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Fundamentals of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy 4th Edition by Michael Heinrich P. Edition 4th. ISBN 0323834345. Fundamentals of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy by Michael Heinrich, Joanne Barnes, Simon Gibbons, Elizabeth M. Williamson, José Prieto-Garcia Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Pharmacognosy, the science of nature-derived drugs, pharmaceuticals, and poisons, played a crucial role in the development of modern medicine, and now has an equally important place in healthcare all over the world. This wide scope ranges from traditional medicine systems and herbal and nutritional therapies, the preparation and use of highly standardised and clinically tested herbal medicines, to the production of potent drugs used only in a purified form. Natural sources mainly focus on plants, fungi and algae, but drug discovery of novel compounds and structures includes bacteria and even marine of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy is a landmark textbook that covers this spectrum of medicinal plant use. Written by leading experts in this field, this book takes the reader through the history, identification, and quality assurance of plant-based medicines to their therapeutic properties, safety, and compatibility and interaction with prescribed at students of all healthcare professions, including pharmacy, medicine, nursing and complementary therapies, the comprehensively updated information in this textbook is also relevant to those companies and organisations concerned with the regulation and testing of herbal medicines (phytomedicines), other natural health products, nutraceuticals and dietary the concepts and scope of pharmacognosyExamines the scientific evidence of plant-based medicines for a range of health conditionsExtended and updated referencing includes recent reviews, WHO and official documents (open access where available) for quick access to further scientific literatureNew to this editionAntimicrobial natural products: as antibiotics and antiseptics, and their potential as bacterial resistance modifiersAnticancer natural products: scope now includes their role in chemoprevention and associated anti-inflammatory mechanismsNew chapter on pharmacovigilance for herbal medicines and related productsQuality assurance and pharmacopoeial methods extended, with many new figures and examplesPlant medicines of recent scientific interest (popularity, or notoriety) added throughoutAn enhanced eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customise your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloudAntimicrobial natural products: as antibiotics and antiseptics, and their potential as bacterial resistance modifiersAnticancer natural products: scope now includes their role in chemoprevention and associated anti-inflammatory mechanismsNew chapter on pharmacovigilance for herbal medicines and related productsQuality assurance and pharmacopoeial methods extended, with many new figures and examplesPlant medicines of recent scientific interest (popularity, or notoriety) added throughout Details ISBN 0323834345 ISBN-13 9780323834346 Title Fundamentals of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy Author Michael Heinrich, Joanne Barnes, Simon Gibbons, Elizabeth M. Williamson, José Prieto-Garcia Format Paperback Year 2023 Pages 282 Edition 4th Publisher Elsevier - Health Sciences Division GEItemID:141353731; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys