American Herbal Pharmacopoeia : Botanical Pharmacognosy - Microscopic Characterization of Botanical Medicines.

Winner of the James A. Duke Award for Excellence in Botanical Literature Award from the American Botanical CouncilCompiled by the American Herbal Pharmacopoeia®, this volume addresses the lack of authoritative microscopic descriptions of those medicinal plant species currently in trade. It includes an atlas providing detailed text and graphic descriptions of more than 140 medicinal plant species and their adulterants. Designed to meet the needs of the herbal products industry, regulatory agencies, and academic researchers, the book covers plant anatomy at a level appropriate for the pharmacogn. Read more... Contents 10 Foreword 16 Foreword 18 Preface 20 Acknowledgments 22 About the Editors, Authors, and Associates 26 About the American Herbal Pharmacopoeia 30 AHP Botanical Microscopy Sponsors 34 About Microscopic Characterization of Botanical Medicines 36 Introduction 38 Section 1. Introduction to Botanical Microscopy 48 Chapter 1. Classical Botanical Pharmacognosy 50 Chapter 2. What’s in a Name? Nomenclature of Botanical Materials 78 Chapter 3. To Be or Not To Be? A Focus on Botanical Adulteration 90 Chapter 4. Microscopy for Identification of Botanical Raw Materials 104 Chapter 5. Setting Up a Microscopy Lab 122 Chapter 6. Major Plant Groups 140 Chapter 7. Structures of the Primary Plant Body and Basic Plant Anatomy 150 Chapter 8. Diagnostic Characteristics of Tissues 176 Chapter 9. Organization of Tissues in Medicinal Plant Parts 204 Chapter 10. Preparation of Samples for Microscopic Analysis 226 Section 2. Botanical Microscopy Atlas 254 Glossary of Botanical Microscopy Terminology 768 References and Bibliography 780 Back cover 782 Front cover Contents Foreword Foreword Preface Acknowledgments About the Editors, Authors, and Associates About the American Herbal Pharmacopoeia AHP Botanical Microscopy Sponsors About Microscopic Characterization of Botanical Medicines Introduction Section 1. Introduction to Botanical Microscopy Chapter 1. Classical Botanical Pharmacognosy Chapter 2. What's in a Name? Nomenclature of Botanical Materials Chapter 3. To Be or Not To Be? A Focus on Botanical Adulteration Chapter 4. Microscopy for Identification of Botanical Raw Materials Chapter 5. Setting Up a Microscopy Lab. Chapter 6. Major Plant GroupsChapter 7. Structures of the Primary Plant Body and Basic Plant Anatomy Chapter 8. Diagnostic Characteristics of Tissues Chapter 9. Organization of Tissues in Medicinal Plant Parts Chapter 10. Preparation of Samples for Microscopic Analysis Section 2. Botanical Microscopy Atlas Glossary of Botanical Microscopy Terminology References and Bibliography Back cover.