Ben-Erik Van Wyk and Michael Wink

Timber Press, 2004, 480 p., 739 color photos, ISBN 0-88192-602-7 Hardback

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Medicinal Plants of the World is a comprehensive and scientifically accurate guide to the best-known and most important medicinal plants. The book includes descriptions of more than 300 medicinal plants and their close relatives. Each entry gives a short summary with a description of the plant, the geographical origin, therapeutic category, historical and modern uses, active ingredients, and pharmacological effects.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Medicine systems of the world
• Plant parts used
• Dosage forms
• Use of medicinal plant products
• Active ingredients
• Quality control and safety
• Efficacy of medicinal plant products
• Regulation of herbal remedies and phytomedicines
• The plants in alphabetical order
• Health disorders and medicinal plants
• Overview of seconday metabolites and their effects
• Quick guide to commercialized medicinal plants
• Glossary
• Further Reading
• General index