Psychoactive medicinal plants and fungal neurotoxins / Amritpal Singh Saroya, Jaswinder Singh.
2020
RS164
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Title
Psychoactive medicinal plants and fungal neurotoxins / Amritpal Singh Saroya, Jaswinder Singh.
Author
Singh Saroya, Amritpal.
ISBN
9789811523137 (electronic book)
9811523134 (electronic book)
9789811523120
9811523134 (electronic book)
9789811523120
Published
Singapore : Springer, 2020.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (vii, 121 pages) : illustrations.
Other Standard Identifiers
10.1007/978-981-15-2
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RS164
Dewey Decimal Classification
615.3/2
615.19
615.19
Summary
This book provides a clear and comprehensive overview of psychoactive medicinal plants, explaining in detail the species that are most commonly used in medicine, and describing their mechanism of action, the implicated toxin, clinical manifestation and therapeutic role. It explores the recent research in the area of psychoactive medicinal plants and fungal neurotoxins, and presents the various biochemical pathways involved and the bioactive targets. The book also discusses the current literature in the field, including the latest methodology used to identify the active compounds, their pharmacological and physiological properties along with their clinical efficacy. Compiling the most up to date information on major psychoactive medicinal plants and fungal neurotoxins, the book covers all major classes of psychoactive drugs, including stimulants, cognitive enhancers, sedatives and anxiolytics, psychotherapeutic herbs, analgesics and anesthetic plants, hallucinogens and cannabis.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Singh, Jaswinder (Physician)
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction to Psychoactive Medicinal Plants
Chapter 2: Major Hallucinogenic Medicinal Plants in Folk medicine
3: Description of Psychoactive Medicinal Plants
Chapter 4: Pharmacology of Fungal Neurotoxins
CHAPTER 5: MYCOTOXINS IN HERBAL MEDICINES.
Chapter 2: Major Hallucinogenic Medicinal Plants in Folk medicine
3: Description of Psychoactive Medicinal Plants
Chapter 4: Pharmacology of Fungal Neurotoxins
CHAPTER 5: MYCOTOXINS IN HERBAL MEDICINES.