Ethnopharmacology of wild plants / editors, Mahendra Rai, Department of Biotechnology, SGB Amravati University, Amravati, Maharashtra, India, Shandesh Bhattarai, Faculty of Science, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal, Chistiane M. Feitosa, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Piaui, Petronio Portela Campus, Brazil.
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TextPublisher: Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2021Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resourceContent type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781000330946; 100033094X; 9781000331004; 1000331008; 9781003052814; 1003052819; 9781000330977; 1000330974Subject(s): Medicinal plants | Ethnopharmacology | Materia medica, Vegetable | Wild plants, Edible -- Therapeutic use | HEALTH & FITNESS / Herbal Medications | MEDICAL / Alternative Medicine | SCIENCE / Life Sciences / BotanyDDC classification: 581.634 LOC classification: QK99.A1Online resources: Taylor & Francis | OCLC metadata license agreement Summary: The book provides valuable information on wild plants and their ethnopharmacological properties, discussion on ethnobotany, phytotherapy, diversity, chemical and pharmacological properties including antifungal, anti-inflammatory and antiprotozal properties. The chapters include a wide range of case studies, giving updated evidence on importance of wild plant resources from different countries including Nepal, India, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, Peru, etc. In addition, some specific species are used to explain their potential properties. Discussing traditional usage and pharmacological properties of wild plants, this book is entirely different from other related publications and useful for the researchers working in the areas of conservation biology, botany, ethnobiology, ethnopharmacology, policy making, etc.
The book provides valuable information on wild plants and their ethnopharmacological properties, discussion on ethnobotany, phytotherapy, diversity, chemical and pharmacological properties including antifungal, anti-inflammatory and antiprotozal properties. The chapters include a wide range of case studies, giving updated evidence on importance of wild plant resources from different countries including Nepal, India, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, Peru, etc. In addition, some specific species are used to explain their potential properties. Discussing traditional usage and pharmacological properties of wild plants, this book is entirely different from other related publications and useful for the researchers working in the areas of conservation biology, botany, ethnobiology, ethnopharmacology, policy making, etc.
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