Fundamentals of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy - Michael Heinrich, Joanne Barnes, Simon Gibbons, Elizabeth M. Williamson

Fundamentals of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy

Buch | Softcover
320 Seiten
2003 | /10 Deleted S/Dir /2 Music V/F and 1. Auflage ed.
Churchill Livingstone (Verlag)
978-0-443-07132-4 (ISBN)
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Written by experts in their respective fields, this book talks about the use and study of medicinal plants, herbs and other natural products. It is useful as a textbook for students in a range of disciplines, including pharmacy, herbalism, complementary and alternative medicine.
"Fundamentals of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy" is an important and timely book that will add to this growing interest in the use and study of medicinal plants, herbs and other natural products. It will meet the need for a modern, up-to-date textbook for students in a wide range of disciplines, including pharmacy, herbalism, complementary and alternative medicine. The four authors - Professor Michael Heinrich, Dr Joanne Barnes, Dr Simon Gibbons and Dr Elizabeth Williamson - are all experts in their respective fields, whose collective knowledge gives both diversity and authority to this important new volume.

By Michael Heinrich, Dr rer nat habil MA(WSU) Dipl. Biol. FLS, Professor of Ethnopharmacology and Pharmacognosy and Head of Centre for Pharma & Bio Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, University of London, UK Elizabeth M. Williamson, BSc(Pharm) PhD MRPharmS FLS, Emerita Professor of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of Reading, UK; former Editor-in-chief - now a Senior Editor of Phytotherapy Research; Member of the Herbal Drugs Committees for The British Pharmacopoeia

Part A: Fundamentals of Pharmacology Section 1. Phytotherapy and Pharmacognosy 1.Importance in modern pharmacy and medicine 2.Pharmacognosy and its history: people, plants and natural products Section 2. Basic plant biology 3.General principles of botany: morphology and systematics 4.Families yielding important phytopharmaceuticals 5.Ethnobotany and ethnopharmacology Section 3. Natural product chemistry 6.Natural products chemistry 7.Principles of natural product chemistry and separation 8.Anticancer natural products Section 4. Plant extract derived pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals 9.Production, standardisation and quality control 10.Characteristics of phytomedicines Section 5. Medicinal Plants in selected other health care systems 11.Traditional systems of herbal medicine 12.Complementary/alternative medicine Part B: Important Natural Products and Phytomedicines used in Pharmacy and Medicine 13.The gastrointestinal and biliary system 14.The Cardiovascular system 15.The respiratory system 16.The central nervous system 17.Infectious diseases 18.The endocrine system 19.The reproductive and urinary tracts 20.The musculoskeletal system 21.The skin 22.The eye 23.Ear, nose and orthopharynx 24.Miscellaneous supportive therapies for stress, ageing, cancer and debility

Erscheint lt. Verlag 21.10.2003
Zusatzinfo 80 ills.
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 189 x 246 mm
Gewicht 695 g
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Pharmakologie / Pharmakotherapie
ISBN-10 0-443-07132-2 / 0443071322
ISBN-13 978-0-443-07132-4 / 9780443071324
Zustand Neuware
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