Brazilian Medicinal Plants
Brazilian Medicinal Plants

Author: Luzia Valentina Modolo

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2019-11-11

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 1351604813

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The vast and exciting Brazilian flora biodiversity is still underexplored. Several research groups are devoted to the study of the chemical structure richness found in the different Biomes. This volume presents a comprehensive account of the research collated on natural products produced from Brazilian medicinal plants and focuses on various aspects of the field. The authors describe the key natural products and their extracts with emphasis upon sources, an appreciation of these complex molecules and applications in science. Many of the extracts are today associated with important drugs, nutrition products, beverages, perfumes, cosmetics and pigments, and these are highlighted. Key Features: Presents Brazilian biodiversity: its flora, its people, and its research Describes the emergence of natural products research in Brazil Emphasizes the increasing global interests in botanical drugs Aids the international natural product communities to better understand the herbal resources in Brazil Discusses Brazilian legislation to work with native plants

The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs
The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs

Author: Leslie Taylor

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 536

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Rainforests contain an amazing abundance of plant life. What's most exciting is that scientists and researchers have only just begun to uncover the medicinal qualities of these plants, which offer new approaches to health and healing. "The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs is a valuable guide to these herbs and their uses. Detailing more than fifty rainforest botanicals, this book provides preparation instructions, presents the history of the herbs' uses by indigenous peoples, and describes current usage by natural health practitioners throughout the world. Helpful tables provide a quick guide for choosing the most appropriate botanicals for specific ailments. Here is a unique book that offers a blend of ancient and modern knowledge in an accessible reference format.

Duke's Handbook of Medicinal Plants of Latin America
Duke's Handbook of Medicinal Plants of Latin America

Author: James A. Duke

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2008-10-24

Total Pages: 1171

ISBN-13: 1040067328

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Finalist for 2009 The Council on Botanical & Horticultural Libraries Literature Award!A Comprehensive Guide Addressing Safety, Efficacy, and Suitability About a quarter of all the medicines we use come from rainforest plants and more than 1,400 varieties of tropical plants are being investigated as potential cures for cancer. Curare comes from

Florida Ethnobotany
Florida Ethnobotany

Author: Daniel F. Austin

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2004-11-29

Total Pages: 950

ISBN-13: 0203491882

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Winner of the 2005 Klinger Book Award Presented by The Society for Economic Botany. Florida Ethnobotany provides a cross-cultural examination of how the states native plants have been used by its various peoples. This compilation includes common names of plants in their historical sequence, weaving together what was formerly esoteri

CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names
CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names

Author: Umberto Quattrocchi

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 1999-11-17

Total Pages: 738

ISBN-13: 9780849326752

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This volume provides the origins and meanings of the names of genera and species of extant vascular plants, with the genera arranged alphabetically from A to C.