This book reflects the state of the art in the field of natural product drug discovery. The work explores what advances have been made in discovering novel compounds from terrestrial, marine and microbial sources for use in the treatment and management of both non-communicable (e.g. cardiovascular, neurodegenerative) and communicable (e.g. malaria) diseases. Each chapter is authored by international experts who present detailed analysis of the pipeline of natural product-derived drugs in their field. This book makes a valuable contribution to the field and appeals to researchers in all branches of natural product research.

Summarizes the latest developments in natural product drug discovery Reviews exhaustively the key sources of natural products-derived novel drugs Covers many different disease states that natural product-derived drugs target

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Natural Products and Atherothrombotic Disease .- Natural Products to Promote Vascular Health.- Pharmacology of Non-Psychoactive Phytocannabinoids and Their Potential for Treatment of Cardiometabolic Disease.- Anti-Cancer therapies from Natural Products.- Natural Products in the Clinical Management of Metabolic Syndrome.- Natural Products for Management of Type 2 Diabetes.- Natural Products for the Management of Asthma and COPD.- Use of Natural Products for preventing cognitive decline/ Neuroprotection.- Natural Products derived from Cannabis sativa for Pain Management.- Plant-derived Natural Products for Treatment of Bacterial Infections.- Natural products and urinary tract.- Marine Natural Products as Novel Treatments for Parasitic Diseases.