A Review on Phytochemical Antioxidant and Hypoglycemic Activity of Traditionally Important Syzygium spp

About the Book: Plants play a vital role in the life of every living being. The global inclination towards herbal medicine has advanced the expansion of plant-based pharmaceutical industries to a vast extent. Plants are rich in both primary as well as secondary metabolites collectively called as phytochemicals. Today these phytochemicals in medicinal plants have received an immense importance due to their role in preventing diseases caused by oxidative stress which releases reactive oxygen species. The genus Syzygium is one of the genera of the family Myrtaceae that is native to the tropics which plays an important medicinal role all over the world. The species of the Syzygium possesses various pharmacological properties including antioxidant hypoglycaemic antimicrobial anti-inflammatory anticancer and hepatoprotective activity. All the pharmacological properties are due to the presence of flavonol glycosides jambolin eugenol quercetin myricetin etc. This book highlights the review of ethno phyto pharmacological uses of Syzygium sps. worldwide. We hope that this book would be of great use to under graduates postgraduates researchers and faculty members who are studying teaching or working in the field of Life science Phytochemistry and Ethnopharmacology. This book could be of immense use for the researchers working in this area. I shall deeply appreciate receiving any critical comments and suggestions from the readers which would help me to improve further publications. About the Author: Dr.Savitha Rabeque C. has her Post Graduation from Kongunadu Arts and Science College Coimbatore Tamilnadu. She has awarded PhD from the Research and Development Centre Bharathiar University in the year 2013. She is presently working as a Guest Lecturer in the PG and Research Department of Botany Mercy College Palakkad Kerala.