Handbook of Medicinal Plants

Herausgeber: Yaniv, Zohara; Bachrach, Uriel

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Handbook of Medicinal Plants explores state-of-the-art developments in the field of botanical medicine, including ethnobotany, new technologies, and the latest applications to modern 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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• UK edition
• Seitenzahl: 522
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 154mm x 37mm
• Gewicht: 797g
• ISBN-13: 9781560229957
• ISBN-10: 1560229950
• Artikelnr.: 21651388

Autorenporträt

Zohara Yaniv, Uriel Bachrach

Inhaltsangabe

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