Handbook of Medicinal Plants
Crc Press Inc (Verlag)
978-1-56022-995-7 (ISBN)
Stay up-to-date with this important contribution to rationalized botanical medicine
The Handbook of Medicinal Plants explores state-of-the-art developments in the field of botanical medicine. Nineteen experts from around the world provide vital information on natural products and herbal medicinesfrom their earliest relevance in various cultures to today’s cutting-edge biotechnologies. Educated readers, practitioners, and academics of natural sciences will benefit from the text’s rich list of references as well as numerous tables, figures, and color photographs and illustrations.
The Handbook of Medicinal Plants is divided into three main sections. The first section covers the use of herbal medicines throughout history in China, Australia, the Americas, the Middle East, and the Mediterranean, emphasizing the need for future medicinal plant research. The second section discusses the latest technologies in production and breeding, crop improvement, farming, and plant research. The third section focuses on groundbreaking advances in the medicinal application of therapeutic herbs.
In the Handbook of Medicinal Plants, you will gain new knowledge about:
recent research and development in Chinese herbal medicine
modern methods of evaluating the efficacy of medicinal plants by screening
the newest developments of in vitro cultivation
prevention and therapy of cancer and other diseases using medicinal plants
the challenges and threats to medicinal plant research today
trends in phytomedicine in the new millennium
The Handbook of Medicinal Plants demonstrates the global relevance of sharing local knowledge about phytomedicines, and highlights the need to make information on plants available on a worldwide basis. With this book, you can help meet the challenge to find scientifically rationalized medicines that are safer, more effective, and readily available to patients from all walks of life.
Zohara Yaniv, Uriel Bachrach
About the Editors,, Contributors,, Preface,, PART I. INTRODUCTION,, Chapter 1. Trends and Challenges in Phytomedicine: Research in the New Millennium (Hildebert Wagner),, Introduction,, Quality Assurance of Medicinal Drugs and Phytopreparations,, Search for New Bioactive Compounds and Chemical Modifications of Leading Compounds,, Molecular-Biological Screening: Overall Pharmacological Profiles and Synergistic Effects,, Clinical Trials, Pharmacokinetic Studies, and Bioavailability Studies,, Scope and Aim of Phytomedicine in the Near Future,, Conclusion,, PART II. THE USE OF MEDICINAL PLANTS THROUGHOUT HISTORY,, CHINESE MEDICINAL PLANTS ,, Chapter 2. History of Application of Medicinal Plants in China (Chang-Xiao Liu),, Introduction,, Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs,, Brief History of Application of Medicinal Plants,, Medicinal Plants in China in the Past Century,, Development of Resources,, Chapter 3. Ethnopharmacology of Traditional Chinese Drugs from Medicinal Plants (Chang-Xiao Liu),, Introduction,, Diaphoretics,, Antitussive Expectorants and Antiasthmatics,, Drugs Clearing Heat and Drying Dampness,, Purgative Drugs,, Drugs Expelling Wind and Dampness,, Aromatic Drugs Transforming Dampness,, Drugs Benefiting Urination and Draining Dampness,, Drugs Warming the Interior,, Drugs Regulating Qi,, Drugs Relieving Food Stagnation,, Drugs Expelling Parasites,, Drugs Stopping Bleeding,, Drugs Regulating Blood Conditions,, Drugs Tranquilizing the Mind,, Drugs Pacifying the Liver and Subduing End
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 20.6.2008 |
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Verlagsort | Bosa Roca |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 1500 g |
Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Naturheilkunde |
ISBN-10 | 1-56022-995-0 / 1560229950 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-56022-995-7 / 9781560229957 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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