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Phytochemistry, the Military and Health
Phytotoxins and Natural Defenses

Covers phytochemical use in the military for combating counterterrorism and security, including discussions on drug discovery, security and emergency medicine

Andrew G. Mtewa (Edited by), Chukwuebuka Egbuna (Edited by)

9780128215562

Paperback, published 2 March 2021

606 pages, 155 illustrations (35 in full color)
22.9 x 15.1 x 3.7 cm, 1.04 kg

Approx.586 pages

1. Introduction to phytochemicals and the military

Part A: Uses and historical perspectives of plants and their chemicals 2. Historical use of plants in warfare 3. Importance of forests to the military beyond physical training 4. Phytochemicals used in body agility and remediation from tissue mutilation 5. Important histaminic and antihistaminic plants and their potential role in military operations 6. Plants as warfare strategic tools 7. Phyto-therapy against conflict related trauma 8. Important plants in emergency military surgical procedures 9. Potential wartime phyto-sedatives for the field 10. Useful plants and phytochemicals for wound healing and physical fitness 11. Emergency phytomedicine during armed conflicts

Part B: Plants and phytochemicals used as therapeutics 12. War and conventional plant-based drug development 13. Development of phyto-antidotes against chemical agents 14. Molecular optimization of phytochemicals into weapons and antidotes

Part C: The good and adverse sides of phytocompounds 15. Important military amphibious phytotoxins 16. Classes of phytochemical weapons 17. Phytochemical based nano-particles as military foes and friends 18. Nanotechnology-targeted herbal drug delivery as fast and efficient antidotes against systemic poisons 19. Terrorism, counter-terrorism and phytochemicals

Part D: Mechanistic approach to phyto-chemical weapons 20. Chemical and pharmacological mechanisms of nerve agent poisoning 21. Mechanisms of phytochemicals as antidotes to chemical weapons 22. Application of metabolomics in emergency phytochemical poisoning and remediation

Part E: Management, protocols, regulation and future perspectives of phytochemicals 23. Laboratory protocols on handling phytochemical warfare agents 24. Detection and identification of phytochemical weapons 25. Management and regulation of potential weaponizable plants 26. All-plant emergency first aid kits innovations 27. The future of phytochemicals in the military 28. Conclusions

Subject Areas: Biotechnology [TCB], Organic chemistry [PNN]

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