Fundamentals of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy
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'A new classic' in a new edition! Fully revised and updated throughout New sections on antimicrobials From journal reviews of the previous edition: 'Drawing on their wealth of experience and knowledge in this field, the authors, who are without doubt among the finest minds in pharmacognosy today, provide useful and fascinating insights into the history, botany, chemistry, phytotherapy and importance of medicinal plants in some of today's health care systems. This is a landmark textbook, which carefully brings together relevant data from numerous sources and provides in an authoritative and exhaustive manner, cutting edge information that is relevant to pharmacists, pharmacognocists, complementary practitioners, doctors and nurses alike.' The Pharmaceutical Journal 'This is the first book that I have encountered which combines the compounds and plants found in standard pharmacognosy textbooks, i.e. those used in orthodox Western medicine, with the 'new phytopharmaceuticals' which have become established in Western culture over the last 20 years. The medical establishment in this environment is finally catching up with the practices of the general population and so this book is an excellent choice for those who wish to investigate which of the many plants available have some scientific credence. I shall be adding this book to the Essential Reading list for all of the undergraduate students on our pharmacy degree course and would encourage all those involved in teaching pharmacy students to do the same." P.J. Houghton, Department of Pharmacy, King's College London, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 'Educated pharmacists no doubt equate Pharmacognosy with hours spent hunched over a microscope identifying vegetable drugs. Many probably consider it as a subject with little importance in a modern pharmacy curriculum. How wrong they are! ... This book is designed to give an overview at an easy-to-understand level of a broad subject area... For students of science and of the healthcare professions it is a useful text and the authors are to be commended for their work.' Irish Pharmacy Journal From customer reviews: 'A new classic. This is an excellent publication both for science students and the non scientific who have an interest in phytotherapy. The layout is logical and clearly set out. I love the chemical structural diagrams, and the explanations of even complex sequences are easy to understand with very little jargon. It is encouraging to see pharmacognosy being given a prominent place in a modern textbook, and interesting to see both hand drawings and chemical structures on the same page!' 'I can recommend this to anyone who is interested in the science behind herbal products and medicines; especially if you are interested in plants. It's quite simple to follow and very concise! Good for pharmacy students.' 'This is an ultimate textbook in this subject and a boon for students of M Pharmacy (Pharmacognosy) as well as undergraduates students of Pharmacy. Besides them, it is really suitable for every course comprising a study of plants and their medicinal use.' 'Excellent reference book. As an editor, I instantly found the answers to various questions I had regarding botanical descriptions. And it even answered questions that I hadn't gotten around to asking. Highly recommended!'

Table of Contents:
Foreword by A. Douglas Kinghorn Preface PART A FUNDAMENTALS OF PHARMACOGNOSY SECTION 1 Phytotherapy and pharmacognosy 1. Importance of plants in modern pharmacy and medicine 2. Pharmacognosy and its history: people, plants and natural products SECTION 2 Basic plant biology 3. General principles of botany: morphology and systematics 4. Families yielding important phytopharmaceuticals 5. Ethnobotany and ethnopharmacy SECTION 3 Natural product chemistry 6. Natural product chemistry 7. Methods in natural product chemistry 8. Anticancer natural products SECTION 4 Plant extract derived pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals 9. Production, standardization and quality control 10. Toxicity of herbal constituents 11. What makes phytomedicines unique? SECTION 5 Medicinal plants in selected healthcare systems 12. Traditional systems of herbal medicine 13. Complementary/alternative medicine PART B IMPORTANT NATURAL PRODUCTS AND PHYTOMEDICINES USED IN PHARMACY AND MEDICINE 14. The gastrointestinal and biliary system 15. The cardiovascular system 16. The respiratory system 17. The central nervous system 18. Infectious diseases 19. The endocrine system 20. The reproductive and urinary tracts 21. The musculoskeletal system 22. The skin 23. The eye 24. Ear, nose and orthopharynx 25. Miscellaneous supportive and protective therapies for stress, ageing, cancer and debility Epilogue - a personal view by J. David Phillipson Index

About the Author :
By Michael Heinrich, Dr rer nat habil MA(WSU) Dipl. Biol. FLS, Professor of Ethnopharmacology and Pharmacognosy and Head of Centre for Pharma & Bio Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, University of London, UK Elizabeth M. Williamson, BSc(Pharm) PhD MRPharmS FLS, Emerita Professor of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of Reading, UK; former Editor-in-chief - now a Senior Editor of Phytotherapy Research; Member of the Herbal Drugs Committees for The British Pharmacopoeia

Review :
"I consider this book excellent value for money. Although primarily intended for pharmacy students, this is the best text in English for those studying to be nursing practitioners because of its scientific approach to complementary medicine, particularly therapies that use plant material for example herbalism, aromatherapy and homeopathy. Much of the material will be also of interest to the intelligent layperson as well as to those at postgraduate level who wish to gain background knowledge in this fascinating area of research and practice." Nursing Times, September 2012


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  • ISBN-13: 9780702033889
  • Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 336
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 070203388X
  • Publisher Date: 13 Feb 2012
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N


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