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- catalog abstract "Provides, through examples, an understanding of the world.s traditional pharmacopeias and how research is affording ways to authenticate their value for use in complementary and alternative medicines and as the basis for the development of new therapies and pharmaceutical agents. It combines scientific information in human physiology, pharmacognosy, pharmacology, and ethnobotany, and intertwines these data with a variety of colorful stories and anecdotes from Socrates. fatal use of hemlock to the evolution of such pharmaceuticals as digitalis, taxol, and lovastatin and botanicals, including Echinacea, Ginkgo, St. John.s wort, and ginseng. It is a valuable text for students of pharmacology, botany, medicine, and biology, and an indispensable tool for professionals in medicine, pharmacology, and botany, as well as an informative resource for patients and everyone interested in plants and their potential for human health.".
- catalog alternative "Medical botany : plants affecting man's health".
- catalog contributor b13059960.
- catalog contributor b13059961.
- catalog created "c2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "c2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction -- Complementary and alternative medicine -- Part I. Injurious plants -- Internal poisons -- Immune system and cell modifiers -- Allergies -- Part II. Remedial plants -- Cancer -- Musculoskeletal system -- Peripheral nervous system -- Heart and circulation -- Metabolism -- Sensory organs: eye and ear -- Oral hygiene -- Gastrointestinal tract -- Respiratory system -- Urogenital system -- Skin -- Deterrents: antibiotics, antiseptics, pesticides, and herbicides -- Panaceas, adaptogens, and tonics -- Part III. Psychoactive plants -- Central nervous system and psychiatry -- Stimulants -- Hallocinogens -- Depressants.".
- catalog description "Provides, through examples, an understanding of the world.s traditional pharmacopeias and how research is affording ways to authenticate their value for use in complementary and alternative medicines and as the basis for the development of new therapies and pharmaceutical agents. It combines scientific information in human physiology, pharmacognosy, pharmacology, and ethnobotany, and intertwines these data with a variety of colorful stories and anecdotes from Socrates. fatal use of hemlock to the evolution of such pharmaceuticals as digitalis, taxol, and lovastatin and botanicals, including Echinacea, Ginkgo, St. John.s wort, and ginseng. It is a valuable text for students of pharmacology, botany, medicine, and biology, and an indispensable tool for professionals in medicine, pharmacology, and botany, as well as an informative resource for patients and everyone interested in plants and their potential for human health.".
- catalog extent "xx, 812 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Medical botany.".
- catalog identifier "0471628824 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Medical botany.".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "c2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley,".
- catalog relation "Medical botany.".
- catalog subject "615/.321 21".
- catalog subject "Botany, Medical.".
- catalog subject "Materia medica, Vegetable.".
- catalog subject "Medicinal plants.".
- catalog subject "Phytotherapy methods.".
- catalog subject "Plants, Medicinal adverse effects.".
- catalog subject "Plants, Medicinal.".
- catalog subject "QV 766 L677m 2003".
- catalog subject "RS164 .L475 2003".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction -- Complementary and alternative medicine -- Part I. Injurious plants -- Internal poisons -- Immune system and cell modifiers -- Allergies -- Part II. Remedial plants -- Cancer -- Musculoskeletal system -- Peripheral nervous system -- Heart and circulation -- Metabolism -- Sensory organs: eye and ear -- Oral hygiene -- Gastrointestinal tract -- Respiratory system -- Urogenital system -- Skin -- Deterrents: antibiotics, antiseptics, pesticides, and herbicides -- Panaceas, adaptogens, and tonics -- Part III. Psychoactive plants -- Central nervous system and psychiatry -- Stimulants -- Hallocinogens -- Depressants.".
- catalog title "Medical botany : plants affecting human health / Walter H. Lewis, Memory P.F. Elvin-Lewis.".
- catalog type "text".