This encyclopedic reference work on pharmacognosy covers the study of those natural substances, principally plants, that find a use in medicine. Its popularity and longevity stem from the book's balance between classical (crude and powdered drugs' characterization and examination) and modern (phytochemistry and pharmacology) aspects of this branch of science, as well as the editor's recognition in recent years of the growing importance of complementary medicines, including herbal, homeopathic and aromatherapy.
1. Part 1: Introduction 2. Plants in medicine: the origins of pharmacognosy 3. The scope and practice of pharmacognosy 4. Plant nomenclature and taxonomy 5. Part 2: The plant and animal kingdoms as sources of drugs 6. Biological and geographical sources of drugs 7. A taxonomic approach to the study of medicinal plants and animal-derived drugs 8. Pharmacological activities of natural products 9. Synergy and other interactions in phytomedicines 10. Traditional plant medicines as a source of new drugs 11. Discovering new lead compounds in pharmaceutical research and development 12. Part 3: Principles related to the commercial production, quality and standardization of natural products 13. Commerce in crude drugs 14. Production of crude drugs 15. Plant growth regulators 16. Plant cell and tissue culture; biochemical conversions; clonal propagation 17. Phytochemical variation within a species 18. Deterioration of stored drugs 19. Quality control 20. Part 4: Phytochemistry 21. General methods associated with the phytochemical investigation of herbal products 22. Basic metabolic pathways and the origin of secondary metabolites 23. Part 5: Pharmacopoeial and related drugs of biological origin 24. Hydrocarbons and derivatives 25. Carbohydrates 26. Phenols and phenolic glycosides 27. Volatile oils and resins 28. Saponins, cardioactive drugs and other steroids 29. Miscellaneous isoprenoids 30. Cyanogenetic glycosides, glucosinolate compounds, cysteine derivatives and miscellaneous glycosides 31. Alkaloids 32. The search for naturally derived anticancer agents 33. Antiprotozoal natural products 34. An overview of drugs with antihepatotoxic and oral hypoglycaemic activities 35. Antibacterial and antiviral drugs 36. Vitamins and hormones 37. The plant nutraceuticals 38. Colouring and flavouring agents 39. Miscellaneous products 40. Part 6: Plants in complementary and traditional systems of medicine 41. Herbal medicine in Britain and Europe: regulation and practice 42. Asian medicine 43. Chinese herbs in the West 44. Plants in African traditional medicine—some perspectives 45. Part 7: Non-medicinal toxic plants and pesticides 46. Hallucinogenic, allergenic, teratogenic and other toxic plants 47. Pesticides of natural origin 48. Part 8: Morphological and microscopical examination of drugs 49. Plant description, morphology and anatomy 50. Cell differentiation and ergastic cell contents 51. Techniques in microscopy 52. Introduction 53. Introduction 54. Introduction 55. Index
This encyclopedic reference work on pharmacognosy covers the study of those natural substances, principally plants, that find a use in medicine. Its popularity and longevity stem from the book's balance between classical (crude and powdered drugs' characterization and examination) and modern (phytochemistry and pharmacology) aspects of this branch of science, as well as the editor's recognition in recent years of the growing importance of complementary medicines, including herbal, homeopathic and aromatherapy.
1. Part 1: Introduction 2. Plants in medicine: the origins of pharmacognosy 3. The scope and practice of pharmacognosy 4. Plant nomenclature and taxonomy 5. Part 2: The plant and animal kingdoms as sources of drugs 6. Biological and geographical sources of drugs 7. A taxonomic approach to the study of medicinal plants and animal-derived drugs 8. Pharmacological activities of natural products 9. Synergy and other interactions in phytomedicines 10. Traditional plant medicines as a source of new drugs 11. Discovering new lead compounds in pharmaceutical research and development 12. Part 3: Principles related to the commercial production, quality and standardization of natural products 13. Commerce in crude drugs 14. Production of crude drugs 15. Plant growth regulators 16. Plant cell and tissue culture; biochemical conversions; clonal propagation 17. Phytochemical variation within a species 18. Deterioration of stored drugs 19. Quality control 20. Part 4: Phytochemistry 21. General methods associated with the phytochemical investigation of herbal products 22. Basic metabolic pathways and the origin of secondary metabolites 23. Part 5: Pharmacopoeial and related drugs of biological origin 24. Hydrocarbons and derivatives 25. Carbohydrates 26. Phenols and phenolic glycosides 27. Volatile oils and resins 28. Saponins, cardioactive drugs and other steroids 29. Miscellaneous isoprenoids 30. Cyanogenetic glycosides, glucosinolate compounds, cysteine derivatives and miscellaneous glycosides 31. Alkaloids 32. The search for naturally derived anticancer agents 33. Antiprotozoal natural products 34. An overview of drugs with antihepatotoxic and oral hypoglycaemic activities 35. Antibacterial and antiviral drugs 36. Vitamins and hormones 37. The plant nutraceuticals 38. Colouring and flavouring agents 39. Miscellaneous products 40. Part 6: Plants in complementary and traditional systems of medicine 41. Herbal medicine in Britain and Europe: regulation and practice 42. Asian medicine 43. Chinese herbs in the West 44. Plants in African traditional medicine—some perspectives 45. Part 7: Non-medicinal toxic plants and pesticides 46. Hallucinogenic, allergenic, teratogenic and other toxic plants 47. Pesticides of natural origin 48. Part 8: Morphological and microscopical examination of drugs 49. Plant description, morphology and anatomy 50. Cell differentiation and ergastic cell contents 51. Techniques in microscopy 52. Introduction 53. Introduction 54. Introduction 55. Index
