Full Description
Ivan Ross takes advantage of the significant growth in the amount of new data available to update and expand his much acclaimed Medicinal Plants of the World: Chemical Constituents, Traditional and Modern Medicinal Uses. This second edition exhaustively compiles new clinical research and references twenty-six of the most widely used medicinal plants in the world, including Allium sativum, Mangifera indica, Punica granatum;, Momoridica charantia, Mucuna pruriens; Arbus precatorius; Moringa pterysgosperma, Phyllanthus niruri, and Jatrpha curcas.
Contents
Nomenclature and Descriptive Terminology
Compound Leaves
Leaf Shapes
Leaf Margins
Leaf Tips
Leaf Bases
Attachment to Stem
Leaf Surfaces
Types of Inflorescence
Dry Fruits
Fleshy Fruits
Abbreviations and Chemical Constituents
Abrus precatorius
Common Names
Botanical Description
Origin and Distribution
Traditional Medical Uses
Chemical Constituents
Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials
References
Allium sativum
Common Names
Botanical Description
Origin and Distribution
Traditional Medical Uses
Chemical Constituents
Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials
References
Aloe vera
Common Names
Botanical Description
Origin and Distribution
Traditional Medical Uses
Chemical Constituents
Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials
References
Annona muricata
Common Names
Botanical Description
Origin and Distribution
Traditional Medical Uses
Chemical Constituents
Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials
References
Carica papaya
Common Names
Botanical Description
Origin and Distribution
Traditional Medical Uses
Chemical Constituents
Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials
References
Cassia alata
Common Names
Botanical Description
Origin and Distribution
Traditional Medical Uses
Chemical Constituents
Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials
References
Catharanthus roseus
Common Names
Botanical Description
Origin and Distribution
Traditional Medical Uses
Chemical Constituents
Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials
References
Cymbopogon citratus
Common Names
Botanical Description
Origin and Distribution
Traditional Medical Uses
Chemical Constituents
Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials
References
Cyperus rotundus
Common Names
Botanical Description
Origin and Distribution
Traditional Medical Uses
Chemical Constituents
Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials
References
Curcuma longa
Common Names
Botanical Description
Origin and Distribution
Traditional Medical Uses
Chemical Constituents
Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials
References
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Common Names
Botanical Description
Origin and Distribution
Traditional Medical Uses
Chemical Constituents
Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials
References
Hibiscus sabdariffa
Common Names
Botanical Description
Origin and Distribution
Traditional Medical Uses
Chemical Constituents
Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials
References
Jatropha curcas
Common Names
Botanical Description
Origin and Distribution
Traditional Medical Uses
Chemical Constituents
Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials
References
Lantana camara
Common Names
Botanical Description
Origin and Distribution
Traditional Medical Uses
Chemical Constituents
Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials
References
Macuna pruriens
Common Names
Botanical Description
Origin and Distribution
Traditional Medical Uses
Chemical Constituents
Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials
References
Mangifera indica
Common Names
Botanical Description
Origin and Distribution
Traditional Medical Uses
Chemical Constituents
Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials
References
Manihot esculenta
Common Names
Botanical Description
Origin and Distribution
Traditional Medical Uses
Chemical Constituents
Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials
References
Momordica charantia
Common Names
Botanical Description
Origin and Distribution
Traditional Medical Uses
Chemical Constituents
Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials
References
Moringa pterygosperma
Common Names
Botanical Description
Origin and Distribution
Traditional Medical Uses
Chemical Constituents
Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials
References
Persea americana
Common Names
Botanical Description
Origin and Distribution
Traditional Medical Uses
Chemical Constituents
Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials
References
Phyllanthus niruri
Common Names
Botanical Description
Origin and Distribution
Traditional Medical Uses
Chemical Constituents
Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials
References
Portulaca oleracea
Common Names
Botanical Description
Origin and Distribution
Traditional Medical Uses
Chemical Constituents
Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials
References
Psidium guajava
Common Names
Botanical Description
Origin and Distribution
Traditional Medical Uses
Chemical Constituents
Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials
References
Punica granatum
Common Names
Botanical Description
Origin and Distribution
Traditional Medical Uses
Chemical Constituents
Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials
References
Syzygium cumini
Common Names
Botanical Description
Origin and Distribution
Traditional Medical Uses
Chemical Constituents
Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials
References
Tamarindus indica
Common Names
Botanical Description
Origin and Distribution
Traditional Medical Uses
Chemical Constituents
Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials
References
