Ethnomedicinal Plants

Revitalizing of Traditional Knowledge of Herbs
Herausgeber: Rai, Mahendra; Rios, José Luis; Acharya, Deepak

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Presenting recent discoveries on ethnomedicinal plants from around the world, this book focuses on current progress and the future potential of drug development in ethnomedicine. Eight reviews examine therapeutic applications, including the spasmolitic effects of various plants, the anti-inflammatory activity of plants from Brazil and Tunisia, common fertility treatments in Trinidad and Tobago, traditional medicines from Cameroon and their interaction with estrogen receptors, the medicinal plants used in Spain to treat digestive problems, immune-modulators and stimulators from plants, and antimicrobial herbs from India.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor and Francis
• Seitenzahl: 518
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 898g
• ISBN-13: 9781578086962
• ISBN-10: 1578086965
• Artikelnr.: 30839918

Autorenporträt

Mahendra Rai, Deepak Acharya, José Luis Ríos

Inhaltsangabe

Ethnomedicinal Plants: Progress and the Future of Drug Development:
Spasmolytic Effect of Constituents from Ethnomedicinal Plants on Smooth
Muscle: Brazilian Ethnomedicinal Plants with Anti-inflammatory Action:
Women's Knowledge of Herbs used in Reproduction in Trinidad and Tobago:
Medicinal Value of Polyunsaturated and Other Fatty Acids Occurring in
Ethnomedicinal Plants: Smoke of Ethnobotanical Plants used in Healing
Ceremonies in Brazilian Culture: Traditional Medicines as the Source of
Immuno-modulators and Stimulators and their Safety Issues: Traditional
Knowledge about Indian Antimicrobial Herbs: Retrospect and
Prospects:Medicinal Usefulness of Woodfordia fruticosa (Linn.) Azadirachta
indica: Chemical Vonstituents and Biological Properties: Ethnomedicine of
Quassia and Related Plants in Tropical America: Ethnomedicinal Use of
Anti-inflammatory and Anti-rheumatic Plants in Tunisia: Medicinal Plants
used in Folk Medicine for Digestive Diseases in Central Spain: Traditional
Medicinal Products and their Interaction with Estrogens Receptors -
Implications for Human Health: Applications of Microarray Technology in
Ethnomedicinal Plant Research:Combining Ethnobotany and Informatics to
Discover Knowledge from Data: Conservation Strategies for Ethnomedicinal
Plants