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For the first time in the history of medicinal plant research, Ethnopharmacology of Medicinal Plants: Asia and the Pacific sheds light on the pharmacological potentials of one of the most exiting and enormously rich sources of potential drugs: the medicinal plants of the Pacific Rim. Encompassing more than 6000 species of plant that are virtually unexplored for pharmacology, this volume provides cutting edge information on the pharmacological properties and therapeutic potentials of medicinal herbs used in the Asia-Pacific region against inflammation, CNS diseases, and cancer.
Ethnopharmacology of Medicinal Plants: Asia and the Pacific emphasizes the fundamental importance of the precise observation of the use of each medicinal plant, combined with pharmacological experiments and its botanical classification, and provides the base for a new theory of ethnopharmacology. This book offers researchers an unprecedented coverage of all aspects of botany, ethnology, pharmacology, toxicology, pharmacy, and medicine for the use of plant materials for medicinal and related purposes.

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<p>From the reviews: <p> This book contains brief descriptions and evaluations of some active ingredients and the medicinal uses of about 100 plants found in Asia . The stated purpose is to show the rich source of potential drugs in the estimated 6,000 plant species in Asia . This objective is met . A unique feature of the book is the emphasis on similar chemicals found in some plant families . Adequate references to the scientific literature are given for each plant. (Stata Norton, Doody s Book Review Service, January, 2007)<p> This book presents several aspects of the pharmacology, chemistry, botany and folkloric use of selected medicinal plants that can be found in Asia and the Pacific. It is generously illustrated with line drawings for many of the plants under discussion, as well as examples of chemical structures. The book is organized into three chapters . This book should be of interest to academic, industrial or government scientists with an interest in the potential of th

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