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Description
A clear approach to a specialized science, this study demonstrates that a plant’s pharmacological properties depends on its botanical classification. Containing more than 30 plants—many of which have not been previously studied for pharmacology purposes—this compilation names and classifies plants within a broad geographical area. Each plant’s profile also contains an illustrated, never-before-published plate providing information on the plant’s location, the origin of its herbarium, the name of the plant collector and date of collection, the general pharmacological and chemical profiles in these botanical groups, and additional field notes on ecological data. A useful reference for starting personal studies or international, collaborative research programs, it also contains a CD-ROM that enables readers to search for information such as plant names, diseases, and countries of origin.
About the Author
Christophe Wiart has been studying the medicinal plants of Southeast Asia for the last 10 years during which time he has classified medicinal uses and pharmacological potentials of hundreds of plants and has made personal plates of these plants. He is the author of Ethnopharmacolgy of Medicinal Plants: Asia and the Pacific, and Medicinal Plants of Asia and the Pacific.
Praise For…
"A magnificent book covering all pertinent aspects of the potential medicinal plants of the Asia-Pacific Region . . . I have never seen such a book that has been this carefully prepared, so botanists, chemists, pharmacognosists, and pharmacologists having an interest in the medicinal or potentially medicinal higher plants of the Asia-Pacific Region, will be satisfied with the book content." —Normal Farnsworth, professor, University of Illinois at Chicago
“Includes very fine botanical plates, full descriptions, and the rationality of uses in medicine in terms of chemotaxonomy, pharmacology and medicinal chemistry.” —SciTech Book News
“A guide for professionals . . . is presented well . . . I won’t hesitate to recommend this book.” —Economic Botany
"Offers researchers a strong foundation from which to advance the field of ethnopharmacology. " —Elizabeth M. Williamson, professor, University of Reading, UK, author, Medicinal Plants of Asia and the Pacific
"I know of no other competing book covering the same disciplines and geographic area." — Peter Waterman, professor, Southern Cross University, Australia
I am sure that all who are interested in the ethnopharmacology of Asia medicinal plants will find this book extremely valuable, and we should be grateful to the author for his effort in compiling this guide." —Guy Mazars, president, European Society of Ethnopharmacology
"An invaluable resource for doctors, pharmacists, plant scientists, pharmaceutical companies, and conservationists in the region, and to all who are interested in medicinal plants." —Nina L. Etkin, professor, University of Hawaii