Many of the plants included in this book have not yet been studied andreaders may use it as a reference material to start new research projects orto start international research collaborative programs.The book names, classifies, identifies and even locates some plants which,for the most part, have not been studied for pharmacology. The geographicalareas covered include East Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal,Burma, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, China,Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Australia, the PacificIslands, Hawaii and the US.Clear, precise, botanical plates for each plant are used, most of which areillustrated for the first time and perhaps the last. Details on flowers,fruits, leaves, even anthers are given. Each plate provides all possibledetails, including origin of the herbarium, location of the plant, name ofthe plant collector and date of collection, plus some field notes includingecological data. None of the plates has been published before. A veryprecise botanical description, based both on fresh samples and herbaria, isalso given, helping the reader to identify their plants or to use them as areference material.Plants are introduced according to their subclass, family, and order, withreference to the general pharmacological and chemical profiles in thesebotanical groups. This allows the reader to understand and even predict thepharmaceutical potentials of the plant mentioned. This type of presentationgives a logical overview demonstrating that pharmacological propertiesdepend on botanical classification.The scientific names are provided for each plant, with complete synonym,occasionallybasionym, and vernacular names (English and numerous local languages),providing the reader with a strong, reliable and accurate set of data toidentify the plant. The etymology of the scientific name of each plant isalso provided.Also included is a fully searchable CD-rom which enables the reader to searchfor plant names, diseases, countries, or any other parameter that they wishto research further.No other existing book covers so many disciplines of sciences andgeographical distribution. The book is an asset of research opportunities.Medicinal Plants from the East is a philosophical key which should be seen asa tool to contribute to the discovery of drugs from medicinal plants fromthe East.
- ISBN: 978-1-904761-85-3
- Editorial: NOTTINGHAM UNIVERISTY PRESS
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 712
- Fecha Publicación: 22/06/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés