Medicinal Plants of the Asia-Pacific: Drugs for the Future? by Christophe Wiart
Medicinal Plants of the Asia-Pacific: Drugs for the Future? by Christophe Wiart
English | Jan 11, 2006 | ISBN: 9812563415 | 756 Pages | PDF | 12 MB
English | Jan 11, 2006 | ISBN: 9812563415 | 756 Pages | PDF | 12 MB
This invaluable book provides a readable, introductory text to the fascinating subject of drug discovery from the medicinal plants of Asia-Pacific. A carefully designed layout presents more than 400 medicinal plants, and includes description of compound structure, molecular properties, pharmacology and clinical uses. With its broad scope and extensive compound listings, this is a premier reference source for natural products research using a pharmacological approach. Starting from a collection of plants in the rainforests of Asia-Pacific, Wiart shows how the present state of knowledge fosters a whole new way of looking at the discovery of drugs from medicinal plants.