| Therapeutic Use of Medicinal Plants and Their Extracts: Volume 1: Pharmacognosy Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Alamgir, A. N. M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 3319876570 ISBN-13: 9783319876573 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $237.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Pharmacology - Science | Life Sciences - Biochemistry - Medical | Alternative & Complementary Medicine |
| Dewey: 572.572 |
| Series: Progress in Drug Research |
| Physical Information: 546 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume focuses on the importance of therapeutically active compounds of natural origin. Natural materials from plants, microbes, animals, marine organisms and minerals are important sources of modern drugs. Beginning with two chapters on the development and definition of the interdisciplinary field of pharmacognosy, the volume offers up-to-date information on natural and biosynthetic sources of drugs, classification of crude drugs, pharmacognosical botany, examples of medical application, WHO s guidelines and intellectual property rights for herbal products. |