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      • Trusted Partner
        May 2021

        The Constituents of Medicinal Plants

        by Andrew Pengelly

        A classic in the literature of herbal medicine, this book explains in simple terms the commonly occurring chemical constituents of medicinal plants, and how these react with the human body. The major classes of plant constituents, such as phenols, terpenes and polysaccharides, are described both in terms of their chemical structures and their pharmacological activities.The last 20 years has seen huge growth in research output in phytochemistry, and this edition has been thoroughly revised to incorporate up-to-date research. It contains a new chapter on resins and cannabinoids, and additional content on macrocarpals, essential oil chemotypes, mushroom polysaccharides, phytochemical synergy, and toxicology of phytochemicals.Features include:· Over 200 diagrams of chemical structures· Coverage of energetics, synergism and the emerging field of network pharmacology· New content on seaweeds and fungi, and polyphenol-rich foods· References to primary research literature in pharmacy, pharmacology, chemistry, plant biology, molecular biology, integrative medicine and many other disciplinesWritten by an experienced herbal practitioner, The Constituents of Medicinal Plants has become a standard textbook for courses on plant-based medicine. It is also an essential desktop reference for health practitioners, lecturers, researchers, producers, and anyone with an interest in how medicinal herbs work. Table of contents 1: Introduction to Phytochemistry 2: Phenols 3: Polyphenols – tannins and flavonoids 4: Glycosides 5: Terpenes 6: Triterpenoids and saponins 7: Resins and cannabinoids 8: Essential oils 9: Polysaccharides 10: Alkaloids 11: Plant lipids and alklylamides

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        Botany & plant sciences
        November 2008

        Botanical Medicine in Clinical Practice

        by Edited by Ronald Watson, Victor R Preedy

        The potential benefits of plants and plant extracts in the treatment and possible prevention of many leading health concerns are becoming more widely recognised within the medicinal community. This major comprehensive reference work contains contributions from more than 80 clinical and academic experts in the field, covering a range of plant products and their uses, divided into sections on topics such as treatments of cardiovascular diseases and cancer. The book covers the safety and efficacy of botanical treatments and there is also a chapter analysing the possible interactions of herbal remedies with prescription drugs. This is the most up-to-date text on the latest research findings from all over the world and will be an essential resource.

      • Trusted Partner
        2022

        Pharmacology for Midwives

        Principles, theory and practice

        by Dr. Philipp Kircher, Elisabeth Remplik and Dr. Peter Killian

        Midwives use drugs on their own authority, or guide and support pregnant and breastfeeding women in their therapy. At the same time, the giving of drugs during pregnancy and lactation frequently entails a balancing act between medical need and experience on the one hand and often the absence of studies with evidence of harmlessness and safety on the other. Anyone who wants to make the correct decisions and deal responsibly with this dilemma can only do so on the basis of solid knowledge. This new reference book provides ideal preparation and imparts the necessary information: - General advice on the handling of drugs and the principles of pharmacology - Description of common drug substances and particular aspects of their use in pregnancy, childbirth and lactation - Treatment options from complementary medicine and phytotherapy - Advice about correct diet The clear and concise presentation of facts as well as numerous illustrations make it easier to understand and grasp the content. Text boxes highlight important elements or refer the reader to interesting additional information: The textbook and reference work for students, practical training and everyday work!

      • Trusted Partner
        September 2018

        Pocket color picture book for field identification of Chinese herbal medicine

        by Wang Yiqi, Wang Rongbing

        This book selects 300 kinds of commonly used Chinese herbal medicines. Each kind of Chinese herbal medicine is described according to the common name, alias, origin, origin, original form, collection and processing, sexual taste function, usage and dosage, and commonly used prescriptions. It is equipped with exquisite color pictures of the original medicine, indicating the key points of identification. At the end of the book, there are also drug name index and disease prescription index, which is convenient for readers to search quickly.

      • Trusted Partner
        2020

        Veterinary Diseases and their Treatment

        Dogs, cats, horses, pigs, cattle

        by Dr. Wolfgang Daubenmerkl

        Flea dermatitis in dogs, runny noses in cats, colic in horses – when our four-legged friends suffer, the owners suffer with them and want to find the best possible treatment. Alongside conventional medicine, natural remedies and homoeopathic treatments also offer opportunities for treating animals – but which of them have proved effective? An experienced veterinarian and alternative practitioner draws on his wealth of knowledge and explains ■ Typical clinical pictures with causes, symptoms and their diagnosis ■ Tried and tested proposed treatments from conventional medicine, homoeopathy, phytotherapy and other procedures ■ Basic principles, such as structure and function of organs, nerve and hormone systems, blood circulation Here the reader can quickly find the most effective method of treatment!

      • Trusted Partner
        Medicine

        Illustrated Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicine

        by Huang Luqi

        This two-volume book features 889 carefully selected Chinese herbs, providing detailed information on each herb's source, morphology, habitat distribution, harvesting and processing, medicinal properties, pharmacological effects, flavors and meridians, therapeutic functions, dosages, and usage. The hand-drawn illustrations are exceptionally beautiful and realistic. An index organized by stroke order is included for easy reference.

      • Trusted Partner
        2024

        Complementary Medicine

        Advice recommendations for self-medication

        by M. Schlenk, G. Bauer, H. Blaschke, B. Emde, Dr. M. Glöckler,M. Müller-Frahling and N. Schlesinger

        Diversity in consultations Self-medication offers a wide range of therapy options that can be used in a targeted manner. This volume contains therapy recommendations for a specific clinical picture from the areas of - Phytotherapy - Homeopathy (single and complex remedies) - Anthroposophic medicine - Aromatherapy - Schuessler salts - Spagyrics - Bach flower therapy as well as recommendations on food supplements and the microbiome. For over 100 self-medication indications, suggested preparations for all the above-mentioned therapeutic approaches have been compiled in a compact, pocket-sized format. The 3rd edition has been greatly expanded and updated to include advice options. The highlight: In addition to the recommendations from complementary medicine, the reader is also always told how to treat according to the allopathic approach. This guarantees that users will always find the right medicine for the purpose.

      • Health & Personal Development
        March 1905

        Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants

        by A. R. Harding

        This book is made up largely from the experiences of hunters and trappers who have dug "seng" and "seal" and who know much of their peculiarities, and scores are now successful growers.In adidtion to Ginseng and Golden Seal nearly 50 other medicinal plants are described--habits, range, price, uses, etc.

      • Trusted Partner
        2021

        Lexicon of Medicinal Plants

        by Prof. Dr. Dietrich Frohne (†), in collaboration with Prof. Dr. Birgit Classen

        Indian mulberry, St. John’s wort, Hawaiian baby woodrose – whether disputed wonder drug, traditional medicinal plant or unknown exotic plant – the Lexicon of Medicinal Plants can always be relied upon. The lexical and classic knowledge about the individual medicinal plants – such as family, origin, use, effect and constituents – garnered over decades and peppered with particular anecdotes on the herbal drugs, can be regarded as unique and largely timeless. At the repeated request of readers, this reference work has therefore been reissued in book form, with its contents largely unchanged but with misprints corrected and its layout modernised. A wealth of experience that even in the fast-moving digital world preserves traditional knowledge.

      • Trusted Partner
        February 2020

        Stories of Chinese Traditional Medicine

        by YAO Qin TANG Xiaochun

        For the purpose of spreading the culture of herbal medicine, imparting knowledge and demonstrating Chinese art, 30 stories related to Chinese traditional medicine are selected in this animation. Each story tells the audience the originality of medicines and the meanings handed down to this day.

      • Trusted Partner
        Medicine

        Learning Chinese Medicine from Zero-basis

        by Ma Kexun

        20 lessons to learn the fundamentals of Chinese medicine. This book introduces the basic concepts of Chinese medicine (Yin-Yang, five elements, zang-fu organs, qi and blood), as well as its etiology (six climatic exopathogens, five pathogens, diet and emotions) and therapies (herbal medicine, formulas and moxibustion) in the form of 20 lessons. Each lesson discusses a topic, with notes, illustrations, diagrams and cases interspersed, making Chines medicine interesting and identifiable, so even readers without any Chinese medicine background can easily understand it. This book also consists of a column called best recited classics of Chinese medicine, which are excerpted from original classics like Yellow Emperor’s Canon, and Compendium of Materia Medica so that readers can feel the deep-seated cultural deposits of Chinese medicine.

      • Trusted Partner
        Medicine

        The efficacy of Chinese medicine"fast memory" color version

        by Wu Zhongchao

        More than 400 kinds of Chinese herbal medicine, each with a finished product picture and with its sexual flavour, deridian and indications, so that you clearly understand their properties and efficacy.       Many kinds of traditional Chinese medicine memory methods, such as singing formula, grouping and so on, comparison of different points of efficacy of similar traditional Chinese Medicine , Rapid review of the efficacy of key Chinese Medicine, also audio assistant is provided to help you remember effectively and quickly.

      • Trusted Partner
        Medicine

        Illustrated Classic of the Shennong Ben Cao Jing

        by Zhang Wei

        This book is a meticulously curated and illustrated compilation based on the “Shennong Ben Cao Jing.” It categorizes herbs into superior, medium, and inferior grades, detailing each herb's name, original text, annotations, translations, sources, uses, and medicinal formulas. The precise descriptions are complemented by vivid full-color hand-drawn illustrations, providing a clear overview of early Chinese clinical herbal medicine practices. This book serves as a valuable reference for the study of traditional Chinese medicine.

      • Trusted Partner
        Botany & plant sciences
        February 2004

        Constituents of Medicinal Plants

        An Introduction to the Chemistry and Therapeutics of Herbal Medicine

        by Andrew Pengelly

        During recent years herbal medicine has become an increasingly scientifically based system of healing. Due to demands from both the public and medical establishments, studies leading to the scientific explanation of plant therapeutic capabilities are allowing this practice to gain increasing credibility and acceptance within the medical community.This book provides an introduction to the complex area of plant constituents and the therapeutic activities associated with them.

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        Microbiology (non-medical)
        January 1956

        Revision of the British Helotiaceae in the Herbarium of the Royal Botanic Gardens, with notes on related European Species

        by Maryann Wells, STYLUS PUB LLC

        mycological paper on a revision of the British Heloticeae in the Herbarium of the Royal Botanic Gardens (including some notes on related European species)

      • Trusted Partner
        Geography & the Environment
        March 2022

        Plants for Soil Regeneration

        An Illustrated Guide

        by Sally Pinhey, Margaret Tebbs

        This book is a comprehensive, beautifully illustrated colour guide to the plants which farmers, growers and gardeners can use to improve soil structure and restore fertility without the use and expense of agrichemicals. Information based on the latest research is given on how to use soil conditioning plants to avoid soil degradation, restore soil quality and help clean polluted land. There are 11 chapters: 1 to 6 cover soil health, nitrogen fixation, green manures and herbal leys, bacteria and other microorganisms, phytoremediators and soil mycorrhiza (plant-fungal symbiosis). Chapter 7 has plant illustrations, with climate range and soil types, along with their soil conditioning properties and each plant is presented with a comprehensive description opposite a detailed illustration, in full colour. Chapters 8 to 10 examine soil stabilisers, weeds and invasive plants, and hedges and trees and the final chapter, contains 5 case studies with the most recent data, followed by an appendix and glossary. The book allows the reader to identify the plants they need quickly and find the information necessary to begin implementation of soil regeneration.

      • Trusted Partner
        November 2023

        Herbal Medicine

        by Fintelmann

      • Trusted Partner
        2020

        Anthroposophic Medicine

        Medicinal therapy for 350 disease pictures

        by Edited by Dr. Matthias Girke,Dr. Michaela Glöckler and Georg Soldner

        100 years after it was founded in Switzerland, anthroposophic medicine is nowadays an approach to treatment that is used worldwide. In this jubilee edition, 39 general practitioners and specialists experienced in anthroposophic therapy describe 350 disease pictures and their medicinal treatment – including Covid-19 – in understandable therapeutic concepts.

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