This volume provides a general overview of the therapeutic potential of the essential oils in cancer and highlights some promising future directions. It integrates chemistry, pharmacology, and medicine while discussing bioactive essential oils in experimental models and clinical studies of cancer. The book is a valuable resource for all engaged in the study of natural products and their synthetic derivatives, particularly for those interested in academic research and pharmaceutical and food industries dedicated in the discovery of useful agents for the therapy or prevention of cancer.
Author(s): Damião Pergentino de Sousa
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2015
Language: English
Pages: xvi+292
Tags: Cancer Research; Molecular Medicine; Plant Sciences
Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Principles of Cancer Pathogenesis and Therapies: A Brief Overview....Pages 1-17
Essential Oils Chemistry....Pages 19-61
Pharmacobotanical Aspects of Aromatic Plants....Pages 63-79
Essential Oils as Raw Materials in the Synthesis of Anticancer Drugs....Pages 81-109
Antitumor Essential Oils: Progress in Medicinal Chemistry....Pages 111-124
Clinical Advances in Anticancer Essential Oils....Pages 125-133
Antitumor Essential Oils....Pages 135-174
Antitumor Monoterpenes....Pages 175-200
Sesquiterpenes from Essential Oils with Promising Antitumor Properties....Pages 201-214
Antitumor Phenylpropanoids....Pages 215-230
Antitumor Essential Oils: Synergy and Chemotherapeutic Interactions....Pages 231-236
Dietary Essential Oils and Cancer Chemopreventive Potential....Pages 237-250
Cancer and Aromatherapy: A View of How the Use of Essential Oils Applies to Palliative Care....Pages 251-266
Perillyl Alcohol: A Pharmacotherapeutic Report....Pages 267-288
Conclusion and Future Perspectives....Pages 289-289
Back Matter....Pages 291-292
