Fixed oils and fats /
edited by J.N. Govil and Sanjib Bhattacharya
- Houston: Stadium Press, c2012.
- V. 33, 502 p.: ill. (some col.).
- (Recent progress in medicinal plants; 33). .
Includes index.
1. Pharmaceutically Important Fixed Oils and Fats from Nature / Sanjib Bhattacharya (India) 2. Role of Fixed Oil and Fats in Human Physiology and Pathophysiology / Mutiu Idowu Kazeem and Isiaka A. Ogunwande (Nigeria) 3. Use of Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre (Fabaceae) Seed Oil in Medicine and Agriculture / Roman Pavela (Czech Republic) 4. Millettia pinnata (L.) Panigrahi: Overview and Biological Properties of Fixed Oil / B.R. Rajeswara Rao and K.V. Syamasundar (India) 5. Neem Oil: Biological Activities and Usage / Kaliyaperumal Karunamoorthi (Ethiopia) 6. Argan Oil: A Natural Richness / Abderrahmane Romane and Rajae Harrak (Morocco) 7. Fixed Oils and Fats in Disease Prevention and Prophylaxis / Sanjib Bhattacharya (India) 8. Fixed Oils and Fats in Cosmetics Smigielski Krzysztof, Sikora Magdalena, Prusinowska / Renata and Majewska Malgorzata (Poland) 9. Fixed Oils and Antimicrobial Effects / Humberto Ribeiro Bizzo and Rosemar Antoniassi (Brazil) 10. Virgin Olive Oil: Composition and Biological Properties / Maria Graca Miguel (Portugal) 11. Physiological and Medicinal Properties of Castor Oil / Sodeif Azadmard-Damirchi, Bahram Fathi Achachlouel, Kazem Alirezalu, Abolfazl Alirezalu, Javad Hesari and Shiva Emami (Iran) 12. Chemistry and Therapeutic Potential of Chaulmoogra Oil / K.B. Rameshkumar, A. Hisham and P.G. Latha (India, Oman) 13. EPA-and DHA-derived Anti-inflammatory and Pro-resolving Lipid Mediators; Understanding the Medicinal Properties of Fish and Fish Oils / Gerard L. Bannenberg (Spain) 14. Health Benefits of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Fixed Oils and Fats / Yasmin Akhtar and Claudio Augusto Gomes Da Camara (Canada, Brazil) 15. Fixed Oils and Fats as Nutraceuticals / Khaled F. EL-Massry, Said F. Hamed, Mohamed S. Shaheen and Ahmed H. El-Ghorab (Egypt) 16. Adulteration and Evaluation of Medicinal Fixed Oils and Fats / Sodeif Azadmard-Damirchi, Shiva Emami, Seyed Hadi Peighambardoust and Kazem Alirezalu (Iran) 17. Soybean Oil and Health Management / Akshay Talukdar and B.N. Hazarika (India)