Medical Botany - Walter H. Lewis, Memory P. F. Elvin-Lewis

Medical Botany

Plants Affecting Human Health
Buch | Hardcover
832 Seiten
2003 | 2nd edition
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
978-0-471-62882-8 (ISBN)
157,24 inkl. MwSt
Organized by body system and ailment makes it easy to locate appropriate therapies. Includes background on the physiology of major systems and ailments so readers can understand how and why a pharmaceutical, botanical, or dietary supplement works. Broad coverage includes green plants, fungi, and microorganisms.
Organized by body system and ailment makes it easy to locate appropriate therapies.
Includes background on the physiology of major systems and ailments so readers can understand how and why a pharmaceutical, botanical, or dietary supplement works.
Broad coverage includes green plants, fungi, and microorganisms.
Includes extensive references and citations from both conventional and complimentary-alternative medical systems when natural products or their derivatives are involved.

WALTER H. LEWIS, PhD, DSc, is Professor Emeritus of Biology and University Research Ethnobotanist at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. He is also Senior Botanist at the Missouri Botanical Garden. MEMORY P. F. ELVIN-LEWIS, PhD, DSc, is Professor of Biomedicine in Microbiology and Ethnobotany, and Adjunct Professor of Biology at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Preface.

Acknowledgements.

1. Introduction.

2. Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

PART I: INJURIOUS PLANTS.

3. Internal Poisons.

4. Immune System and Cell Modifiers.

5. Allergies.

PART II: REMEDIAL PLANTS.

6. Cancer.

7. Musculoskeletal System.

8. Peripheral Nervous System.

9. Heart and Circulation.

10. Metabolism.

11. Sensory Organs: Eye and Ear.

12. Oral Hygiene.

13. Gastrointestinal Tract.

14. Respiratory System.

15. Urogenital System.

16. Skin.

17. Deterrents: Antibiotics, Antiseptics, Pesticides, and Herbicides.

18. Panaceas, Adaptogens, and Tonics.

PART III: PSYCHOACTIVE PLANTS.

19. Central Nervous System and Psychiatry.

20. Stimulants.

21. Hallucinogens.

22. Depressants.

Appendix A: Outline Classification of Plants.

Appendix B: Bibliography of Traditional and Herbal Medicine and Ethnobotany.

Glossary.

Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 19.9.2003
Zusatzinfo Photos: 131 B&W, 0 Color; Drawings: 35 B&W, 0 Color; Maps: 5 B&W, 0 Color; Tables: 73 B&W, 0 Color
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 201 x 239 mm
Gewicht 1383 g
Einbandart gebunden
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Pharmakologie / Pharmakotherapie
Medizin / Pharmazie Naturheilkunde
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Botanik
ISBN-10 0-471-62882-4 / 0471628824
ISBN-13 978-0-471-62882-8 / 9780471628828
Zustand Neuware
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