| Artemisia Annua: Prospects, Applications and Therapeutic Uses Contributor(s): Aftab, Tariq (Editor), Naeem, M. (Editor), Khan, M. Masroor a. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138632104 ISBN-13: 9781138632103 Publisher: CRC Press OUR PRICE: $218.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Herbal Medications - Science | Life Sciences - Botany - Science | Chemistry - General |
| Dewey: 616.936 |
| LCCN: 2017034216 |
| Physical Information: 354 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Health & Fitness |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Artemisia annua is a well-known medicinal plant that has been utilized for a number of purposes, including malaria, for centuries. This is the first comprehensive book to cover the importance of Artemisia annua in the global health crisis and in the treatment against diseases. A component and extract, artemisinin, is the source of other derivatives which are also suitable for pharmaceutical use. The present demand for artemisinin far outpaces its supply. Researchers are working globally towards improving artemisinin content in the plant by various means. Artemisia annua: Prospects, Applications and Therapeutic Uses highlights the different approaches, including 'omics', that are being used in current research on this immensely important medicinal plant. Providing comprehensive coverage of the agricultural and pharmaceutical uses of this plant, Artemisia annua will be essential reading for botanists, plant scientists, herbalists, pharmacognosists, pharmacologists and natural product chemists. |