Modern phytomedicine : turning medical plants into drugs /
Modern phytomedicine : turning medical plants into drugs /
edited by Iqbal Ahmad, Farrukh Aqil, and Mohammad Owais.
- xix, 384 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This timely and original handbook paves the way to success in plant-based drug development, systematically addressing the issues facing a pharmaceutical scientist who wants to turn a plant compound into a safe and effective drug. Plant pharmacologists from around the world demonstrate the potentials and pitfalls involved, with many of the studies and experiments reported here published for the first time. The result is a valuable source of information unavailable elsewhere.
9783527315307 (cased : alk. paper) 3527315306 (cased : alk. paper)
Materia medica, Vegetable.
Phytotherapy--methods.
Plant Extracts--therapeutic use.
Plants, Medicinal.
615.321 / MOD
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This timely and original handbook paves the way to success in plant-based drug development, systematically addressing the issues facing a pharmaceutical scientist who wants to turn a plant compound into a safe and effective drug. Plant pharmacologists from around the world demonstrate the potentials and pitfalls involved, with many of the studies and experiments reported here published for the first time. The result is a valuable source of information unavailable elsewhere.
9783527315307 (cased : alk. paper) 3527315306 (cased : alk. paper)
Materia medica, Vegetable.
Phytotherapy--methods.
Plant Extracts--therapeutic use.
Plants, Medicinal.
615.321 / MOD