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Pharmaceutical Biotechnology in Herbal Neuroprotection

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Plant-based herbal formulations were the only possible hope for health care management in ancient times. Along with the advancement of social and medical sciences, various drugs came in fashion to treat different diseases and clinical conditions and for a time, the interest in naturally derived compounds is waned. In the current era of biotechnology, where health sciences are at the peak of their advancements, herbal alternatives to synthetic drugs are again gathering tremendous interest. Why are herbal drugs of such interest? Maybe it is good to mention here about the less detrimental side effects of naturally derived compounds. Pharmaceutical biotechnology is a relatively new branch of science, which covers the advancements in pharmaceutical science by the involvement of biotechnological approaches and techniques. Along with the recent advancement of pharmaceutical biotechnology, utilization of compounds derived from medicinal plants for neuroprotection has increased worldwide. Although many synthetic compounds are commercially available nowadays for the patients of neurodegenerative disorders, search for novel herbal options for neuroprotection is still of great significance because of their less non-toxic and long-lasting nature. Without claiming to deal with all features of this topic, this chapter aims to provide a substantial and concise overview of the pharmaceutical biotechnology with a special emphasis in the area of herbal neuroprotection.

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Authors are thankful to their respective institutions. Ms. Tabassum Zafar acknowledges Department of Biotechnology and the Ministry of Science and Technology, New Delhi, India for providing financial support.

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  1. Department of Biosciences, Barkatullah University, Bhopal, India

    Tabassum Zafar & Vinoy K. Shrivastava

  2. Department of Applied Science, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Bhopal, India

    Bashirulla Shaik

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Zafar, T., Shrivastava, V.K., Shaik, B. (2019). Pharmaceutical Biotechnology in Herbal Neuroprotection. In: Khoobchandani, M., Saxena, A. (eds) Biotechnology Products in Everyday Life. EcoProduction. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92399-4_15

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