Medical botany : plants affecting human health / Walter H. Lewis, Memory P.F. Elvin-Lewis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lewis, Walter H., 1930-2020.

Contributor:

Elvin-Lewis, Memory P. F., 1933-

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Materia medica, Vegetable.

Medicinal plants.

Physical Description:

xx, 812 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley, [2003]

Summary:

Medical Botany, Second Edition provides, through examples, an understanding of the world's traditional pharmacopeias and how research is affording ways to authenticate their value for use in complementary and alternative medicines and as the basis for the development of new therapies and pharmaceutical agents. This fascinating approach illustrates how plants through the ages have affected human health. It combines scientific information in human physiology, pharmacognosy, pharmacology, and ethnobotany, and intertwines these data with a variety of colorful stories and anecodtes -- from Socrates' fatal use of hemlock to the evolution of such pharmaceuticals as digitalis, taxol, and lovastatin and botanicals, including Echinacea, Ginkgo, St. John's wort, and ginseng.

Richly illustrated and expanded, this revised edition addresses the injurious, remedial, and psychoactive properties of thousands of plants, fungi, and microorganisms. Each chapter focuses on a body system and thoroughly discusses how pharmaceuticals, botanicals, and dietary supplements affect its function in both normal and disease states. Mindful that the ultimate goal of integrative medicine is to optimize the worth of all types of treatment approaches, this edition provides the practitioner, patient, and public at large with information regarding the current state of research and treatment practices in this expanding field.

Medical Botany, Second Edition is a valuable text for students of pharmacology, botany, medicine, and biology, and an indispensable tool for professionals in medicine, pharmacology, and botany, as well as an informative resource for patients and everyone interested in plants and their potential for human health.

Contents:

2. Complementary and Alternative Medicine 11

Part I Injurious Plants

3. Internal Poisons 21

4. Immune System and Cell Modifiers 97

5. Allergies 130

Part II Remedial Plants

6. Cancer 163

7. Musculoskeletal System 238

8. Peripheral Nervous System 255

9. Heart and Circulation 268

10. Metabolism 310

11. Sensory Organs: Eye and Ear 368

12. Oral Hygiene 379

13. Gastrointestinal Tract 459

14. Respiratory System 486

15. Urogenital System 511

16. Skin 547

17. Deterrents: Antibiotics, Antiseptics, Pesticides, and Herbicides 576

18. Panaceas, Adaptogens, and Tonics 608

Part III Psychoactive Plants

19. Central Nervous System and Psychiatry 631

20. Stimulants 670

21. Hallucinogens 688

22. Depressants 717

Appendix A Outline Classification of Plants 733

Appendix B Bibliography of Traditional and Herbal Medicine and Ethnobotany 738.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

0471628824

OCLC:

50129390