Pharmacognosy is a term derived from the Greek words for drug (pharmakon) and knowledge (gnosis). It is a field of study within Chemistry focused on natural products isolated from different sources and their biological activities. Research on natural products began more than a hundred years ago and has continued up to now with a plethora of research groups discovering new ideas and novel active constituents. This book compiles the latest research in the field and will be of interest to scientists, researchers, and students.
In the twenty-first century Pharmacognosy was transformed into a molecular science building on classic botanical and modern chemical knowledge, leading to a better understanding of the complex molecular effect - structure relationships and ...
Written by leading experts in this field, this book takes the reader through the history, identification and quality assurance of plant-based medicines to their therapeutic properties, safety and compatibility and interaction with ...
This new edition of the book by Jean Bruneton has been revised and expanded by over 200 pages, to reflect the most recent advances (natural or semisynthetic substances) as well as the most recent contributions to the therapeutic arsenal ...
Importance And Scope Of Medicinal Plants 1 2.
This volume focuses on the importance of therapeutically active compounds of natural origin.
This encyclopedic reference work on pharmacognosy covers the study of those natural substances, principally plants, that find a use in medicine.
This book is ideal for researchers in the areas of biochemistry, medicine, and pharmacology.
This book discusses the application of molecular biology in resource science and authentication of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).
This book is specially designed to impart knowledge alternative systems of medicine as well as modern pharmacognosy.
Pharmacognosy