{"product_id":"fundamentals-of-pharmacognosy-and-phytotherapy-paperback-9780323834346","title":"Fundamentals of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy (Paperback) 9780323834346","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFundamentals of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003eEssential guide to the science of plant-based medicines \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichael Heinrich (Edited by), Joanne Barnes (Edited by), José Prieto-Garcia (Edited by), Simon Gibbons (Edited by), Elizabeth M. Williamson (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780323834346, Elsevier Health Sciences\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 1 August 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e282 pages, 258 illustrations (25 in full color)\u003cbr\u003e27.6 x 21.6 x 1.9 cm, 0.476 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This new edition may be recommended highly for purchase by undergraduate and professional doctoral students in pharmacy, as well as beginning graduate students in programmes in the pharmaceutical sciences and related areas. It will also be of great interest for use in continuing education courses for pharmacists, dentists, nurses and physicians. In addition, those with a scientific interest in herbalism and traditional medicine and nutrition will find the content of value. Moreover, this book will serve as a reliable source of information on natural product drugs for the interested lay reader. The previous editions of \u003ci\u003eFundamentals of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy\u003c\/i\u003e have proven to be very highly regarded by readers. This updated and partially reorganised volume should be welcomed especially by educators of future pharmacists and of other healthcare professionals.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e-Prof. A. Douglas Kinghorn\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eColumbus, OH, USA\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This fourth edition of a work that has gained significant prominence and respect as a leading textbook contains highly valuable and authoritative information for anyone who is a student of pharmacy and\/or pharmacognosy. It is also a valuable reference for industry quality-control personnel, herbalists, natural product researchers and others in the health professionals who wish to learn about the growing popularity of MAPs and how natural botanical and fungal preparations can provide a growing range of safe and reliable health benefits for consumers worldwide.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e-Mark Blumenthal\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAustin, Texas, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePharmacognosy, the science of nature-derived drugs, pharmaceuticals, and poisons, played a crucial role in the development of modern medicine, and now has an equally important place in healthcare all over the world. This wide scope ranges from traditional medicine systems and herbal and nutritional therapies, the preparation and use of highly standardised and clinically tested herbal medicines, to the production of potent drugs used only in a purified form. Natural sources mainly focus on plants, fungi and algae, but drug discovery of novel compounds and structures includes bacteria and even marine animals.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFundamentals of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy\u003c\/i\u003e is a landmark textbook that covers this spectrum of medicinal plant use. Written by leading experts in this field, this book takes the reader through the history, identification, and quality assurance of plant-based medicines to their therapeutic properties, safety, and compatibility and interaction with prescribed drugs. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAimed at students of all healthcare professions, including pharmacy, medicine, nursing and complementary therapies, the comprehensively updated information in this textbook is also relevant to those companies and organisations concerned with the regulation and testing of herbal medicines (phytomedicines), other natural health products, nutraceuticals and dietary supplements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces the concepts and scope of pharmacognosy\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExamines the scientific evidence of plant-based medicines for a range of health conditions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExtended and updated referencing includes recent reviews, WHO and official documents (open access where available) for quick access to further scientific literature\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cp\u003eNew to this edition\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAntimicrobial natural products: as antibiotics and antiseptics, and their potential as bacterial resistance modifiers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnticancer natural products: scope now includes their role in chemoprevention and associated anti-inflammatory mechanisms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew chapter on pharmacovigilance for herbal medicines and related products\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality assurance and pharmacopoeial methods extended, with many new figures and examples\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlant medicines of recent scientific interest (popularity, or notoriety) added throughout\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn enhanced eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customise your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAntimicrobial natural products: as antibiotics and antiseptics, and their potential as bacterial resistance modifiers\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnticancer natural products: scope now includes their role in chemoprevention and associated anti-inflammatory mechanisms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew chapter on pharmacovigilance for herbal medicines and related products\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality assurance and pharmacopoeial methods extended, with many new figures and examples\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlant medicines of recent scientific interest (popularity, or notoriety) added throughout\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART A Fundamentals of Pharmacognosy \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSECTION 1 Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Importance of Plants in Modern Pharmacy and Medicine \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Pharmacognosy and Its History: People, Plants and Natural Products \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSECTION 2 Medicinal Plant Sciences \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 General Principles of Botany: Morphology and Systematics \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Plant Families Yielding Important Medicines \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Ethnobotany and Ethnopharmacology \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSECTION 3 Natural Products: An Introduction \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Natural Product Chemistry \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Analytical Methods for Natural Products \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Natural Product Isolation and Structure Elucidation \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Natural Products With Anticancer and Chemopreventive Effects \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Antimicrobial Natural Products \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSECTION 4 Herbal Medicinal Products \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The Complex Pharmacology of Herbal Medicines \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Production, Quality Control and Standardisation of Herbal Medicines \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Toxicity of Herbal Constituents \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Herbal Medicine Interactions \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Regulation and Pharmacovigilance for Herbal Medicines \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Plants in Traditional Medicine Systems \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Complementary, Alternative and Integrative Plant Therapies \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART B Important Plant Medicines \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 The Gastrointestinal and Biliary System \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 The Cardiovascular System \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Weight-Loss Supplements \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 The Respiratory System \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 The Central Nervous System \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 The Musculoskeletal System \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Female Hormonal and Reproductive Conditions \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 The Male Reproductive System \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Supportive Therapies for Stress, Ageing, Cancer and Debility \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Topical Phytotherapy: Skin, Hair, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eANNEX \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNaming Herbal Drugs: Pharmaceutical (Latinised), Common English and Accepted Botanical Names (Binomials) and Synonyms \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Pharmacy \/ dispensing [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Pharmacy \/ dispensing\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Pharmacy%20\/%20dispensing%20%5BMQP%5D%22\"\u003eMQP\u003c\/a\u003e], Pharmacology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Pharmacology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Pharmacology%20%5BMMG%5D%22\"\u003eMMG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Elsevier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46520734089496,"sku":"9780323834346","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780323834346.jpg?v=1693036484","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/fundamentals-of-pharmacognosy-and-phytotherapy-paperback-9780323834346","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}