.2.1 Growing Conditions; 6.2.2 Propagation; 6.2.3 Grower's Tips; 6.3 Seed Dormancy; 6.4 In Vitro Propagation; 6.4.1 Ceropegia attenuata; 6.4.2 Ceropegia bulbosa; 6.4.3 Ceropegia candelabrum; 6.4.4 Ceropegia elegans; 6.4.5 Ceropegia ensifolia; 6.4.6 Ceropegia evansii; 6.4.7 Ceropegia fantastica; 6.4.8 Ceropegia fimbriifera; 6.4.9 Ceropegia hirsuta; 6.4.10 Ceropegia intermedia; 6.4.11 Ceropegia jainii; 6.4.12 Ceropegia juncea; 6.4.13 Ceropegia lawii; 6.4.14 Ceropegia maccannii

6.4.15 Ceropegia mahabalei6.4.16 Ceropegia media; 6.4.17 Ceropegia noorjahaniae; 6.4.18 Ceropegia oculata; 6.4.19 Ceropegia odorata; 6.4.20 Ceropegia panchganiensis; 6.4.21 Ceropegia pullaiahii; 6.4.22 Ceropegia pusilla; 6.4.23 Ceropegia rollae; 6.4.24 Ceropegia sahyadrica; 6.4.25 Ceropegia santapaui; 6.4.26 Ceropegia spiralis; 6.4.27 Ceropegia thwaitesii; 6.4.28 Ceropegia woodii; 6.5 Synthetic Seed Technology; 6.6 In Vitro Tuberization; References; 7: Molecular Taxonomy of Indian Brachystelma and Ceropegia; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Tribe Ceropegiae in India

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