LEADER 03281nam 2200577 450 001 9910464670903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-19-987398-4 035 $a(CKB)3710000000072862 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH24244634 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001038523 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12439186 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001038523 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11050513 035 $a(PQKB)10813386 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC968008 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL968008 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10816644 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL550691 035 $a(OCoLC)865508234 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000072862 100 $a20131221d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLet thy food be thy medicine $eplants and modern medicine /$fKathleen Hefferon 210 1$aNew York :$cOxford University Press,$d2012. 210 4$dİ2012 215 $a1 online resource (194 p. ) $cill., maps 300 $aFormerly CIP.$5Uk 311 $a0-19-987397-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 8 $aHefferon addresses the myths and popular beliefs surrounding the application of plants in human health, revealing both their truths and inaccuracies, and provides an overview of the technologies scientists are using to further their research.$bAre herbal medicines effective? Are organic foods really better for you? Will the cure to cancer eventually come from a newly discovered plant which dwells in the Amazon basin? Will medicines ever become affordable and available to the neediest? How will we produce enough food to keep up with an ever-increasing world population? Written with these issues in mind, Let Thy Food Be Thy Medicine is a response to the current flood of conflicting information regarding the use ofplants for both consumption and medicinal purposes. Kathleen Hefferon addresses the myths and popular beliefs surrounding the application of plants in human health, revealing both their truths and inaccuracies, and provides an overview of the technologies scientists are using to further their research.The book covers herbal medicines, functional and biofortified foods, plants and antibiotics, edible vaccines, and organic versus genetically modified foods, discussing each from a scientific standpoint. It these topics together for the first time, providing a much-needed overview of plants as medicine. Intended for scientists and professionals in related disciplines as well as the interested reader educated in the sciences, this book will confront claims made in the media with science andscientific analysis, providing readers with enough background to allow them to make their own judgments. 606 $aMateria medica, Vegetable 606 $aHerbs$xTherapeutic use 606 $aEthnobotany 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMateria medica, Vegetable. 615 0$aHerbs$xTherapeutic use. 615 0$aEthnobotany. 676 $a615.3/21 700 $aHefferon$b Kathleen$0975648 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910464670903321 996 $aLet thy food be thy medicine$92221622 997 $aUNINA