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Author:   Eng Soon Teoh
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2016
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 4.50cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   2.177kg
ISBN:  

9783319242729

ISBN 10:   3319242725
Pages:   752
Publication Date:   09 September 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction.- Traditional Chinese Medicine.- Indian Traditional Medicine and other allied Medical Traditions.- Preparation of Herbs.- Some Secondary Metabolites in Plants.- Discovery, testing and improvement of herbs and new drugs.- Acampe to Arundina.- Bletilla to Bulbophyllum.- Calanthe to Cyrtosia.- Dactylorhiza to Dipodium.- Epipactis to Eulophia.- Galeola to Gymadenia.- Habenaria to Ischnogyne.- Liparis to Luisia.- Macodes to Mycaranthes.- Neottia to Neuwiedia.- Oberonia to Otochilus.- Paphiopedilum to Ponerorchis.- Renanthera to Robequetia.- Satyrium to Sunipia.- Taprobanea to Tropidia.- Vanda to Zeuxine.- Sources of Medicinal Orchids and Conservation.- Randomized Clinical Trials.

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This may well be the most comprehensive book on the subject and a reference that should be in the library of all orchid lovers with an interest that goes deeper than observation. Medicinal Orchids of Asia is a great way to learn new facts and history about some of our favorite orchid genera and will appeal to orchid lovers of all types, from hobbyists to commercial growers and judges to hardcore scientists and all interested in history and health. (Paul Alan Wetter, Orchids, Vol. 86 (3), March, 2017) This book, published by Springer International Publishing in Switzerland, is astonishing for its encyclopaedic coverage of the use of orchids in Asian herbal medicine. ... lt is interesting reading for those of us brought up in the Western tradition of scientific values. ... This book is a treasure house of gems of knowledge. ... Medicinal Orchids of Asia should remain the standard reference book on the subject for decades to come. (Orchid Society of Great Britain Journal, Vol. 66 (1), 2017)

This may well be the most comprehensive book on the subject and a reference that should be in the library of all orchid lovers with an interest that goes deeper than observation. Medicinal Orchids of Asia is a great way to learn new facts and history about some of our favorite orchid genera and will appeal to orchid lovers of all types, from hobbyists to commercial growers and judges to hardcore scientists and all interested in history and health. (Paul Alan Wetter, Orchids, Vol. 86 (3), March, 2017)

This may well be the most comprehensive book on the subject and a reference that should be in the library of all orchid lovers with an interest that goes deeper than observation. Medicinal Orchids of Asia is a great way to learn new facts and history about some of our favorite orchid genera and will appeal to orchid lovers of all types, from hobbyists to commercial growers and judges to hardcore scientists and all interested in history and health. (Paul Alan Wetter, Orchids, Vol. 86 (3), March, 2017) I find this to be an amazing, very informative and excellent book that should be of interest to a wide and varied audience. ... The book is one I enthusiastically recommend to physicians, botanists, researchers in pharmaceutical companies, and those in search of new medicines that can cure many ailments. It is a book that should be read, studied, and enjoyed. ... a very informative, intriguing, and unique book that deserves attention and inclusion in university and private libraries. (Joseph Arditti, Plant Science Bulletin, Vol. 63 (2), 2017) This book, published by Springer International Publishing in Switzerland, is astonishing for its encyclopaedic coverage of the use of orchids in Asian herbal medicine. ... lt is interesting reading for those of us brought up in the Western tradition of scientific values. ... This book is a treasure house of gems of knowledge. ... Medicinal Orchids of Asia should remain the standard reference book on the subject for decades to come. (Orchid Society of Great Britain Journal, Vol. 66 (1), 2017)

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