GUIDE TO MEDICINAL PLANTS, A: AN ILLUSTRATED SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICINAL APPROACH - Hardcover

Koh, Hwee Ling; Chua, Tung Kian; Tan, Chay Hoon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9812837094 ISBN 13: 9789812837097

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company, 2009

Synopsis

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 will be of great practical benefit to a wide-ranging audience. Educators and students in complementary medicine and health, pharmacognosy, medicinal chemistry, natural products, pharmacology, toxicology, pharmacovigilance, medicine, pharmacy, nursing, botany, biology, chemistry and life sciences will find the information useful. The book will also appeal to clinicians, pharmacists, nurses and researchers, as it contains a comprehensive reference list at the end for further reading.

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This book is well laid out and easily accessible. It gives key facts in a succinct style with an emphasis on pharmacology. --Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies

About this edition

• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 9812837094
• ISBN 13: 9789812837097
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 312