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Informationen zum Autor Dr. Christophe Wiart is a French pharmacist who for the last 25 years has traveled in various parts of Asia to study in situ the botany, the ancient traditional knowledge, and ethnopharmacology of medicinal plants to bring global awareness both in public and academia on the tremendous pharmaceutical value of medicinal plants of Asia and the Pacific. He has authored more than 14 academic books on this subject as well as peer-reviewed research papers. He was recently interviewed by BBC Radio Crowd Science (2020). He appeared on HBO's Vice (TV Series) in season 3, episode 6 (episode 28 of the series), titled "The Post-Antibiotic World & Indonesia's Palm Bomb." aired on April 17, 2015. Dr. Wiart was a guest in Aljazeera Inside Story " For only the fourth time in its 70-year history, the United Nations is holding a special meeting devoted to a health crisis." Dr. Christophe Wiart is a French pharmacist who for the last 25 years has traveled in various parts of Asia to study in situ the botany, the ancient traditional knowledge, and ethnopharmacology of medicinal plants to bring global awareness both in public and academia on the tremendous pharmaceutical value of medicinal plants of Asia and the Pacific. He has authored more than 14 academic books on this subject as well as peer-reviewed research papers. He was recently interviewed by BBC Radio Crowd Science (2020). He appeared on HBO's Vice (TV Series) in season 3, episode 6 (episode 28 of the series), titled "The Post-Antibiotic World & Indonesia's Palm Bomb." aired on April 17, 2015. Dr. Wiart was a guest in Aljazeera Inside Story " For only the fourth time in its 70-year history, the United Nations is holding a special meeting devoted to a health crisis." Klappentext Lead Compounds from Medicinal Plants for the Treatment of Cancer is the first volume in the series Pharmaceutical Leads from Medicinal Plants. This book consists of medicinal plants from Europe, Asia, North and South America and Africa that have been carefully selected according to their scientific relevance based on significant pharmacological evidence for their potential to treat cancer. Cancer researchers and scientists involved in drug discovery will value this book¿s treatment of ethnobotanical information, medicinal uses, chemical structures and more. Including a multitude of references to the current literature as well as accompanying figures and valuable indices, this book is a complete source containing the most promising novel lead compounds derived from natural products for the treatment of cancer. "Wiart, an ethnopharmacologist at the U. of Nottingham, UK, itemizes medical plants from Europe, Asia, North America, South America, and Africa that have lead compounds with the potential to treat cancer, including alkaloids, terpenes, and phenolics."--Reference and Research Book News, August 2013 Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceForeword by Gordon CraggForeword by David NewmanChapter 1: AlkaloidsChapter 2: TerpenesChapter 3: PhenolicsIndex of Natural ProductsIndex of Pharmacological TermsIndex of Plants...
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PrefaceForeword by Gordon CraggForeword by David NewmanChapter 1: AlkaloidsChapter 2: TerpenesChapter 3: PhenolicsIndex of Natural ProductsIndex of Pharmacological TermsIndex of Plants
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"Wiart, an ethnopharmacologist at the U. of Nottingham, UK, itemizes medical plants from Europe, Asia, North America, South America, and Africa that have lead compounds with the potential to treat cancer, including alkaloids, terpenes, and phenolics." --Reference and Research Book News, August 2013
