Medicinal plants of the world : an illustrated scientific guide to important medicinal plants and their uses / Ben-Erik van Wyk, Michael Wink
By: Van Wyk, Ben-Erik [author].
Contributor(s): Wink, Michael [author] | C.A.B. International [issuing body].
Publisher: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2017Edition: Second edition.Description: 520 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781786393258.Subject(s): Medicinal plants | Materia medica, Vegetable | Plants, Medicinal | Phytotherapy -- methodsGenre/Form: Print books.Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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On Shelf | RS164 .V295 2017 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000012176 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 485-487) and index
Preface -- Introduction -- Medicine systems of the world -- Plant parts used -- Dosage forms -- Use of medicinal plant products -- Active ingredients -- Quality control and safety -- Efficacy of medicinal plant products -- Regulation of herbal remedies and phytomedicines -- The plants in alphabetical order -- Health disorders and medicinal plants -- Overview of secondary metabolites and their effects -- Quick guide to commercialised medicinal plants
Preface -- Introduction -- Medicine systems of the world -- Plant parts used -- Dosage forms -- Use of medicinal plant products -- Active ingredients -- Quality control and safety -- Efficacy of medicinal plant products -- Regulation of herbal remedies and phytomedicines -- The plants in alphabetical order -- Health disorders and medicinal plants -- Overview of secondary metabolites and their effects -- Quick guide to commercialised medicinal plants