Medical Botany
Plants Affecting Human Health
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Publication
2003-08-15 - Wiley
Language
English
Word Count
208,000 words, Guess
Page Count
832 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL7619478M
- ISBN-139780471628828
- ISBN-100471628824
- OCLC Control Number50129390
- OCLC Control Numbermedicalbotanypla0000lewi_z2v4
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2002028806
- Goodreads1919745
- LibraryThing2255638
Classifications
- LCCRS164.L475 2003
Description
Provides, through examples, an understanding of the world.s traditional pharmacopeias and how research is affording ways to authenticate their value for use in complementary and alternative medicines and as the basis for the development of new therapies and pharmaceutical agents. It combines scientific information in human physiology, pharmacognosy, pharmacology, and ethnobotany, and intertwines these data with a variety of colorful stories and anecdotes from Socrates. fatal use of hemlock to the evolution of such pharmaceuticals as digitalis, taxol, and lovastatin and botanicals, including Echinacea, Ginkgo, St. John.s wort, and ginseng. It is a valuable text for students of pharmacology, botany, medicine, and biology, and an indispensable tool for professionals in medicine, pharmacology, and botany, as well as an informative resource for patients and everyone interested in plants and their potential for human health.
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