The Constituents of Medicinal Plants (2nd ed.) | Free Book
Pengelly's user friendly text will encourage educators in medical
science to consider using this material in the complementary
medicine/nutraceuticals areas May I congratulate Andrew Pengelly for
writing this text as it is going to be very popular with
undergraduate students as well as more experienced readers.'
D.
Green, London Metropolitan University, UK
This unique
book explains in simple terms the commonly occurring chemical
constituents of medicinal plants. The major classes of plant
constituents such as phenols, terpenes and polysaccharides, are
described both in terms of their chemical structures and their
pharmacological activities. Identifying specific chemical compounds
provides insights into traditional and clinical use of these herbs,
as well as potential for adverse reactions.
Features
include:
* Over 100 diagrams of chemical structures
*
References to original research studies and clinical trials
* References to plants commonly used throughout Europe,
North America and Australasia.
Written by an experienced
herbal practitioner,
The Constituents of Medicinal Plants seriously challenges any
suggestion that herbal medicine remains untested and unproven,
including as it does hundreds of references to original research
studies and trials.
Designed as an undergraduate text,
the first edition of this book became an essential desktop reference
for health practitioners, lecturers, researchers, producers and
anyone with an interest in how medicinal herbs work. This edition
has been extensively revised to incorporate up-to-date research and
additional sections, including an expanded introduction to plant
molecular structures, and is destined to become a classic in the
literature of herbal medicine.
In The Press
An easy to understand introduction to the organic chemistry of medicinal plants
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