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A guide to medicinal plants : an illustrated, scientific and medicinal approach / Koh Hwee Ling, Chua Tung Kian, Tan Chay Hoon.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Koh, Hwee Ling.
Contributor:
Chua, Tung Kian.
Tan, Chay Hoon.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Medicinal plants--Singapore--Identification.
Medicinal plants.
Materia medica, Vegetable--Singapore.
Materia medica, Vegetable.
Herbals--Singapore.
Herbals.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (313 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Singapore : World Scientific Pub., c2009.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
This book presents up-to-date information on a total of 75 native and non-native medicinal plants growing in Singapore. Comprehensive and useful information from the published literature - including plant descriptions and origins, traditional medicinal uses, phytoconstituents, pharmacological activities, adverse reactions, toxicities, and reported drug-herb interactions - is presented in an easy-to-read manner for easy and quick reference. There is no minimum level of knowledge required to read this book, and botanical and medical glossaries are also provided for readers' convenience. The book
Contents:
Disclaimer; Foreword; Preface; Guide to Using This Book; Acknowledgement; Authors and Contributors; Plant Monographs; 1. Abrus precatorius L. (Leguminosae); 2. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. (Polypodiaceae); 3. Allamanda cathartica L. (Apocynaceae); 4. Aloe vera Mill. (Aloaceae); 5. Andrographis paniculata (Barm.f.) Nees (Acanthaceae); 6. Ardisia elliptica Thunb. (Myrsinaceae); 7. Areca catechu L. (Palmae); 8. Asplenium nidus L. (Aspleniaceae); 9. Aster tataricus L.f. (Compositae); 10. Azadirachta indica A. Juss. (Meliaceae); 11. Barringtonia asiatica L. (Lecythidaceae)
12. Barringtonia racemosa (L.) K. Spreng (Lecythidaceae)13. Bauhinia purpurea L. (Leguminosae); 14. Bixa orellana L. (Bixaceae); 15. Calophyllum inophyllum L. (Guttiferae); 16. Cananga odorata (Lam.) Hook. f. & Th. (Annonaceae); 17. Capsicum annuum L. (Solanaceae); 18. Cassia fistula L. (Leguminosae); 19. Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don (Apocynaceae); 20. Celosia argentea L. (Amaranthaceae); 21. Centella asiatica (L.) Urban (Umbelliferae); 22. Cerbera odollam Gaertn. (Apocynaceae); 23. Cissus quadrangularis L. (Vitaceae); 24. Cocos nucifera L. (Palmae); 25. Coix lacryma-jobi L. (Gramineae)
26. Crinum asiaticum L. (Amaryllidaceae)27. Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf. (Gramineae); 28. Dolichos lablab L. (Leguminosae); 29. Elephantopus scaber L. (Compositae); 30. Euphorbia hirta L. (Euphorbiaceae); 31. Eurycoma longifolia Jack (Simaroubaceae); 32. Hibiscus mutabilis L. (Malvaceae); 33. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. (Malvaceae); 34. Hibiscus tiliaceus L. (Malvaceae); 35. Impatiens balsamina L. (Balsaminaceae); 36. Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv. (Gramineae); 37. Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) Sweet (Convolvulaceae); 38. Ixora chinensis Lam. (Rubiaceae)
39. Jatropha curcas L. (Euphorbiaceae)40. Juniperus chinensis L. (Cupressaceae); 41. Kaempferia galanga L. (Zingiberaceae); 42. Lantana camara L. (Verbenaceae); 43. Lonicera japonica Thunb. (Caprifoliaceae); 44. Mangifera indica L. (Anacardiaceae); 45. Manihot esculenta Crantz (Euphorbiaceae); 46. Melaleuca cajuputi Roxb. (Myrtaceae); 47. Melastoma malabathricum L. (Melastomaceae); 48. Mimosa pudica L. (Leguminosae); 49. Mirabilis jalapa L. (Nyctaginaceae); 50. Morinda citrifolia L. (Rubiaceae); 51. Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. (Nymphaeaceae); 52. Nephelium lappaceum L. (Sapindaceae)
53. Nerium oleander L. (Apocynaceae)54. Ophiopogon japonicus Ker-Gawl. (Liliaceae); 55. Peltophorum pterocarpum Backer ex K. Heyne (Leguminosae); 56. Persicaria hydropiper L. (Polygonaceae); 57. Phyllanthus amarus Schum. & Thonn. (Euphorbiaceae); 58. Piper nigrum L. (Piperaceae); 59. Piper sarmentosum Roxb. (Piperaceae); 60. Plantago major L. (Plantaginaceae); 61. Punica granatum L. (Punicaceae); 62. Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (Ait.) Hassk (Myrtaceae); 63. Rhoeo spathacea (Sw.) Stearn (Commelinaceae); 64. Ricinus communis L. (Euphorbiaceae); 65. Ruta graveolens L. (Rutaceae)
66. Saccharum officinarum L. (Gramineae)
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 172-247) and index.
ISBN:
9786612442575
9781282442573
1282442570
9789812837103
9812837108
OCLC:
608736331

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