Medicinal plants of the world : chemical constituents, traditional and modern medicinal uses : Volume 3

An extraordinary compendium of information on herbal medicine, Medicinal Plants of the World, Volume 3 comprehensively documents the medicinal value of 16 major plant species widely used around the world in medical formulations. The book's exhaustive summary of available scientific data for the plants provides detailed information on how each plant is used in different countries, describing both traditional therapeutic applications and what is known from its use in clinical trials. A comprehensive bibliography of over 3000 references cites the literature available from a wide range of disciplines. This book offers an unprecedented collection of vital scientific information for pharmacologists, herbal medicine practitioners, drug developers, medicinal chemists, phytochemists, toxicologists, and researchers who want to explore the use of plant materials for medicinal and related purposes.

The botanical and chemical qualities, traditional and modern medicinal use, origin and distribution, pharmacological activities, and clinical trials for 16 plants (and foods) are included in this volume. Coffee, tea, marijuana, coconut, ginger, asafetida, carrots, and tobacco are among the plants featured. The discussion of each plant, with medicinal use summarized by country, is annotated to a full bibliography that follows each chapter. A list of the plants found in the first two volumes and a glossary of terms are provided. Ross, a toxicologist for the US Food and Drug Administration, has worked in agricultural and rural development in his native Guyana. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Theresa A. John

This is a systematic documentation of scientific knowledge on 27 classical medicinal plants that are of perennial importance to healthcare delivery worldwide. The editor has neatly merged diffuse knowledge from a complex field to provide an education resource pertinent to researchers, drug developers, and pharmaceutical and clinical services. In its simplicity, the book is useful to lay persons and students. Experts and researchers may find it a useful reference. The editor also intends it for clinicians, though it is not a proper pharmacopoeia or clinician's reference because of its scope (27 plants) and limited provision of available dosages, methods, efficacy, and clinical experience. The editor expertly covers relevant cultural backgrounds, global human experience, and up-to-date scientific research on the medicinal plants discussed. The compilation of chemical constituents, selected traditional usages, and experimentation data form valuable literature with the cross reference of common names and the biography can be a uniting factor for researchers. This book is well prepared and well produced. In terms of approach, it is an advancement on some formerly popular books such as Lewis and Elvin-Lewis' Medical Botany: Plants Affecting Man's Health (John Wiley & Sons, 1982), because of it foundation on scientific evidence as well as traditional anecdotes. Its merge of global experience makes it more useful to researchers than books limited to particular cultures such as Burkill's, Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa: Families A-D (University Press of Virginia, 1985); Adjanohoun's Traditional Medicine andPharmacopoeia (OAU/STRC, 1991); and Sofowora's Medicinal Plants and Traditional Medicine in Africa (Spectrum, 1993). This is an interesting introduction to the intriguing field of ethnopharmacology and traditional medicine.

Ivan Ross takes advantage of the significant growth in the amount of new data available to update and expand his much acclaimed Medicinal Plants of the World: Chemical Constituents, Traditional and Modern Medicinal Uses, Volume 1. This considerably enhanced second edition contains new research and references on the immunomodulatory activity present in Allium sativum, Mangifera indica, and Punica granatum, the antidiabetic effects of Momoridica charantia and Mucuna pruriens, the antiinflammatory activity found in Mangifera indica and Arbus precatorius, the cholesterol lowering effect of Allium sativum and Moringa pterygosperma, and the antitumor effect of Arbus precatorius and Moringa pterygosperma. There are also important new findings concerning the antiherpes simplex virus activity of Mangifera indica, the anti-Parkinson's activity of Mucuna pruriens, the antiviral activity in Phyllanthus niruri and Jatropha curcas, the hyperthyroid regulation properties of Moringa pterygosperma, and the antioxidant activity of Mangifera indica, Punica granatum, Psidium guajava, and Allium sativum. Allium sativum is highlighted for its treatment of unstable angina pectoris, sickle red blood cell dehydration inhibition, senescence ameliorative, chemoprotective, cardiovascular, antineoplastic, anticarcinogenic, and antiatherogenic effects. This revised and enhanced edition provides details on traditional medicinal uses, chemical constituents, pharmacological activities, clinical trials, color illustrations, Latin names, botanical descriptions, as well as providing an index and extensive bibliographies. Authoritative and exhaustively compiled, Medicinal Plants of the World: Chemical Constituents, Traditional and Modern Medicinal Uses, Volume 1, 2nd Edition offers pharmacists, physicians, medicinal chemists, toxicologists, and phytochemists a universal reference on twenty-six of the most widely used medicinal plants in the world "Continuing in the tradition of the widely acclaimed first volume of Medicinal Plants of the World, Ivan A. Ross now comprehensively documents in Volume 2 the medicinal value of another twenty-four major plant species widely used around the world in medical formulations. His exhaustive summary of available scientific data for each plant provides detailed information on how the plant is used in different countries, describing its traditional therapeutic applications and what is known from its use in clinical trials. Additional material presented includes a botanical description with a color photo of each plant for identification, the common names used for the plant throughout the world, and a listing of the plant's known chemical constituents. A comprehensive bibliography cites the literature available from a wide range of disciplines. [This volume] offers an unprecedented collection of vital scientific information for pharmacologists, herbal medicine practitioners, drug developers, phytochemists, medicinal chemists, phytologists, toxicologists, and researchers who want to explore the use of plant materials for medicinal and related purposes. Its wealth of significant facts will reveal little-known information about these plants and open application horizons for the many novel drugs and drug candidates found in them."--Back cover "In this compendium of information on herbal medicine, Medicinal Plants of the World, Ivan A. Ross comprehensively documents the medicinal value of twenty-seven major plant species widely used around the world in medicinal formulations. The book's exhaustive summary of available scientific data for each plant provides detailed information on how the plant is used in different countries, describing its traditional therapeutic applications and what is known from its use in clinical trials. Additional material presented includes a botanical description with a color photo of each plant for identification, the common names used for the plant throughout the world, and a listing of the plant's known chemical constituents. A comprehensive bibliography of over 1500 references illuminates the literature available from a wide range of disciplines." "Medicinal Plants of the World offers an unprecedented collection of vital scientific information for pharmacologists, herbal medicine practitioners, drug developers, phytochemists, medicinal chemists, phytologists, toxicologists, and researchers who want to explore the use of plant materials for medicinal and related purposes."--Jacket Annotation An extraordinary compendium of information on herbal medicine, Medicinal Plants of the World, Volume 3 comprehensively documents the medicinal value of 16 major plant species widely used around the world in medical formulations. The book's exhaustive summary of available scientific data for the plants provides detailed information on how each plant is used in different countries, describing both traditional therapeutic applications and what is known from its use in clinical trials. A comprehensive bibliography of over 3000 references cites the literature available from a wide range of disciplines. A wealth of practical ideas and theoretical information that opens new possibilities Extensive analysis of pharmacological effects and clinical tests Identification of the chemical constituents of each plant Contents: Camellia sinensis. Cannabis sativa. Cocos nucifera. Coffea Arabica. Daucus carota. Ferula assafoetida. Hordeum vulgare. Larrea tridentate. Nicotiana tabacum. Olea europaea. Oryza sativa. Plantago ovata. Saccharum officinarum. Serenoa repens. Sesamum indicum. Zingiber officinale Activity of Mangifera indica, Punica granatum, Psidium guajava, and Allium sativum. Allium sativum is highlighted for its treatment of unstable angina pectoris, sickle red blood cell dehydration inhibition, senescence ameliorative, chemoprotective, cardiovascular, antineoplastic, anticarcinogenic, and antiatherogenic effects. This revised and enhanced edition provides details on traditional medicinal uses, chemical constituents, pharmacological activities, clinical trials, color illustrations, Latin names, botanical descriptions, as well as providing an index and extensive bibliographies. Authoritative and exhaustively compiled, Medicinal Plants of the World: Chemical Constituents, Traditional and Modern Medicinal Uses, Volume I, Second Edition offers pharmacists, physicians, medicinal chemists, toxicologists, and phytochemists a universal reference on twenty-six of the most widely used medicinal plants in the world. Book jacket cover-image-large.jpg 1 front-matter.pdf 2 1.pdf 15 2.pdf 42 3.pdf 130 4.pdf 168 5.pdf 209 6.pdf 234 7.pdf 246 8.pdf 273 9.pdf 285 10.pdf 386 11.pdf 414 12.pdf 431 13.pdf 449 14.pdf 472 15.pdf 497 16.pdf 516 back-matter.pdf 570