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The Constituents of Medicinal Plants: [Paperback]

A� Pengelly (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0851998070 | ISBN-13: 978-0851998077 | Publication Date: February 20, 2004 | Edition: First

During recent years herbal medicine has become an increasingly scientifically based system of healing. Due to demands from both the public and medical establishments, studies leading to the scientific explanation of plant therapeutic capabilities are allowing this practice to gain increasing credibility and acceptance within the medical community.This book provides an introduction to the complex area of plant constituents and the therapeutic activities associated with them.

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Andrew Pengelly, Lecturer in Herbal Therapies, School of Applied Sciences, University of Newcastle.

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Paperback: 184 pages
Publisher: CABI; First edition (February 20, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0851998070
ISBN-13: 978-0851998077
Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 6.6 x 0.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 12 ounces

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The field of medicine has long been divided between so-called 'rationalist' and 'vitalistic' principles. Read the first page

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hydrolysable tannins, phenolic ethers, shikimic acid pathway, triterpenoid saponins, medical herbalism, antitumour activity, steroidal saponins, tea tree oil, fixed oils

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Planta Medica, New York, Natural Products, Boca Raton, International Journal, Lavoisier Pubs, Pharmacognosy Phytochemistry Medicinal Plants, Churchill Livingstone, Oryx Press, Advanced Herbology, British Journal of Phytotherapy, Pharmaceutical Biology, Swedish Pharmaceutical Press, Wild Rose College of Natural Healing, Australian Journal, Essential Oil Safety, International Symposium, Phytochemical Dictionary, Academic Press, American Journal, Aromatic Plants, Blackwell Scientific Pubs, Della Loggia, Drugs of Natural Origin, Interweave Press

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Natural Products from Plants, Second Edition by Leland J. Cseke on 4 pages
The Big Book of Herbs: A Comprehensive Illustrated Reference to Herbs of Flavor and Fragrance by Arthur O. Tucker on page 13, page 57, and page 119
Natural Products by J. Mann on page 26, page 56, and page 157
The Evolution and Classification of Flowering Plants by Arthur Cronquist on page 12, and page 69

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