Herbals of Asia : prevalent diseases and their treatments / Khafsa Malik, Mushtaq Ahmad, Münir Öztürk, Volkan Altay, Muhammad Zafar, Shazia Sultana.
2021
RS179
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Title
Herbals of Asia : prevalent diseases and their treatments / Khafsa Malik, Mushtaq Ahmad, Münir Öztürk, Volkan Altay, Muhammad Zafar, Shazia Sultana.
Author
Malik, Khafsa, author.
ISBN
9783030852221 (electronic bk.)
3030852229 (electronic bk.)
3030852210
9783030852214
3030852229 (electronic bk.)
3030852210
9783030852214
Publication Details
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2021.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-030-85222-1 doi
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RS179
Dewey Decimal Classification
615.3/21
Summary
Medicinal flora plays an important role in health care systems across the world. Out of the half million flowering plants, around 50.000 species are valued for their therapeutic properties. During the last few decades, 20% of the world's population used plants and/or their derived products as a source of medicine. WHO stated that 80% population around the globe, specifically the rural communities, depend on medicinal plants for their basic healthcare needs. To this end, plant-based phytochemicals are known to have hepato-protective, anti-carcinogenic, anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antioxidant actions. This book is a guide to ~280 plant species of medicinal flora that demonstrates global relevance. Our goal is to share local knowledge about phytomedicines to a worldwide audience. It is an illustrated reference that documents and preserves the existing knowledge on these plant taxa, with a social and cultural (ethnobotanical) emphasis. This book also provides comprehensive and useful information about traditional uses of medicinal plants by the local communities for the treatment of various prevalent diseases. It contains comprehensive descriptions of each species including family, synonyms, English name, distribution, altitude, habitat, morphological description, life form, part used, mode of utilization, diseases category, recipes, other medicinal uses, phytochemical activity and toxicity.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed December 3, 2021).
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Ahmad, Mushtaq, 1979- author.
Öztürk, Münir A. (Münir Ahmet), author.
Altay, Volkan, author.
Zafar, Muhammad (Of Quaid-i-Azam University), author.
Sultana, Shazia, author.
Öztürk, Münir A. (Münir Ahmet), author.
Altay, Volkan, author.
Zafar, Muhammad (Of Quaid-i-Azam University), author.
Sultana, Shazia, author.
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Herbals of Asia.
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Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1: Introduction
CHAPTER 2: Medicinal Plant Used for Hypertension
CHAPTER 3: Medicinal Plant Used for Gynecology Disorders
CHAPTER 4: Medicinal Plant Used for ENT Disorders
CHAPTER 5: Medicinal Plant Used for Skin Disorders
CHAPTER 6: Medicinal Plant Used for Pediatrics or Children Disorders
CHAPTER 7: Medicinal Plant Used for Musculoskeletal Disorders
CHAPTER 8: Medicinal Plant Used for Glottis disorders.
CHAPTER 2: Medicinal Plant Used for Hypertension
CHAPTER 3: Medicinal Plant Used for Gynecology Disorders
CHAPTER 4: Medicinal Plant Used for ENT Disorders
CHAPTER 5: Medicinal Plant Used for Skin Disorders
CHAPTER 6: Medicinal Plant Used for Pediatrics or Children Disorders
CHAPTER 7: Medicinal Plant Used for Musculoskeletal Disorders
CHAPTER 8: Medicinal Plant Used for Glottis disorders.