Medicinal plants of China and its neighborhood: bioresources for tomorrow's drugs and cosmetics

Asian medicinal plants show great promise in pharmaceutical and cosmetological development. Researchers engaged in the discovery of new leads in these areas need robust conceptual tools and understanding of interrelated basics of botany, ethnobotany, biomolecular pharmacology, phytochemistry, and medicinal chemistry to guide their investigations. Medicinal Plants of China, Korea, and Japan: Bioresources for TomorrowOCOs Drugs and Cosmetics explores the fundamental science and demonstrates the compelling potential of these versatile plants, providing an essential resource to stimulate and guide focused inquiry. It is essential that researchers appreciate the chemotaxonomical statuses of these plants, so chapters are arranged according to the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group system of plant taxonomy. The book discusses the history, synonymy, habitat, description, traditional uses, and pharmacochemistry of each plant. Detailed photographs and hand-made botanical plates enable quick and reliable identification of each plant species. Critical analyses of peer-reviewed articles provide the basis for Bioresource sections in each chapter wherein readers are advised, engaged, and guided towards exciting pharmaceutical and cosmetological research proposals. Also included are indexes of botanical terms, pharmacological terms, natural products, and local names. Detailing 200 medicinal plant species carefully selected for their novelty and pharmacological and cosmetological importance, this volume provides a firm starting point for anyone looking forward to unlocking the potential of Asian medicinal plants. In addition, this invaluable book identifies numerous patentable leads. Front Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 7 Chemical Structures......Page 11 Foreword......Page 15 Preface......Page 17 Author......Page 19 Chapter 1 - Superorder Austrobaileyanae (Croizat) Doweld ex M.W. Chase & Reveal, 2009......Page 21 Chapter 2 - Superorder Magnolianae Takht., 1967......Page 27 Chapter 3 - Superorder Lilianae Takht., 1967......Page 43 Chapter 4 - Superorder Ranunculanae Takht. ex Reveal, 1992......Page 211 Chapter 5 - Superorder Rosanae Takht., 1967......Page 235 Chapter 6 - Superorder Saxifraganae Reveal, 1994......Page 275 Chapter 7 - Superorder Santalanae Thorne ex Reveal, 1992......Page 279 Chapter 8 - Superorder Caryophyllanae Takht., 1967......Page 295 Chapter 9 - Superorder Asteranae Takht., 1967......Page 317 Back Cover......Page 419