Fundamentals of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy
3rd Edition
Description
Pharmacognosy (the science of biogenic or nature-derived pharmaceuticals and poisons) has been an established basic pharmaceutical science taught in institutions of pharmacy education for over two centuries. Over the past 20 years though it has become increasingly important given the explosion of new drugs, phytomedicines (plant medicines), nutraceuticals and dietary supplements – all of which need to be fully understood, tested and regulated.
From a review of the previous edition:
‘Drawing on their wealth of experience and knowledge in this field, the authors, who are without doubt among the finest minds in pharmacognosy today, provide useful and fascinating insights into the history, botany, chemistry, phytotherapy and importance of medicinal plants in some of today’s healthcare systems. This is a landmark textbook, which carefully brings together relevant data from numerous sources and provides, in an authoritative and exhaustive manner, cutting-edge information that is relevant to pharmacists, pharmacognocists, complementary practitioners, doctors and nurses alike.’ The Pharmaceutical Journal
‘This is an excellent text book which provides fascinating insights into the world of pharmacognosy and the authors masterfully integrated elements of orthodox pharmacognosy and phytotherapy. Both the science student and the non-scientific person interested in phytotherapy will greatly benefit from reading this publication. It is comprehensive, easy to follow and after having read this book, one is so much more aware of the uniqueness of phytomedicines. A must read for any healthcare practitioner.’
Key Features
Covers the history, biology and chemistry of plant-based medicines
Covers pharmaceutical and neutraceuticals derived from plants
Covers the role of medicinal plants in worldwide healthcare systems
Examines the therapeutics and evidence of plant-based medicines by body system
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
PART A FUNDAMENTALS OF PHARMACOGNOSY
SECTION 1 Phytotherapy and pharmacognosy
1. Importance of plants in modern pharmacy and medicine
2. Pharmacognosy and its history: people, plants and natural products
SECTION 2 Basic plant biology
3. General principles of botany: morphology and systematics
4. Families yielding important phytopharmaceuticals
5. Ethnobotany and ethnopharmacy
SECTION 3 Natural product chemistry
6. Natural product chemistry
7. Methods in natural product chemistry
8. Anticancer natural products
SECTION 4 Plant extract derived pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals
9. Production, standardization and quality control
10. Toxicity of herbal constituents
11. What makes phytomedicines unique?
SECTION 5 Medicinal plants in selected healthcare systems
12. Traditional systems of herbal medicine
13. Complementary/alternative medicine
PART B IMPORTANT NATURAL PRODUCTS AND PHYTOMEDICINES USED IN PHARMACY AND MEDICINE
14. The gastrointestinal and biliary system
15. The cardiovascular system
16. The respiratory system
17. The central nervous system
18. Infectious diseases
19. The endocrine system
20. The reproductive and urinary tracts
21. The musculoskeletal system
22. The skin
23. The eye
24. Ear, nose and orthopharynx
25. Miscellaneous supportive and protective therapies for stress, ageing, cancer and debility
Epilogue
Index
Details
- No. of pages:
- 360
- Language:
- English
- Copyright:
- © Elsevier 2018
- Published:
- 24th November 2017
- Imprint:
- Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN:
- 9780702070082
- eBook ISBN:
- 9780702070068
About the Authors
Michael Heinrich
By Michael Heinrich, Dr rer nat habil MA(WSU) Dipl. Biol. FLS, Professor of Ethnopharmacology and Pharmacognosy and Head of Centre for Pharma & Bio Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, University of London, UK
Affiliations and Expertise
Professor and Head of Centre for Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, University of London, UK
Joanne Barnes
Affiliations and Expertise
Associate Professor in Herbal Medicines, School of Pharmacy, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Jose Prieto-Garcia
Jose Prieto-Garcia, Associate Professor in Natural Products and Phytochemistry at Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Affiliations and Expertise
Lecturer in Pharmacognosy, UCL School of Pharmacy, London, UK
Simon Gibbons
Affiliations and Expertise
Simon Gibbons, BSc MRSC CChem PhD FLS, Professor of Natural Product Chemistry at the University of East Anglia School of Pharmacy UK Simon Gibbons, BSc MRSC CChem PhD FLS, Professor of Natural Product Chemistry at the University of East Anglia School of Pharmacy UK
Elizabeth Williamson
Elizabeth M. Williamson, BSc(Pharm) PhD MRPharmS FLS, Emerita Professor of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of Reading, UK; former Editor-in-chief – now a Senior Editor of Phytotherapy Research; Member of the Herbal Drugs Committees for The British Pharmacopoeia
Affiliations and Expertise
Professor of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of Reading, UK; Editor-in-chief of Phytotherapy Research; Member of the Herbal Drugs Committees for The British Pharmacopoeia and The European Pharmacopoeia Professor of Pharmacy and Director of Pharmacy Practice
Reviews
‘Drawing on their wealth of experience and knowledge in this field, the authors, who are without doubt among the finest minds in pharmacognosy today, provide useful and fascinating insights into the history, botany, chemistry, phytotherapy and importance of medicinal plants in some of today’s healthcare systems. This is a landmark textbook, which carefully brings together relevant data from numerous sources and provides, in an authoritative and exhaustive manner, cutting-edge information that is relevant to pharmacists, pharmacognocists, complementary practitioners, doctors and nurses alike.’ The Pharmaceutical Journal
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