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Record Nr.

UNINA9910877064903321

Titolo

Ethnobotany and the search for new drugs / / [G.T. Prance, Derek J. Chadwick (organizer), and Joan Marsh]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester ; ; New York, : J. Wiley, 1994

ISBN

1-282-34790-X

9786612347900

0-470-51463-9

0-470-51464-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (292 p.)

Collana

Ciba Foundation symposium ; ; 185

Altri autori (Persone)

PranceGhillean T. <1937->

ChadwickDerek

MarshJoan

Disciplina

615/.32

Soggetti

Materia medica, Vegetable

Ethnobotany

Medicinal plants

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Symposium on Ethnobotany and the Search for New Drugs, held at the Hotel Praia Centro, Fortaleza, Brazil, 30 November-2 December 1993"--P. v.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

ETHNOBOTANY AND THE SEARCH FOR NEW DRUGS; Contents; Introduction; Ethnobotany, drug development and biodiversity conservation-exploring the linkages; The ethnobotanical approach to drug discovery: strengths and limitations; Ethnopharmacology and drug development; Basic, quantitative and experimental research phases of future ethnobotany with reference to the medicinal plants of South America; Ethnopharmacological search for antiviral compounds: treatment of gastrointestinal disorders by Kayapo medical specialists; Natural product chemistry in north-eastern Brazil

Amazonian ethnobotany and the search for new drugsAfrican medicinal plants in the search for new drugs based on ethnobotanical leads; Two decades of Mexican ethnobotany and research on plant-derived drugs; Ethnobotany and research on medicinal plants in India; Ethnopharmacological investigation of Chinese medicinal plants;



Ethnobotany and drug discovery: the experience of the US National Cancer Institute; From shaman to human clinical trials: the role of industry in ethnobotany, conservation and community reciprocity; Ethnobotany and intellectual property rights

Conservation and ethnobotanical explorationAnthropological issues in medical ethnobotany; Conclusions; Index of contributors; Subject index

Sommario/riassunto

A compilation of articles by prominent experts in their respective fields on compensation for and collaboration with indigenous people in regard to their knowledge and provision of rare plants which are used for some of the most potent drugs in Western medicine.