This superbly illustrated A-Z guide to modern and traditional Indian herbal remedies brings together information from numerous authoritative sources in the form of a highly structured and well-written reference work. Entries for each medicinal plant describe classical Ayurvedic and Unani uses, compare modern findings and applications, together with their pharmacology and therapeutic principles in an evidence-based approach. Information sources include: German Commission E, US Pharmacopoeia/National Formulary, and the WHO. The resulting work highlights the potential of Indian herbs for Western medicine by placing findings on a scientific platform. Over 200 full-colour photographs and 50 drawings illustrate the plants.
Includes ayurvedic herbal drugs
More than 150 general and more than 500 plant species are covered
Easy-to-use and highly structured entries
Detailed information on traditional use and modern evidence-based medical application
This volume brings together information from myriad sources, including German Commission E monographs and the WHO, to form a highly structured and clear work of reference.
Entries for each medicinal plant describe classical Ayurvedic and Unani uses compared to modern findings and applications, together with their pharmacology and therapeutic principles in an evidence-based approach.
The result highlights the potential of Indian herbs for Western medicine by placing findings on a scientific platform.
Over 200 full-colour photographs and 50 drawings illustrate the plants throughout.
It will be a useful source of information to pharmacists and medical practitioners alike.
Aus den Rezensionen:
"Der Autor hat in diesem Werk eine bedeutende moderne Dokumentation der Heilpflanzen Indiens vorgelegt ... Dieses sorgfältig recherchierte und editierte Referenzwerk füllt eine bisherige Lücke und bietet ... ein handliches und leicht verständliches Nachschlagewerk und eine große Informationsfülle zu dem wachsenden Interesse an indischen Heilpflanzen und ihren Potenzialen. Das Buch ... sollte als Standardwerk in den Universitätsbibliotheken stellen und eine große Leserschaft unter den Spezialisten, Lehrlingen und Liebhabern der Phytotherapie finden." (Guy Mazars, in: curare Zeitschrift des AStA, 2007, Vol. 30, Issue 2-3, S. 270 f.)
