Therapeutic Use of Medicinal Plants and Their Extracts: Volume 1

This volume focuses on the importance of therapeutically active compounds of natural origin. Natural materials from plants, microbes, animals, marine organisms and minerals are important sources of modern drugs.

Beginning with two chapters on the development and definition of the interdisciplinary field of pharmacognosy, the volume offers up-to-date information on natural and biosynthetic sources of drugs, classification of crude drugs, pharmacognosical botany, examples of medical application, WHO�s guidelines and intellectual property rights for herbal products.

Acest volum se concentreaza pe importanta compusilor activi terapeutic de origine naturala. Materialele naturale din plante, microbi, animale, organisme marine si minerale sunt surse importante ale medicamentelor moderne. Incepand cu doua capitole despre dezvoltarea si definirea domeniului interdisciplinar al farmacognoziei, volumul ofera informatii actualizate despre sursele naturale si biosintetice. medicamentelor, clasificarea medicamentelor brute, botanica farmacognozica, exemple de aplicare medicala, orientarile OMS si drepturile de proprietate intelectuala pentru produsele pe baza de plante.