RPMP Vol. 32: Ethnomedicine and Therapeutic Validation

GOVIL J. N. ET AL

ISBN 10: 1933699221 ISBN 13: 9781933699226

Publisher: STUDIUM PRESS, LLC, 2012

Synopsis

With growing economy, affluence and changes in lifestyle modern diseases like diabetes, obesity, cancer and cardiovascular diseases are on the rise especially in the developing countries. Conventional medicinal therapies are associated with high costs and prominent side effects. Medicinal plants offer suitable means to tackle the current grave situation on account of the growing recognition that these are natural products, free from side effects and are easily available at affordable prices. So there has been a spurt in demand for these plant based medicines. Such a backdrop has renewed the interest of scientists in medicinal plant research. However, it is also important that the scientific research in these aspects is documented in a condensed form for easy reference by students, budding scientists and general public. In this regard the Volume 32 titled ?Ethnomedicine and Therapeutic Validation? of Recent Progress in Medicinal Plants will immensely contribute in discovery of new drugs

Edition details

• Publisher: STUDIUM PRESS, LLC
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1933699221
• ISBN 13: 9781933699226
• Binding: Unknown Binding