Often overshadowed by the commercial value of its fruit, avocado leaves (Persea americana Mill.) represent an underutilised natural resource with significant pharmaceutical, nutritional, cosmetic, and ecological potential. This book provides a comprehensive and critical review of avocado leaves, from their historical and ethnomedicinal uses to their pharmacognostic characteristics, phytochemical constituents, pharmacological activities, toxicological profile, analytical standardisation, cosmetic applications, and nutraceutical prospects. Rich in polyphenols, flavonoids, tannins, alkaloids, saponins, terpenoids, volatile compounds, and other bioactive constituents, avocado leaves have demonstrated promising antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antihypertensive, antidiabetic, antimicrobial, antidiarrhoeal, anticonvulsant, and neuroprotective activities, particularly in preclinical studies. Rather than presenting avocado leaves as an unquestioned natural remedy, this book carefully distinguishes traditional claims from scientifically validated evidence while emphasising authentication, dosage, safety, extract variability, clinical limitations, and regulatory considerations. It also explores the transformation of avocado leaf biomass into value-added herbal, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and functional-food products within the framework of sustainability and the circular economy. Written for students, lecturers, researchers, pharmacists, healthcare professionals, product developers, and natural-product industries, this book offers an essential scientific foundation for understanding both the potential and the limitations of avocado leaves in modern health and pharmaceutical innovation.

Authors:  apt. Aditya Sindu Sakti, S.Farm., M.Si. | apt. Marisca Febrianty, S.Farm., M.Si. | apt. Muhammad Zulfian A. Disi, S.Farm., M.Farm.

Editor :  apt. Aditya Sindu Sakti., S.Farm., M.Si.

Halaman buku: 85

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