CRC World Dictionary of Grasses

CRC World Dictionary of Grasses
Author: Umberto Quattrocchi
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 2402
Release: 2006-04-26
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1420003224

2008 NOMINEE The Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries Annual Award for a Significant Work in Botanical or Horticultural Literature now we have easier and better access to grass data than ever before in human history. That is a marked step forward. Congratulazioni Professor Quattrocchi!-Daniel F. Austin, writing in Economic Botany &n

Ethnobotany

Ethnobotany
Author: Jose L. Martinez
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 251
Release: 2019-01-15
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 042975387X

Ethnobotany: Local Knowledge and Traditions discusses various plants that have actually been used in traditional medicine for a specific ailment. It desribes the biological effectiveness (activities) related to each "sickness" which have been scientifically verified. This book will also discuss the bioactivities established/determined that are promising and have potential. Finally, this book will be an appropriate consultation tool for scientists/professionals/experts such as ethnobotanists, botanists, cell/molecular biologists, chemists, pharmacists, pharmacologists, environmentalists/ecologists.

Phytomedicine

Phytomedicine
Author: Parimelazhagan Thangaraj
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 419
Release: 2020-04-22
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1000058158

Phytomedicine has become more important and gained constant improvement today for the betterment of health. Herbal medicine plays a significant role in the development of new drugs, contrary to the modern medicinal systems. For more than a decade, there has been a drastic improvement in phytomedicine across the world. This growth has reached a higher level in development by pharmaceutical industries everywhere. People have drifted toward herbal medication and practices for their food and health care. Therefore, in order to create abundant interest in the research of phytosciences, this book is one of the better reference tools. The bioactive compounds in plants need to be explored to know the scientific value and therapeutic properties of the medicinal plants against many diseases. This book contains chapters that are relevant to the advanced research in herbal medicines and will enlighten readers to the importance of medicinal plants as daily sources of nutrition and cures for diseases. This book highlights the unique features of the plants that have not been studied so far for their therapeutic potential. To prove the efficacy of medicinal plants, they have to be studied, examined, and scientifically verified. Hence, this book will better serve the researchers working under different aspects of phytomedicine. Features • The information provided through scientific validation is useful to study the pharmacological activity of herbals and their administration in the modern era. • The readers can find clear understanding in the research and development of phytopharmaceutical drugs. • The ideas incorporated in each chapter reveal the knowledge gained in studying the biological activities of the compounds present in the plant, which are indeed most worthy for the development of drugs. • The harvesting of new ideology toward modern scientific technologies that are employed in the field of pharmacological research.

Stress Biology

Stress Biology
Author: Usha Chakraborty
Publisher: Alpha Science Int'l Ltd.
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2005
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9788173196652

"Stress Biology discusses the impact of various stresses on biological systems with emphasis on crop systems. The forty fix contributions in the book have been divided into two broad sections i.e., Abiotic Stresses and Biotic Stresses. The book covers all areas of modern research - biochemistry, plant physiology, pathology, molecular biology, microbiology and related areas connected to the interaction of microbes, plants, animals and environment."--BOOK JACKET.