10 Years of Ethnopharmacology

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10 Years of Ethnopharmacology is written by Michael Heinrich and published by Frontiers Media SA. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 288963776X (ISBN 10) and 9782889637768 (ISBN 13).

The contributions selected for this ebook span the entire ten-year period and we have selected examples which have had a particular impact on the debates in the field. Broadly speaking, they fall into four main areas: - Overarching reviews within ethnopharmacology - Reviews of specific species or other taxa regarding their pharmacology; phytochemistry and local / traditional use - Assessments of the pharmacological evidence for specific active compounds or classes of compounds - Assessments of the safety and potential risks of herbal substances. With these themes, this eBook contributes to the debate about the evidence- base of such practices incorporating both the scientific evidence available and the local / traditional concepts associated with their use.