Trease & Evans' Pharmacognosy [Hardcover]

William Charles Evans BPharm BSc PhD DSc FIBiol FLS FRPharmS (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0702026174 | ISBN-13: 978-0702026171 | Edition: 15

'Trease and Evans' is an encyclopedic reference work on pharmacognosy - the study of those natural substances, principally plants, that find a use in medicine. Its popularity and longevity stem from the book's balance between classical (crude and powdered drugs' characterization and examination) and modern (phytochemisty and pharmacology) aspects of this branch of science, as well as the editor's recognition in recent years of the growing importance of complementary medicines, including herbal, homeopathic and aromatherapy.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The book is a wealth of multi-disciplinary information, including a synopsis of plant morphology and anatomy, plant taxonomy with notes on the families of flowering plants and their products, commercial plant drug production, ethnopharmacology, and metabolic pathways and secondary metabolites. Here is an essential reference work that also justifies why plants and botany are so vital to human life."Plant Talk, January 2004
book has been extensively revised, certain sections rewritten and additional chapters by specialist contributors included, bringing it up to date in the ever advancing field of pharmacognosy. Each section of the book is well presented with current and comprehensive referencing plus relevent illustrations. This bigger and better edition has much to offer those working in the field of phyto-medicine including aromatherapists and educators. It constitutes a 'must have' text."The International Journal of Aromatherapy

About the Author

William Charles Evans, BPharm, BSc, PhD, DSc, FIBiol, FLS, FRPharmS, Formerly Reader in Phytochemistry, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

Product Details

• Hardcover: 600 pages
• Publisher: Bailliere Tindall; 15 edition (January 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0702026174
• ISBN-13: 978-0702026171
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.7 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,062,744 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A regrettable buy, May 23, 2008

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deyo - See all my reviews

This review is from: Trease & Evans' Pharmacognosy (Hardcover)

For a once standard text in most pharmacy schools, this edition is a disappointment. There are few if any references cited, therefore there is no way to get the original papers and so nothing can be properly cited.

The review tells you little about what to expect in the book making only vague and (annoyingly) general statements about the book's content. If you really want to buy the book, get the older versions published by McMillian. The Sauder/Elsevier version isn't very good.

I would return it, but i desperately need the info it does offer (uses of plants, biological activity of the different plant compounds with specifics as to which plant does what) and will have to make do :((

4.0 out of 5 stars Good buy, July 20, 2011

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Eric Agunanne "Bro Eric" (Modesto, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Trease and Evans' Pharmacognosy, 16e (Evans, Trease and Evans Pharmacognosy) (Hardcover)

The book appears good and it is for my son, so I can't say much about it. But it looked and nice book for the subject.