Compendia of Medicinal Plants of the World.

Alternative systems of medicine (Ayurveda, Siddha, Homoepathy, Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medcila Herbalism) utilizes medicinal plants for formulations. The present work is aimed at documentation of chemical composition, medicinal use and modern investigative work on medicinal plants....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Singh, Amritpal
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Enfield : Science Publishers, 2006.
Temas:
Materia medica, Vegetable.
Medicinal plants.
Phytotherapy
Plants, Medicinal
Phytothérapie.
Plantes médicinales.
Materia medica, Vegetable
Medicinal plants
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • PARTâ€?A
  • 1. Introduction to Herbal Medicine
  • HISTORY OF HERBAL MEDICINE
  • RECENT TRENDS IN HERBAL MEDICINE
  • SOME BASIC DEFINITIONS (As per W.H.O.)
  • Complementary/Alternative Medicine
  • Traditional Medicine
  • Medicinal Plant/Medicinal Herb
  • Herbal Medicines
  • Herbal Materials
  • Herbal Preparations
  • Finished Herbal Products
  • Active Ingredients
  • Marker Compound
  • FURTHER READING
  • 2. Herbal Pharmacy
  • Decoction
  • Infusion
  • Powders
  • Expression
  • Bruising
  • Extracts
  • 3. Phytochemicals
  • AlkaloidsQuassinoids
  • Limonoids
  • Flavones and flavonoids
  • Isoflavones (Phyto-estrogens)
  • Furanocoumarins
  • Furochromones
  • Hydroxycoumarins
  • Glycosides
  • Phenolic Compounds
  • Phenylpropanoids
  • Resins
  • Oleoresins
  • Gum-resins
  • Balsams
  • Saponins
  • Tannins
  • Terpenes
  • Sesquiterpenes
  • Sterols
  • Withanolides
  • Lectins
  • FURTHER READING
  • PARTâ€?B
  • 1. Medicinal Algae
  • SEA WEEDS
  • FURTHER READING
  • 2. Medicinal Fungi
  • YEAST
  • FUNGI and MUSHROOMS
  • FURTHER READING
  • 3. Medicinal Lichens
  • 4. Medicinal BryophytesLIVERWORTS AND MOSSES
  • FURTHER READING
  • 5. Medicinal Pteridophytes
  • FERNS
  • FURTHER READING
  • 6. Medicinal Gymnosperms
  • FURTHER READING
  • 7. Medicinal Angiosperms
  • FURTHER READING
  • Appendix-1. It is Dedicated to Distribution of Specialty Phytochemicals in Plant Flora
  • Appendix-2. Pharmacological Actions of Phytochemicals
  • Appendix-3. Phytochemicals Acting on Human Systems
  • Taxonomic Index
  • Subject Index

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