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Record Nr.

UNINA9910346673403321

Autore

Sung Ping-Jyun

Titolo

Development and Application of Herbal Medicine from Marine Origin / Ping-Jyun Sung, Chih-Chuang Liaw, Tsong-Long Hwang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2019

Basel, Switzerland : , : MDPI, , 2019

ISBN

9783039212224

3039212222

Descrizione fisica

1 electronic resource (140 p.)

Disciplina

615.3/21

Soggetti

Herbs - Therapeutic use

Marine pharmacology

Marine algae - Therapeutic use

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Marine herbal medicine generally refers to the use of marine plants as original materials to develop crude drugs, or for other medical purposes. The term 'marine plants' usually denotes macroalgae grown between intertidal and subintertidal zones, including Chlorophyta, Phaeophyta, and Rhodophyta. Considerable progress has been made in the field of biomedical research into marine microalgae and microorganisms in the past decade. As the most important source of fundamental products in the world, marine plants have a very important role in biomedical research. Furthermore, worldwide studies have consistently demonstrated that many crude drugs derived from marine plants contain novel ingredients that may benefit health or can be used in the treatment of diseases; some have been developed into health foods, and some even into drugs. It is expected that there are many substances of marine plant origin that will have medical applications in terms of improving human health and are awaiting discovery.<false,>In this Special Issue, entitled "Development and Application of Herbal Medicine of Marine Origin", we will provide a platform for researchers to publish biomedical studies on substances of



marine plant origin. We welcome submissions from scientists and academics from across the world.