Plants for Medicines: A Chemical and Pharmacological Survey of Plants in the Australian Region
- ISBN-10
- 0643049924
- ISBN-13
- 9780643049925
- Category
- Technology & Engineering / Agriculture / General
- Pages
- 303
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1990
- Publisher
- CSIRO PUBLISHING
- Author
- David John Collins
Description
Includes details of alkaloid and anti-tumour screening of nearly 2000 species, the pharmacological testing of the alkaloids of selected species, and the chemical fractionation of those species which had reproducible tumour-inhibiting properties.
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