*Medicinal Plants: * A Holistic Approaches
*Dr. Sayed Nudrat Zawar*
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*ISBN: **978-93-80235-58-5*
*Details: 2011, xviii+ 600p.,figs.,tabls.,ind., 120 col.plts.,25cm*
*Price: INR 2950.00 USD 90.00*
The present work traces the journey followed, giving a brief account of the
contribution of all the major civilizations to the development of medicinal
systems. The book further speaks about several prominent personalities of
each medicinal system who helped in shaping the system. Each civilization
recorded their medicinal knowledge in some or the other form that are called
the ‘Herbals’. This work gives a compilation of herbals from the
Mesopotamians until Renaissance period. Thus provides an insight into
medicinal practices of each period. These herbals were the source of
medicinal knowledge and were relied upon by medicinal practitioners until
the nineteenth century.
Nineteenth century led to the discovery of substances such as alkaloids,
glycosides, resins, volatile oils, gums, tannins, etc collectively called
secondary metabolites. A small fraction of these constituents have been
isolated and explored for their medicinal properties. Secondary metabolites
is very vast topic hence, selected categories of secondary metabolites have
been discussed. This book also discusses in brief, their biosynthesis along
with their role as pharmaceuticals.
Though Allopathy remains as the mainstream in health care, herbal medicines
have been main source of primary healthcare in many nations. These herbal
medicines are the synthesis of therapeutic experiences of generations of
practicing physicians of indigenous systems of medicine for over hundreds of
years. Each country, each region, each tribe has their own traditional
health care system. The practice, the belief and the basis of a few
traditional systems, prevalent in each continent are discussed providing a
brief insight into these traditional systems of medicine.
This book also includes monograph of 120 plants. Scientific data along with
traditional uses are included in these monographs to highlight their usage
as mainstream pharmaceuticals.
*Chapter-1 :* Herbal Medicine : Evolution of Medicine and Human Society
*Chapter-2 :* History of Medicinal Systems: Development Down the Ages
*Chapter-3 :* Herbals: The Sources of Herbal Knowledge
*Chapter-4 :* Phytochemicals: Source of Novel Therapeutic Compounds
*Chapter-5 :* Traditional Medicine: Medicinal Systems Prevalent Today
*Chapter-6 :* Monographs of Selected Plants
Glossary of Action
Terminologies
Colour Plates
Bibliography
Book can be obtained from the following publisher:
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