Ethnobotany of Tuberculosis in Laos (Paperback, 2014 ed.)

This book highlights the common ground between biomedicine and traditional healing. Because of the destruction of forests, the degradation of old palm leaf manuscripts, and decreasing interest in traditional medicine by younger generations, it is becoming more and more important to record medicinal plant knowledge before it is lost. This research provides written and photographic documentation of some of the medicinal plant knowledge held by the people of Laos. Translating and validating some of the power of traditional medicine used in Laos into biomedical terms through laboratory analyses may serve to demonstrate its importance in a global language. In this text, the translational research was performed through in vitro laboratory analyses of select plant species with a history to treat symptoms of TB. The processes of plant collection, extraction, biological assays, and isolation/elucidation are also described and detailed in the Biochemical Validation section. The biomedical discoveries explored in, Ethnobotany of Tuberculosis in Laos, stresses the importance of conserving and sustaining our natural ecosystems for medicinal preservation and utilization.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	SpringerBriefs in Plant Science
Release date:	November 2014
First published:	2014
Authors:	Bethany Gwen Elkington • Djaja Djendoel Soejarto • Kongmany Sydara
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 7mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	109
Edition:	2014 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-10655-7
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Ecological science, the Biosphere Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Botany & plant sciences > Plant ecology Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Applied ecology > Biodiversity
LSN:	3-319-10655-4
Barcode:	9783319106557

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