Plants for Medicines: A Chemical and Pharmacological Survey of Plants in the Australian Region

Plants for Medicines: A Chemical and Pharmacological Survey of Plants in the Australian Region
ISBN-10
0643102744
ISBN-13
9780643102743
Category
Technology & Engineering
Pages
303
Language
English
Published
1990-01-01
Publisher
CSIRO PUBLISHING
Authors
DJ Collins, CCJ Culvenor, JA Lamberton

Description

This book gives details of alkaloid and anti-tumour screening by the CSIRO 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. The book includes 64 colour plates and over 400 line illustrations of chemical structures.

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