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Autore |
Hanson Bryan Abbott <1959-, > |
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Titolo |
Understanding medicinal plants : their chemistry and therapeutic action / / Bryan Hanson |
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New York : , : Haworth Herbal Press, , 2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-136-61486-9 |
1-283-96463-5 |
0-203-47949-1 |
1-136-61487-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (319 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Materia medica, Vegetable |
Medicinal plants |
Botanical chemistry |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Interpreting the symbolism of chemical structures, or, finding your way around a molecule -- The origins of bonding and molecular properties -- A structural lexicon of medicinally important chemical families found in plants -- Chemical behavior and its application to medicinal molecules -- Drug delivery and action -- Case studies of selected plant drugs. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Learn how medicinal plants work from the chemical level upwardUnderstanding Medicinal Plants: Their Chemistry and Therapeutic Action is designed to teach the chemical concepts necessary to understand the actions of medicinal plants to people who are intimidated by chemistry. This beautifully illustrated, accessibly written guide explores the molecules of medicinal plants and the pharmacology behind their actions on the human body. The book will be valuable to non-science majors, biology majors, interested scientists of different disciplines, and practitioners and students of herbal |
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