Author: Shahina A. Ghazanfar
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9780849305399
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 276
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Book Description
The Handbook of Arabian Medicinal Plants is the first illustrated reference on the uses of plants in the Arabian Peninsula. It documents and preserves the existing knowledge in a region where social patterns are rapidly changing. The book emphasizes the need for preserving social and cultural patterns and examines the close relationship between those patterns and nature. This excellent source identifies more than 250 species of plants and describes their medicinal uses. Biochemical information and references are also included for each species.
Author: Parimelazhagan Thangaraj
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1351046497
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 414
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This book highlights the importance of traditional medicines, focuses on the standardization of herbal medicine and evaluates opportunities for advancing drug research. It addresses issues in utilization of medicinal plants and shares the importance of herbs in neutraceutics. It provides most competitive techniques being used in research.
Author: Narayan Das Prajapati
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Materia medica, Vegetable
Languages : en
Pages : 1168
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This Book Describes More Than 1346 Medicinal Plants Found In The World. It Includes Vernacular Names,Description, Distribution, Part Use, Utilization, Active Principles, Agronomic Practices And Colour Plates.
Author: M Daniel
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1439842795
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 266
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The selection of plants studied in this treatise is based on its significance, and its representation of members of different taxonomic families as well as of different classes (and subclasses) of compounds. All the available data on the chemical compounds and the pharmacological studies on these plants/compounds have been incorporated. The plants
Author: L.D. Kapoor
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351443232
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 436
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This handbook is filled with over 50 illustrations and descriptions of approximately 250 plants which are used for herbal medicine. It includes information on medicinal plants ranging from Abies spectabilis to Zizyphus vulgaris. The purpose of this handbook is to make available a reference for easy, accurate identification of these herbs. Derived from India, ""Ayurveda"" is the foundation stone of their ancient medical science. Approximately 80 percent of the population of India and other countries in the East continue to utilize this system of medicinal treatment. It is believed that the key to successful medication is the use of the correct herb. This is an indispensable resource for all physicians, pharmacists, drug collectors, and those interested in the healing arts.
Author: Yaniv Zohara
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicinal plants-Handbooks
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Author: M M Abid Ali Khan
Publisher: Discovery Publishing House Pvt Limited
ISBN: 9789388854290
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 290
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This book focuses on presenting the current scientific evidence of biomolecular effects of selected herbs in relation to clinical outcomes and therapy for promotion of human health. Whereas many herbal medicines are made by mixing different herbs, the focus in this book is on single herb. The herbs selected cover a wide range and include flowering herbs, leaves, and leaf exudate (Aloe vera), fruits, roots and rhizomes. The use of herbs in relation to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, skin disorders, and neurodegenerative disease.
Author: James A. Duke
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 0849382033
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 554
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Book Description
Readers have come to depend on Jim Duke's comprehensive handbooks for their ease of use and artful presentation of scientific information. Following the successful format of his other CRC handbooks, Duke's Handbook of Medicinal Plants of the Bible contains 150 herbs listed alphabetically and by scientific name. Each entry provides illustrations of the plant, synonyms, notes, common names, activities, indications, dosages, downsides and interactions, natural history, and extracts. It includes Biblical quotes as well as comments on points of interest.
Author: Alma R. Hutchens
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
ISBN: 0834824221
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 271
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The author of ‘the bible on herbalism’ returns with a portable guide on North American medicinal herbs—for the professional and amateur herbalist alike Based on the now-classic reference text Indian Herbalogy of North America, this illustrated pocket guide is the perfect companion for those eager to expand their knowledge of herbal healing. Through detailed descriptions and illustrations, Alma R. Hutchens walks readers through: • 125 of the most useful medicinal herbs found in North America, and their uses • How to create herbal remedies for common ailments • The herbal traditions of North America and other lands Entries include staples of folk medicine such as echinacea and slippery elm as well as common kitchen herbs—from parsley to thyme to pepper—whose tonic and healing properties are less widely known.
Author: L. D. Kapoor
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1351087894
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 424
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Book Description
This handbook is filled with over 50 illustrations and descriptions of approximately 250 plants which are used for herbal medicine. It includes the most current information available today on medicinal plants ranging from Abies spectabilis to Zizyphus vulgaris. The purpose of this handbook is to make available a reference for easy, accurate identification of these herbs. Derived from India, "Ayurveda" is the foundation stone of their ancient medical science. Approximately 80 percent of the population of India and other countries in the East continue to utilize this system of medicinal treatment. It is believed that the key to successful medication is the use of the correct herb. This is an indispensable resource for all physicians, pharmacists, drug collectors, and those interested in the healing art.
