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Medicinal Plants of Borneo e-bog

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The rich biodiversity of Borneo provides many useful plants for medicinal purposes. Written by experts in the field, Medicinal Plants of Borneo provides a guide and introduction to the medicinal plants from Borneo used traditionally as well as plants whose medicinal uses have been recently discovered. These include anti-HIV plants - such as Calophyllum lanigerum (calanolide A) - and anti-cancer...
E-bog 403,64 DKK
Forfattere Teo, Stephen P. (redaktør)
Forlag CRC Press
Udgivet 3 maj 2021
Længde 165 sider
Genrer 1FMNX
Sprog English
Format pdf
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9780429893421
The rich biodiversity of Borneo provides many useful plants for medicinal purposes. Written by experts in the field, Medicinal Plants of Borneo provides a guide and introduction to the medicinal plants from Borneo used traditionally as well as plants whose medicinal uses have been recently discovered. These include anti-HIV plants - such as Calophyllum lanigerum (calanolide A) - and anti-cancer plants - such as Aglaia foveolata (silvestrol). The book also provides information on the relevant medicinal chemistry, such as isolated bioactive compounds and the mechanism of action, where available.FEATURESDiscusses the rich experience in the use of medicinal plants and the wide diversity of Borneo's botanical resourcesPresents plants with medicinal properties from a scientific perspectiveProvides readers with current information on the chemistry and pharmacology of natural products with pharmaceutical potentialCovers a range of chemical, botanical and pharmacological diversitiesForms an important part of the Natural Products Chemistry of Global Plants series due to an increasing global interest in natural products and botanical drugsSimon Gibbons is Head of the School of Pharmacy, University of East Anglia, UK, and a Professor of Natural Product Chemistry. He was formerly a Professor of Medicinal Phytochemistry at the School of Pharmacy, University College London (UCL).Stephen P. Teo is a forest botanist with the Forest Department, Sarawak, Malaysia.