The Leading eBooks Store Online
for Kindle Fire, Apple, Android, Nook, Kobo, PC, Mac, Sony Reader...
Modern Phytomedicine
Wiley 2006; US$ 250.00This timely and original handbook paves the way to success in plant-based drug development, systematically addressing the issues facing a pharmaceutical scientist who wants to turn a plant compound into a safe and effective drug. Plant pharmacologists from around the world demonstrate the potentials and pitfalls involved, with many of the studies and... more...
An Introduction to Botanical Medicines: History, Science, Uses, and Dangers
ABC-CLIO 2008; US$ 45.00For those who want to make educated decisions about whether, and when, to use natural products, this text explains the most current scientific evidence of the roles that plants can play in our health: how they can prevent, modify, or treat disease. Since antiquity, humans have used botanicals to treat various conditions affecting their organ systems,... more...
RX from the Garden
F+W Media 2011; US$ 14.95Your backyard becomes an all-natural pharmacy! Colds. Headaches. Upset stomach, Allergy symptoms. Depression. Circulation problems. This timely book goes beyond using herbs as medicine; it also focuses on beneficial foods for more than 100 common ailments and shows you how to grow them. In that way, RX from the Garden lets you circumvent expensive... more...
Stechapfel und Engelstrompete
Nachtschatten Verlag 2013; Not AvailableWer kennt sie nicht, diese wunderschönen trompetenförmigen Blüten in den Vorgärten gepflegter Reihenhaussiedlungen, oder die Topfpflanzen mit den bizarren grossgezackten Blättern und den wunderschönen trichterförmigen Blüten? Wenn man diese Zierpflanzen im Park oder auf der Fensterbank sieht, so scheint es kaum möglich, dass man hier ein zentrales... more...
Phytochemicals as Bioactive Agents
CRC Press 2000; US$ 159.95Describes strategies used to identify bioactive phytochemicals that are associated with disease prevention, and demonstrates the use of QSAR analysis and molecular modeling of bioactive phenolic compounds from plants. Presents information on plants in the family of Cruciferae and genus Allium , details research on the use of fermentable fibers to m more...
Fitofarmacovigilanza
Springer 2007; US$ 37.99Luso dei fitoterapici oggi diffuso in ampi strati della popolazione per risolvere problemi sia acuti che cronici, sia banali che molto seri, e per scopi salutistici. Sappiamo che i fitoterapici si possono ottenere senza una prescrizione medica, e che si trovano, oltre che in farmacia, anche in erboristeria e nei supermercati come integratori alimentari.... more...
Ethnobotany and the Search for New Drugs
Wiley 2008; US$ 175.00A compilation of articles by prominent experts in their respective fields on compensation for and collaboration with indigenous people in regard to their knowledge and provision of rare plants which are used for some of the most potent drugs in Western medicine. more...
Bioactive Compounds from Plants
Wiley 2008; US$ 185.00Useful throughout history for their medical as well as other benefits, plant-derived compounds have gained particular importance recently, due to environmental factors. The isolation and characterization of plant products, the identification of their role in the plant, and ways of synthesizing identical compounds or more potent analogues are covered.... more...
La fitoterapia in uno sguardo (Italian Edition)
Springer 2009; US$ 31.99Le droghe vegetali, a differenza dei farmaci di sintesi (o artificiali), contengono più sostanze farmacologicamente attive: tra queste si stabiliscono dei sinergismi e degli antagonismi che caratterizzano l?azione terapeutica del preparato vegetale (fitoterapico). Tuttavia, per molte droghe vegetali queste interazioni non sono state ancora del tutto... more...
Farmacognosia applicata
Springer 2007; US$ 64.99Il processo di identificazione è per una droga vegetale di enorme importanza ai fini dell'efficacia e sicurezza della stessa. Infatti la risposta terapeutica e gli effetti indesiderati sono fortemente condizionati dall'identificazione della droga e dalla presenza di contaminanti botanici. Il testo si compone di due parti; la prima sintetizza gli aspetti... more...









