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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780654603321

Autore

Li Thomas S. C.

Titolo

Chinese and related North American herbs : phytopharmacology and therapeutic values / / Thomas S.C. Li

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, , 2009

ISBN

0-429-13981-0

1-282-33623-1

9786612336232

1-4200-9416-5

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (720 p.)

Disciplina

615/.321

Soggetti

Materia medica, Vegetable - North America

Materia medica, Vegetable - China

Medicine, Chinese

Herbs - Therapeutic use

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front cover; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Chapter 1. Chinese Medicinal Herbs: Phytopharmacology and Therapeutic Values; Chapter 2. Phyletic Relationships between Chinese and Western Medicinal Herbs; References; Appendix 1: Chinese and Scientific Names of Chinese Medicinal Herbs; Appendix 2: Major Chemical Components and Their Sources in Chinese Medicinal Herbs; Appendix 3: Major Chemical Components and Their Sources in Related North American Medicinal Herbs; Index; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

Hailed as a seminal work and considered the most complete compendium of Chinese herbs available, the first edition of Chinese and Related North American Herbs: Phytopharmacology and Therapeutic Values brought new and hard to find information into a single, well-referenced resource. With the addition of 130 herbs and 100 new references, the second edition provides a basic understanding of the science behind Chinese herbal preparations.Using the same format that made the first edition so popular, author Thomas Li provides a seamless integration of topics drawn f