The purpose of this book is to give its readers a comprehensive and
complete compendium of medicinal plants from the East which will
provide them with a logical concept that will be used as a compass
for the discovery of drugs. Many of the plants have not yet been
studied and readers may use it as a reference material to start new
research projects or to start international research collaborative
programs. The geographical areas covered include East Africa,
India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Burma, Laos, Vietnam,
Cambodia, Thailand, Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Japan,
Taiwan, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Australia, the Pacific
Islands, Hawaii and the US. Clear, precise, botanical plates for
each plant are used. Details on flowers, fruits, leaves, even
anthers are given. Each plate provides origin of the herbarium,
location of the plant and date of collection, plus some field notes
including ecological data. A very precise botanical description,
based both on fresh samples and herbaria, is also given. Plants are
introduced according to their subclass, family and order, with
reference to the general pharmacological and chemical profiles in
these botanical groups. This type of presentation gives a logical
overview demonstrating that pharmacological properties depend on
botanical classification. The scientific names are provided for
each plant, with complete synonym and vernacular names, providing
the reader with a strong, reliable and accurate set of data to
identify the plant. The etymology of the scientific name of each
plant is also provided. Also included is a fully searchable CD-rom
which enables the reader to search for plant names, diseases,
countries, or any other parameter. No other existing book covers so
many disciplines of sciences and geographical distribution.
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