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and viruses, as well as multidrug-resistant tumor cells, using herbal extracts, essential oils, and isolated plant components. The advantages and disadvantages of herbal products, their mechanisms of action, and current trends in their use, both alone and in combination therapies, are also discussed. Potential readers include researchers in applied microbiology, pharmacology, infection control, and antibiotic resistance, and clinicians in the areas of dermatology, gynecology, infectious diseases, and surgery. The editors would like to thank Andy Albrecht, the editorial project manager at Elsevier, San Diego, California, USA for his help and advice. Content: Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv Preface , Pages ix-x , Mahendra Kumar Rai, Kateryna Volodymyrivna Kon List of Figures , Pages xi-xii List of Tables , Page xiii Contributors , Pages xv-xvii , María José Abad, Emrah Sefik Abamor, B.A. Adeniyi, Adil M. Allahverdiyev, Sezen Canim Ates, Melahat Bagirova, Serap Yesilkir Baydar, Luis Miguel Bedoya, Paulina Bermejo, Maria Evangelina Carezzano, Iracilda Zeppone Carlos, Sumitra V. Chanda, Ademar A. Da Silva Filhoa, Camila Bernardes de Andrade Carli, Clarissa Campos Barbosa de Castro, Maria de las Mercedes Oliva, Túlio Pessoa de Rezende, Mirta Susana Demo, Mirna Meana Diasa, Luiz Felipe Domingues Passero, et al. Chapter 1 - Alternative Antimicrobial Approaches to Fighting Multidrug-Resistant Infections , Pages 1-9 , Valerie Edwards-Jones Chapter 2 - Natural Plant Products Used against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus , Pages 11-22 , Román Yesid Ramírez Rueda Chapter 3 - Bioactivity of Plant Constituents against Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci , Pages 23-30 , Victor Kuete Chapter 4 - Natural Products as Alternative Treatments for Candida Species Resistant to Conventional Chemotherapeutics , Pages 31-43 , Maria de las Mercedes Oliva, Mauro Nicolás Gallucci, Maria Evangelina Carezzano, Mirta Susana Demo Chapter 5 - Plants and Tuberculosis: Phytochemicals Potentially Useful in the Treatment of Tuberculosis , Pages 45-64 , Philip G. Kerr Chapter 6 - Use of Essential Oils and Their Components against Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria , Pages 65-94 , M.L. Faleiro, M.G. Miguel Chapter 7 - In Vivo Antileishmanial Activity of Plant-Based Secondary Metabolites , Pages 95-107 , Luiz Felipe Domingues Passero, Márcia D. Laurenti, Gabriela Santos-Gomes, Bruno Luiz Soares Campos, Patrícia Sartorelli, João Henrique G. Lago Chapter 8 - Natural Products with Activity Against Schistosoma Species , Pages 109-134 , Clarissa Campos Barbosa de Castro, Mirna Meana Dias, Túlio Pessoa de Rezende, Lizandra Guidi Magalhães, Ademar A. Da Silva Filho Chapter 9 - Botanicals for Adjunct Therapy and the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Staphylococcal Infections , Pages 135-147 , T.O. Lawal, K.K. Soni, B.A. Adeniyi, B.J. Doyle, G.B. Mahady Chapter 10 - Combining Essential Oils with Antibiotics and other Antimicrobial Agents to Overcome Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria , Pages 149-164 , Kateryna Volodymyrivna Kon, Mahendra Kumar Rai Chapter 11 - Medicinal Plants as Alternative Sources of Therapeutics against Multidrug-Resistant Pathogenic Microorganisms Based on Their Antimicrobial Potential and Synergistic Properties , Pages 165-179 , Kalpna D. Rakholiya, Mital J. Kaneria, Sumitra V. Chanda Chapter 12 - Perspectives and Key Factors Affecting the Use of Herbal Extracts against Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria , Pages 181-190 , Ali Parsaeimehr, Elmira Sargsyan, Amir Reza Jassbi Chapter 13 - Use of Plant-Derived Extracts and Essential Oils against Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria Affecting Animal Health and Production , Pages 191-203 , Lyndy McGaw Chapter 14 - Essential Oils from the Asteraceae Family Active against Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria , Pages 205-221 , María José Abad, Luis Miguel Bedoya, Paulina Bermejo Chapter 15 - Harnessing Traditional Knowledge to Treat Existing and Emerging Infectious Diseases in Africa , Pages 223-235 , M. Fawzi Mahomoodally, Ameenah Gurib-Fakim Chapter 16 - Natural Products with Activity against Multidrug-Resistant Tumor Cells , Pages 237-244 , Camila Bernardes de Andrade Carli, Marcela Bassi Quilles, Iracilda Zeppone Carlos Chapter 17 - Development of New Antiherpetic Drugs Based on Plant Compounds , Pages 245-259 , Adil M. Allahverdiyev, Melahat Bagirova, Serkan Yaman, Rabia Cakir Koc, Emrah Sefik Abamor, Sezen Canim Ates, Serap Yesilkir Baydar, Serhat Elcicek, Olga Nehir Oztel Index , Pages 261-271

Fighting Multidrug Resistance with Herbal Extracts, Essential Oils and their Components offers scientists a single source aimed at fighting specific multidrug-resistant (MDR) microorganisms such as bacteria, protozoans, viruses and fungi using natural products. This essential reference discusses herbal extracts and essential oils used or under investigation to treat MDR infections, as well as those containing antimicrobial activity that could be of potential interest in future studies against MDR microorganisms. The need to combat multidrug-resistant microorganisms is an urgent one and this book provides important coverage of mechanism of action, the advantages and disadvantages of using herbal extracts, essential oils and their components and more to aid researchers in effective antimicrobial drug discovery

• Addresses the need to develop safe and effective approaches to coping with resistance to all classes of antimicrobial drugs • Provides readers with current evidence-based content aimed at using herbal extracts and essential oils in antimicrobial drug development • Includes chapters devoted to the activity of herbal products against herpes, AIDS, tuberculosis, drug-resistant cancer cells and more