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UNINA9910877064903321 |
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Titolo |
Ethnobotany and the search for new drugs / / [G.T. Prance, Derek J. Chadwick (organizer), and Joan Marsh] |
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Chichester ; ; New York, : J. Wiley, 1994 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-34790-X |
9786612347900 |
0-470-51463-9 |
0-470-51464-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (292 p.) |
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Collana |
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Ciba Foundation symposium ; ; 185 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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PranceGhillean T. <1937-> |
ChadwickDerek |
MarshJoan |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Materia medica, Vegetable |
Ethnobotany |
Medicinal plants |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"Symposium on Ethnobotany and the Search for New Drugs, held at the Hotel Praia Centro, Fortaleza, Brazil, 30 November-2 December 1993"--P. v. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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; |
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