Pharmacognosy, the science of nature-derived drugs, pharmaceuticals, and poisons, played a crucial role in the development of modern medicine, and now has an equally important place in healthcare all over the world. This wide scope ranges from traditional medicine systems and herbal and nutritional therapies, the preparation and use of highly standardised and clinically tested herbal medicines, to the production of potent drugs used only in a purified form. Natural sources mainly focus on plants, fungi and algae, but drug discovery of novel compounds and structures includes bacteria and even marine animals.
Fundamentals of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy is a landmark textbook that covers this spectrum of medicinal plant use. Written by leading experts in this field, this book takes the reader through the history, identification, and quality assurance of plant-based medicines to their therapeutic properties, safety, and compatibility and interaction with prescribed drugs.
Aimed at students of all healthcare professions, including pharmacy, medicine, nursing and complementary therapies, the comprehensively updated information in this textbook is also relevant to those companies and organisations concerned with the regulation and testing of herbal medicines (phytomedicines), other natural health products, nutraceuticals and dietary supplements.
1. Section 3. Natural Products: An Introduction - p. 45 2. 6. Natural Product Chemistry - p. 47 3. 7. Analytical Methods for Natural Products - p. 75 4. 8. Natural Product Isolation and Structure Elucidation - p. 87 5. 9. Natural Products With Anticancer and Chemopreventive Effects - p. 101 6. 10. Antimicrobial Natural Products - p. 115 7. Section 4. Herbal Medicinal Products - p. 127 8. 11. The Complex Pharmacology of Herbal Medicines - p. 129 9. 12. Production, Quality Control and Standardisation of Herbal Medicines - p. 133 10. 13. Toxicity of Herbal Constituents - p. 145 11. 14. Herbal Medicine Interactions - p. 149 12. 15. Regulation and Pharmacovigilance for Herbal Medicines - p. 155 13. 16. Plants in Traditional Medicine Systems - p. 159 14. 17. Complementary, Alternative and Integrative Plant Therapies - p. 183 15. Part B. Important Plant Medicines - p. 188 16. Introduction - p. 189 17. 18. The Gastrointestinal and Biliary System - p. 191 18. 19. The Cardiovascular System - p. 201 19. 20. Weight-Loss Supplements - p. 209 20. 21. The Respiratory System - p. 211 21. 22. The Central Nervous System - p. 219 22. 23. The Musculoskeletal System - p. 227 23. 24. Female Hormonal and Reproductive Conditions - p. 231 24. 25. The Male Reproductive System - p. 237 25. 26. Supportive Therapies for Stress, Ageing, Cancer and Debility - p. 241 26. 27. Topical Phytotherapy: Skin, Hair, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat - p. 249 27. ANNEX - p. 254 28. ANNEX A. Naming Herbal Drugs: Pharmaceutical (Latinised), Common English and Accepted Botanical Names (Binomials) and Synonyms - p. 255 29. Index - p. 261
Pharmacognosy, the science of nature-derived drugs, pharmaceuticals, and poisons, played a crucial role in the development of modern medicine, and now has an equally important place in healthcare all over the world. This wide scope ranges from traditional medicine systems and herbal and nutritional therapies, the preparation and use of highly standardised and clinically tested herbal medicines, to the production of potent drugs used only in a purified form. Natural sources mainly focus on plants, fungi and algae, but drug discovery of novel compounds and structures includes bacteria and even marine animals.
Fundamentals of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy is a landmark textbook that covers this spectrum of medicinal plant use. Written by leading experts in this field, this book takes the reader through the history, identification, and quality assurance of plant-based medicines to their therapeutic properties, safety, and compatibility and interaction with prescribed drugs.
Aimed at students of all healthcare professions, including pharmacy, medicine, nursing and complementary therapies, the comprehensively updated information in this textbook is also relevant to those companies and organisations concerned with the regulation and testing of herbal medicines (phytomedicines), other natural health products, nutraceuticals and dietary supplements.
1. Section 3. Natural Products: An Introduction - p. 45 2. 6. Natural Product Chemistry - p. 47 3. 7. Analytical Methods for Natural Products - p. 75 4. 8. Natural Product Isolation and Structure Elucidation - p. 87 5. 9. Natural Products With Anticancer and Chemopreventive Effects - p. 101 6. 10. Antimicrobial Natural Products - p. 115 7. Section 4. Herbal Medicinal Products - p. 127 8. 11. The Complex Pharmacology of Herbal Medicines - p. 129 9. 12. Production, Quality Control and Standardisation of Herbal Medicines - p. 133 10. 13. Toxicity of Herbal Constituents - p. 145 11. 14. Herbal Medicine Interactions - p. 149 12. 15. Regulation and Pharmacovigilance for Herbal Medicines - p. 155 13. 16. Plants in Traditional Medicine Systems - p. 159 14. 17. Complementary, Alternative and Integrative Plant Therapies - p. 183 15. Part B. Important Plant Medicines - p. 188 16. Introduction - p. 189 17. 18. The Gastrointestinal and Biliary System - p. 191 18. 19. The Cardiovascular System - p. 201 19. 20. Weight-Loss Supplements - p. 209 20. 21. The Respiratory System - p. 211 21. 22. The Central Nervous System - p. 219 22. 23. The Musculoskeletal System - p. 227 23. 24. Female Hormonal and Reproductive Conditions - p. 231 24. 25. The Male Reproductive System - p. 237 25. 26. Supportive Therapies for Stress, Ageing, Cancer and Debility - p. 241 26. 27. Topical Phytotherapy: Skin, Hair, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat - p. 249 27. ANNEX - p. 254 28. ANNEX A. Naming Herbal Drugs: Pharmaceutical (Latinised), Common English and Accepted Botanical Names (Binomials) and Synonyms - p. 255 29. Index - p. 261
