Download or read book Hypericum written by Edzard Ernst and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2003-01-23 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum) is one of the best-selling herbal medicines in the world. For that reason, research into all aspects of St. John's wort continues to intensify. Hypericum: The Genus Hypericum summarizes the current knowledge on a wide range of issues, such as botany, plant infections, cultivation, manufacturing, standardization, quality control, biochemistry, pharmacology and clinical application. This landmark book tackles issues not previously addressed, such as selection of the pharmacologically active compounds, application for severe depression, mechanisms of action, long-term effects and risks, marketing issues (dietary supplements or drugs), and comparison to synthetic drugs for the same indications. Containing many updated references, Hypericum will be of immense value to those involved in industry and academia alike, including researchers, producers, processors, importers and end users.
Download or read book Hypericum Depression written by Harold H. Bloomfield and published by Constable. This book was released on 1998 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides information about the plant hypericum, Nature's Prozac, also known as St John's Wort, which has been medically proven to be the natural way to treat depression. Studies have shown hypericum to be as effective as prescription antidepressants and to have fewer side effects.
Download or read book Evolutionary Herbalism written by Sajah Popham and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introducing a groundbreaking, holistic approach to the practice and philosophy of herbal healing for the body, spirit, and soul. The first-ever herbalism guide to integrate herbal, medical, and esoteric traditions from around the globe—including astrology, Ayurveda, and alchemy—into one cohesive model. Sajah Popham presents an innovative approach to herbalism that considers the holistic relationship among plants, humans, and the underlying archetypal patterns in Nature. Organized in 5 parts, this work explores a unique integration of clinical herbalism, Ayurveda, medical astrology, spagyric alchemy, and medical and esoteric traditions from across the world into a truly holistic system of plant medicine. A balance of the heart and the mind, and the science and spirit of people and plants, Evolutionary Herbalism provides a holistic context for how plants can be used for transformational levels of healing for the body, spirit, and soul. For both the student herbalist and experienced practitioner, Popham’s original perspectives guide readers to a more intimate, synergistic, and intuitive relationship with the plant kingdom, people, and Nature as a whole.
Download or read book St John s Wort and its Active Principles in Depression and Anxiety written by Walter E. Müller and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2005-02-17 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hypericum extract preparations are used extensively in many countries to treat mildly to moderately depressed patients. While this was based previously on traditional experience, extensive research over the last 10 years has given a broad preclinical and clinical basis to justify the use of Hypericum as an antidepressant. This book reviews the available data related to the biochemical, functional, and behavioural pharmacology of Hypericum and its active constituents. The clinical chapters overview the evidenced basis for its use as an antidepressant, initial data in anxiety and somatoform disorders, and the site effect profile of Hypericum and its possible relevant drug interactions. The known pharmacokinetics of the relevant constituents and the biopharmaceutical quality of commercially available Hypericum preparations are also discussed.
Download or read book The Gardener s Dictionary Containing the Methods of Cultivating the Garden Conservatory and Vineyard Abridg d from the Folio Edition Etc written by Philip Miller and published by . This book was released on 1740 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Antidepressants Past Present and Future written by Renato D. Alarcón and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2004-02-19 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With contribution by numerous experts
Download or read book List of Pteridophyta and Spermatophyta Growing Without Cultivation in Northeastern North America written by American Association for the Advancement of Science. Botanical Club and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book List of Pteridophyta and Spermatophyta Growing Without Cultivation in Northeastern North America written by Torrey Botanical Club and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club written by Torrey Botanical Club and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Medicinal Plants in Asia and Pacific for Parasitic Infections written by Christophe Wiart and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medicinal Plants in Asia and Pacific for Parasitic Infections: Botany, Ethnopharmacology, Molecular Basis, and Future Prospect offers an in-depth view into antiprotozoal pharmacology of natural products from medicinal plants in Asia with an emphasis on their molecular basis, cellular pathways, and cellular targets. This book provides scientific names, botanical classifications, botanical description, medicinal uses, chemical constituents and antiprotozoal activity of more than 100 Asian medicinal plants, with high quality original botanical plates, chemical structures, and pharmacological diagrams and lists hundreds of carefully selected references. It also examines the pharmacological and medicinal applications of Asian medicinal plants especially in drug development for protozoan prevention and treatment. Medicinal Plants in Asia and Pacific for Parasitic Infections is a research tool and resource for the discovery of leads for the treatment of protozoal diseases based on interrelated botanical, biochemical, ethnopharmacological, phylogenetic, pharmacological, and chemical information. - A critical reference for any researcher involved in the discovery of leads for the treatment of antiprotozoal leads From Asian medicinal plants - Written by an expert in the field, this truly unique text fills an important niche do to the increasing global interest in botanical drugs - Provide scientific names, botanical classification, botanical description, medicinal uses, chemical constituents and pharmacological activity of more than 100 Asian plants
Download or read book United States Plant Patents written by United States. Patent and Trademark Office and published by . This book was released on 2000-10-17 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Flowering Plants Eudicots written by Klaus Kubitzki and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-04-24 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume treatments are offered for 52 families containing 432 genera belonging to 13 eudicot orders, many of which have recently been newly designed; four families remain unassigned to order. Emphasis is on the early-diverging eudicots and basal core eudicots. The wealth of information contained in this volume will make it an important source of reference for both the scholar and the practitioner in the fields of pure and applied plant sciences.
Download or read book CRC Ethnobotany Desk Reference written by Tim Johnson and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-07-23 with total page 1212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The CRC Ethnobotany Desk Reference contains almost 30,000 concise ethnobotanical monographs of plant species characteristics and an inventory of claimed attributes and historical uses by cultures throughout the world-the most ambitious attempt to date to inventory plants on a global scale and match botanical information with historical and current uses.To obtain the same information about any species listed, you would have to thumb through hundreds of herbal guides, ethnobotanical manuals, and regional field guides. Sources for this index include the three largest U.S. Government ethnobotany databases, the U.S. National Park Service NPFlora plant inventory lists, and 18 leading works on the subject.
Download or read book Applications of Plant Metabolic Engineering written by R. Verpoorte and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-07-28 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by leading international experts in the field of plant metabolic engineering, this book discusses how the technology can be applied. Applications resulting from metabolic engineering are expected to play a very important role in the future of plant breeding: for example, in the fields of improved resistance or improved traits concerning health promoting constituents, as well as in the production of fine chemicals such as medicines, flavors and fragrances.
Download or read book New England Wild Flower Society s Flora Novae Angliae written by Arthur Haines and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2011-11-08 with total page 1010 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An indispensable, fully updated guide for everyone interested in identifying, studying, or conserving the flora of New England This comprehensive manual offers accurate, up-to-date, and clear information for identifying New England's remarkable array of tracheophytes (vascular plants, excluding mosses). With fully researched entries on some 3,500 native and nonnative species, the book is the first in decades to provide a complete and correct botanical reference for the region's noncultivated plants. The volume includes many new species not documented in New England before, while also excluding many species that have erroneously appeared in earlier manuals. Focusing on the taxonomy and distribution of New England plants, the manual is largely dedicated to identification keys and to species entries that provide scientific name, origin, regional conservation ranking, common name, synonyms, distribution, ecology, and other miscellaneous items of interest. Nearly one-third of the entries are accompanied by helpful black-and-white line illustrations. Additional special features: Precise distribution information, accurate to the state level Details on unusual plant groups not included in other sources Reliable and versatile keys for identification Tips on recognizing hybrid plants in the field A companion interactive teaching Web site (under development) Comprehensive glossary
Download or read book A General Natural History Or New and Accurate Descriptions of the Animals Vegetables and Minerals of the Different Parts of the World with Their Virtues and Uses as Far as Hitherto Certainly Known in Medicine and Mechanics Illustrated by a General Review of the Knowledge of the Ancients and the Discoveries and Improvements of Later Ages in These Studies Including the History of the Materia Medica Pictoria and Tinctoria of the Present and Earlier Ages written by John Hill (British apothecary and naturalist; author of many compilations dealing with horticulture, botany or medicine) and published by . This book was released on 1751 with total page 724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
