Ethnobotany by Jos L. Martinez, Amner Muoz-Acevedo, Mahendr... - 9781138320666

CRC Press

EthnobotanyApplication of Medicinal Plants\nAuthor(s): Jos L. Martinez, Amner Muoz-Acevedo, Mahendra Rai\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: CRC Press\nISBN-13: 9781138320666, 978-1138320666\nSynopsis\nEthnobotany includes the traditional use of plants in different fields like medicine and agriculture. This book incorporates important studies based on ethnobotany of different geographic zones. The book covers medicinaland aromatic plants, ethnopharmacology, bioactive molecules, plants used in cancer, hypertension, disorders of the central nervous system, and also as antipsoriatic, antibacterial, antioxidant, antiurolithiatic. The book will be useful for a diverse group of readers including plant scientists, pharmacologists, clinicians, herbalists, natural therapy experts, chemists, microbiologists, NGOs and those who are interested in traditional therapies.