Compendia of world's medicinal flora / Amritpal Singh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Singh, A. P. (Amrit Pal), 1971-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Materia medica, Vegetable.

Medicinal plants.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (358 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Enfield, NH : Science Publishers, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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. As the name of the title suggests, the work includes rare medicinal plants used globally in medicine. As research is being done on medicinal plants, more and more phytochemicals are being discovered. On basis of this, traditional uses of medicinal plants are being confirmed. The work will be a valua

Contents:

Front cover; Preface; Contents; Part A:; Chapter 1: Introduction to Herbal Medicine; Chapter 2: Herbal Pharmacy; Chapter 3: Phytochemicals; Part B; Chapter 1: Medicinal Algae; Chapter 2: Medicinal Fungi; Chapter 3: Medicinal Lichens; Chapter 4: Medicinal Bryophytes; Chapter 5: Medicinal Pteridophytes; Chapter 6: Medicinal Gymnosperms; Chapter 7: Medicinal Angiosperms; FURTHER READING; Taxonomic Index; Subject Index; Back cover

Notes:

Title from content provider.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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ISBN:

0-429-06350-4

1-281-82765-7

9786611827656

1-4398-4301-5

1-57808-598-5

9780429063503

OCLC:

923386074