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Fundamentals of Pharmacognosy & Phytotherapy

Professor Michael Heinrich , Centre for Pharmacognosy and


Phytotherapy, The School of Pharmacy, University of London, UK

Dr Joanne Barnes , Centre for Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy,


The School of Pharmacy, University of London, London, UK

Dr Simon Gibbons , Centre for Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy,


The School of Pharmacy, University of London, London, UK

Dr Elizabeth M Williamson , Centre for Pharmacognosy and


Phytotherapy, The School of Pharmacy, University of London,
London, UK

ISBN 0443071322 · Paperback · 320 Pages · 80 Illustrations


Churchill Livingstone · Published October 2003

Fundamentals of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy is an important and timely book that will add
to this growing interest in the use and study of medicinal plants, herbs and other natural products.
It will meet the need for a modern, up-to-date textbook for students in a wide range of disciplines,
including pharmacy, herbalism, complementary and alternative medicine.

The four authors - Professor Michael Heinrich, Dr Joanne Barnes, Dr Simon Gibbons and Dr
Elizabeth Williamson - are all experts in their respective fields, whose collective knowledge gives
both diversity and authority to this important new volume.

Features
• Gives students an overview of all aspects of the field
• Provides a useful sourcebook for practising pharmacists
• Brings together in one book therapeutic aspects with natural science and chemistry
• Will help promote the use of safe and well documented herbal remedies
• Further reading will lead students to more in depth reference works

Contents
PART A: FUNDAMENTALS OF PHARMACOGNOSY

Section 1 Phytotherapy and Pharmacognosy


Includes chapters on the importance of plants in modern
pharmacy and medicine and the history of pharmacognosy

Section 2 Basic Plant Biology


Covering general principles of botany, as well as information on
ethnobotany and ethnopharmacy

Section 3 Natural product chemistry


Including methods and anticancer natural products
Section 4 Plant extract derived pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals
This section has chapters on production, standardization and
quality control, plus characteristics of phytomedicines

Section 5 Medicinal Plants in Selected Health Care Systems


Covering traditional systems of herbal medicine and
complementary and alternative medicine

PART B: IMPORTANT NATURAL PRODUCTS AND PHYTOMEDICINES USED IN


PHARMACY AND MEDICINE
This part of the book includes chapters on each body system, as well as supportive and
protective therapies for stress, ageing, cancer and debility

Epilogue - a personal view, by J. David Phillipson


Glossary
Index

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