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Indian Herbal Remedies - Rational Western Therapy, Ayurvedic and Other Traditional Usage, Botany

English · Hardback

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This volume brings together information from myriad sources, including German Commission E monographs and the WHO, to form a highly structured and clear work of reference.
Entries for each medicinal plant describe classical Ayurvedic and Unani uses compared to modern findings and applications, together with their pharmacology and therapeutic principles in an evidence-based approach.
The result highlights the potential of Indian herbs for Western medicine by placing findings on a scientific platform.
Over 200 full-colour photographs and 50 drawings illustrate the plants throughout.
It will be a useful source of information to pharmacists and medical practitioners alike.

List of contents

A-Z of Indian medicinal plants and their application in the therapeutic process. Each entry contains details of classical nomenclature and usage, dosage, pharmacological principles and potential for Western medicine.

Summary

This superbly illustrated, easy-to-use A-Z guide to modern and traditional Indian herbal remedies brings together information from numerous authoritative sources in the form of a highly structured and well-written reference work. Entries for each medicinal plant describe classical Ayurvedic and Unani uses, compared to modern findings and applications, together with their pharmacology and therapeutic principles in an evidence-based approach. The resulting work highlights the potential of Indian herbs for Western medicine by placing findings on a scientific platform. Over 200 full-color photographs and 50 drawings illustrate the plants. More than 500 species are covered.

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Aus den Rezensionen:

"Der Autor hat in diesem Werk eine bedeutende moderne Dokumentation der Heilpflanzen Indiens vorgelegt ... Dieses sorgfältig recherchierte und editierte Referenzwerk füllt eine bisherige Lücke und bietet ... ein handliches und leicht verständliches Nachschlagewerk und eine große Informationsfülle zu dem wachsenden Interesse an indischen Heilpflanzen und ihren Potenzialen. Das Buch ... sollte als Standardwerk in den Universitätsbibliotheken stellen und eine große Leserschaft unter den Spezialisten, Lehrlingen und Liebhabern der Phytotherapie finden." (Guy Mazars, in: curare Zeitschrift des AStA, 2007, Vol. 30, Issue 2-3, S. 270 f.)

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Aus den Rezensionen:

"Der Autor hat in diesem Werk eine bedeutende moderne Dokumentation der Heilpflanzen Indiens vorgelegt ... Dieses sorgfältig recherchierte und editierte Referenzwerk füllt eine bisherige Lücke und bietet ... ein handliches und leicht verständliches Nachschlagewerk und eine große Informationsfülle zu dem wachsenden Interesse an indischen Heilpflanzen und ihren Potenzialen. Das Buch ... sollte als Standardwerk in den Universitätsbibliotheken stellen und eine große Leserschaft unter den Spezialisten, Lehrlingen und Liebhabern der Phytotherapie finden." (Guy Mazars, in: curare Zeitschrift des AStA, 2007, Vol. 30, Issue 2-3, S. 270 f.)

Product details

Assisted by C. P. Khare (Editor), C.P. Khare (Editor), P Khare (Editor), C P Khare (Editor)
Publisher Springer, Berlin
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 24.11.2003
 
EAN 9783540010265
ISBN 978-3-540-01026-5
No. of pages 524
Dimensions 212 mm x 288 mm x 36 mm
Weight 1608 g
Illustrations IX, 524 p.
Subjects Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Botany

C, Pharmazie, Apotheke, Pharmakologie, Botany, Pharmacology, complementary medicine, complementary and alternative medicine, Pharmacy, Biomedical and Life Sciences, Plant Science, Plant Sciences, Complementary & Alternative Medicine, Pharmacology/Toxicology, Pharmacy / dispensing, Komplementär- und Alternativmedizin und -therapien

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