Understanding medicinal plants : their chemistry and therapeutic action / Bryan Hanson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hanson, Bryan Abbott, 1959- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Materia medica, Vegetable--Popular works.

Materia medica, Vegetable.

Medicinal plants--Popular works.

Medicinal plants.

Botanical chemistry--Popular works.

Botanical chemistry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (319 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Haworth Herbal Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Learn how medicinal plants work from the chemical level upwardUnderstanding Medicinal Plants: Their Chemistry and Therapeutic Action is designed to teach the chemical concepts necessary to understand the actions of medicinal plants to people who are intimidated by chemistry. This beautifully illustrated, accessibly written guide explores the molecules of medicinal plants and the pharmacology behind their actions on the human body. The book will be valuable to non-science majors, biology majors, interested scientists of different disciplines, and practitioners and students of herbal

Contents:

Interpreting the symbolism of chemical structures, or, finding your way around a molecule

The origins of bonding and molecular properties

A structural lexicon of medicinally important chemical families found in plants

Chemical behavior and its application to medicinal molecules

Drug delivery and action

Case studies of selected plant drugs.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-61486-9

1-283-96463-5

0-203-47949-1

1-136-61487-7

9780203479490

OCLC:

829461812