Therapeutic Use of Medicinal Plants and Their Extracts: Volume 1

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Therapeutic Use of Medicinal Plants and Their Extracts: Volume 1 is written by A.N.M. Alamgir and published by Springer. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 3319638629 (ISBN 10) and 9783319638621 (ISBN 13).

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.