Artemisia annua - Prospects, Applications and Therapeutic Uses (Paperback)

Artemisia annua is a well-known medicinal plant that has been utilized for a number of purposes, including malaria, for centuries. This is the first comprehensive book to cover the importance of Artemisia annua in the global health crisis and in the treatment against diseases. A component and extract, artemisinin, is the source of other derivatives which are also suitable for pharmaceutical use. The present demand for artemisinin far outpaces its supply. Researchers are working globally towards improving artemisinin content in the plant by various means. Artemisia annua: Prospects, Applications and Therapeutic Uses highlights the different approaches, including 'omics', that are being used in current research on this immensely important medicinal plant. Providing comprehensive coverage of the agricultural and pharmaceutical uses of this plant, Artemisia annua will be essential reading for botanists, plant scientists, herbalists, pharmacognosists, pharmacologists and natural product chemists.

General

Imprint:	Taylor & Francis
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2021
First published:	2018
Editors:	Tariq Aftab • M. Naeem • M. Masroor a. Khan
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	354
ISBN-13:	978-1-03-209589-9
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Chemistry > General Books > Health, Home & Family > Mind, body & spirit > Alternative therapies, healing & health Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Primary industries > Agriculture & related industries Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Botany & plant sciences > General Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > Alternative therapies, healing & health Promotions
LSN:	1-03-209589-X
Barcode:	9781032095899

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