Medical Botany
Plants Affecting Human Health
(Sprache: Englisch)
* Organized by body system and ailment makes it easy to locate appropriate therapies.
* Includes background on the physiology of major systems and ailments so readers can understand how and why a pharmaceutical, botanical, or dietary supplement works.
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* Includes background on the physiology of major systems and ailments so readers can understand how and why a pharmaceutical, botanical, or dietary supplement works.
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* Organized by body system and ailment makes it easy to locate appropriate therapies.* Includes background on the physiology of major systems and ailments so readers can understand how and why a pharmaceutical, botanical, or dietary supplement works.
* Broad coverage includes green plants, fungi, and microorganisms.
* Includes extensive references and citations from both conventional and complimentary-alternative medical systems when natural products or their derivatives are involved.
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Proprietary Registered and Trademark Names and Owners.Preface.
Acknowledgements.
1. Introduction.
2. Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
PART I: INJURIOUS PLANTS.
3. Internal Poisons.
4. Immune System and Cell Modifiers.
5. Allergies.
PART II: REMEDIAL PLANTS.
6. Cancer.
7. Musculoskeletal System.
8. Peripheral Nervous System.
9. Heart and Circulation.
10. Metabolism.
11. Sensory Organs: Eye and Ear.
12. Oral Hygiene.
13. Gastrointestinal Tract.
14. Respiratory System.
15. Urogenital System.
16. Skin.
17. Deterrents: Antibiotics, Antiseptics, Pesticides, and Herbicides.
18. Panaceas, Adaptogens, and Tonics.
PART III: PSYCHOACTIVE PLANTS.
19. Central Nervous System and Psychiatry.
20. Stimulants.
21. Hallucinogens.
22. Depressants.
Appendix A: Outline Classification of Plants.
Appendix B: Bibliography of Traditional and Herbal Medicine and Ethnobotany.
Glossary.
Index.
Autoren-Porträt von Walter H. Lewis, Memory P. F. Elvin-Lewis
WALTER H. LEWIS, PhD, DSc, is Professor Emeritus of Biology and University Research Ethnobotanist at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. He is also Senior Botanist at the Missouri Botanical Garden.MEMORY P. F. ELVIN-LEWIS, PhD, DSc, is Professor of Biomedicine in Microbiology and Ethnobotany, and Adjunct Professor of Biology at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autoren: Walter H. Lewis , Memory P. F. Elvin-Lewis
- 2003, 2. Aufl., 704 Seiten, Maße: 24,3 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 0471628824
- ISBN-13: 9780471628828
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
"...an extremely good read...a productive mine of information...laced liberally with humour, human observation and practical examples..." ( Plant Talk , May 2004)
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