This book explores the field of ethnomedicine in Nigeria, documenting the plants traditionally used by the local population and the traditional beliefs around the use. It argues for a return to a community-based approach to medicine....Lasīt vairāk
Recent global cancer statistical data has clearly indicated that prostate cancer is currently the second most frequently diagnosed cancer (at 15 of all male cancers) and globally the sixth leading cause of cancer death in males. This book is a su...Lasīt vairāk
Malaria is a potentially life-threatening disease that affects millions worldwide, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. The recent emergence and spread of multidrug resistance in parts of Southeast Asia prompts the urgent need for novel and effective...Lasīt vairāk
Harmal: The Genus Peganum is an in-depth treatment of one of the most commanding plants in the botanical kingdom. Humble in appearance, modest in its needs, Peganum harmala has been venerated for millennia as a Deity...Lasīt vairāk
Australian Native Plants: Cultivation and Uses in the Health and Food Industries provides a comprehensive overview of native food crops commercially grown in Australia that possess nutritional and health properties largely unknown...Lasīt vairāk
The prominence of the Bupleurum species cannot be overstated. Across China and Japan, it serves as a main or supplementary ingredient in over two thirds of traditional medications. For over 2000 years, it has been used to treat fevers, intestinal ma...Lasīt vairāk
Healing Plants of Nigeria: Ethnomedicine and Therapeutic Applications offers comprehensive information on the use of herbal medicines in West Africa. Combining an evidence-based, ethnobotanical perspective with a pharmacological and pharmaceutical...Lasīt vairāk
A truly integrated collection of research, Connecting Indian Wisdom and Western Science: Plant Usage for Nutrition and Health compares Ayurvedic and Western conceptions of wellness, healthy lifestyle, and diet. Examining the phyto-pharmacol...Lasīt vairāk
The genus Rhodiola (Family Crassulaceae) is indigenous to Northern Canada, Europe and Asia where its rhizomes and roots have been used for centuries for medicinal purposes. Recent interest in the species Rhodiola rosea (roseroot)...Lasīt vairāk
In use as a medicinal plant since time immemorial in Europe and the Middle East, chamomile is gaining popularity in the Americas, Australia, and Asia. The spectrum of disease conditions in which it is used in traditional medicine systems is, quite...Lasīt vairāk
Harmal: The Genus Peganum is an in-depth treatment of one of the most commanding plants in the botanical kingdom. Humble in appearance, modest in its needs, Peganum harmala has been venerated for millennia as a Deity...Lasīt vairāk
Recent global cancer statistical data clearly indicated that prostate cancer is currently the second most frequently diagnosed cancer (at 15 of all male cancers) and globally the sixth leading cause of cancer death in males. This book is a summar...Lasīt vairāk
The use of honey can be traced back to the Stone Age. Evidence can be found for its nutritional and medicinal use beginning with prehistoric and ancient civilizations. Currently, there is a resurgence of scientific interest in natural medicinal pr...Lasīt vairāk
This book is an important contribution to the literature of medicinal and nutritional plants. It introduces native food crops that are commercially grown in Australia that possess nutritional and health properties largely unknown globally. These n...Lasīt vairāk
A truly integrated collection of research, Connecting Indian Wisdom and Western Science: Plant Usage for Nutrition and Health compares Ayurvedic and Western conceptions of wellness, healthy lifestyle, and diet. Examining the phyto-pharmacol...Lasīt vairāk
The genus Rhodiola (Family Crassulaceae) is indigenous to Northern Canada, Europe and Asia where its rhizomes and roots have been used for centuries for medicinal purposes. Recent interest in the species Rhodiola rosea (roseroot)...Lasīt vairāk
This book is a ready reference on German Chamomile (henceforth called Chamomile), a medicinal and aromatic plant of European origin, which is extensively used for its medicinal properties worldwide. The flowers of chamomile contain valuable blue c...Lasīt vairāk
This book combines an ethnomedicine perspective with the tools now available for scientific analysis to present an integrated consideration of the beneficial properties of honey. The contributions explore honeys ancient pedigree in human society, it...Lasīt vairāk
Medical researchers from India, elsewhere in Asia, the US, Europe, and Latin America report on scientific studies into traditional health claims and uses of some of the 1,000 species in in the Phyllanthus genus of plants. With an emphasis on India, t...Lasīt vairāk
Interest in the molecular and mechanistic aspects of cosmetic research has grown exponentially during the past decade. Herbal Principles in Cosmetics: Properties and Mechanisms of Action critically examines the botanical, ethnopharmacological, phytoc...Lasīt vairāk
