herbs in the West
Chapter 37 Chinese herbs in the West S.Y. Mills HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 504 THERAPEUTIC PRINCIPLES 504 CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE IN WESTERN PRACTICE 509 STATE RECOGNITION: EVIDENCE OF EFFICACY 509 QUALITY OF…
overview of drugs with antihepatotoxic and oral hypoglycaemic activities
Chapter 29 An overview of drugs with antihepatotoxic and oral hypoglycaemic activities PLANTS IN THE TREATMENT OF LIVER AND BILIARY TRACT DISEASES 436 PLANTS WITH ORAL HYPOGLYCAEMIC ACTIVITY 442 The…
and antiviral drugs
Chapter 30 Antibacterial and antiviral drugs ANTIBACTERIAL DRUGS 445 ANTIVIRAL AGENTS 448 Antibacterial and antiviral compounds constitute two of the groups of antimicrobial substances; other representatives are antiprotozoal drugs (Chapter…
taxonomic approach to the study of medicinal plants and animal-derived drugs
Chapter 5 A taxonomic approach to the study of medicinal plants and animal-derived drugs THALLOPHYTES 18 BACTERIA AND ALGAE 18 FUNGI 19 LICHENS 21 BRYOPHYTES AND PTERIDOPHYTES 21 BRYOPHYTA 21…
of stored drugs
Chapter 15 Deterioration of stored drugs PRIMARY FACTORS 117 MOULD AND BACTERIAL ATTACK 117 COLEOPTERA OR BEETLES 117 LEPIDOPTERA 118 ARACHNIDA 118 CONTROL OF INFESTATION 119 SPOILAGE BY RODENTS 120…
cell and tissue culture; biochemical conversions; clonal propagation
Chapter 13 Plant cell and tissue culture; biochemical conversions; clonal propagation INDUSTRIAL SIGNIFICANCE 98 CULTIVATION OF PLANT CELLS 99 PRODUCTION OF SECONDARY METABOLITES 100 INDUCED SECONDARY METABOLISM IN CELL CULTURES…
of crude drugs
Chapter 11 Production of crude drugs SOURCE MATERIALS 87 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS 87 CULTIVATED AND WILD PLANTS 88 COLLECTION 90 DRYING 91 STORAGE 92 EUROPEAN REGULATIONS 92 The crude drug that…
in crude drugs
Chapter 10 Commerce in crude drugs R. Baker HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS 83 CURRENT ASPECTS 84 CHANGING DEMANDS 86 THE FUTURE 86 Like almost all other basic commodities, the trade in crude…
new lead compounds in pharmaceutical research and development
Chapter 9 Discovering new lead compounds in pharmaceutical research and development M.J. O’Neill J.A. Lewis* BIOLOGICAL ASSAYS AND HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING 75 SAMPLE AVAILABILITY FOR HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING 76 SELECTING SAMPLES FOR…
activities of natural products
Chapter 6 Pharmacological activities of natural products DRUGS ACTING ON THE NERVOUS SYSTEM 45 THE HEART, CIRCULATION AND BLOOD 46 ACTION ON THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT 48 THE NASAL AND RESPIRATORY…
