Trease & Evans' Pharmacognosy
- 15th Edition - December 13, 2001
- Imprint: Bailièrre Tindall
- Author: William Charles Evans
- Language: English
'Trease and Evans' is the encyclopaedic reference work on pharmacognosy - the study of those natural substances, principally plants, that find a use in medicine. Its popula… Read more
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'Trease and Evans' is the encyclopaedic reference work on pharmacognosy - the study of those natural substances, principally plants, that find a use in medicine. Its popularity and longevity stem from the book's balance between classical (crude and powdered drugs' characterization and examination) and modern (phytochemisty and pharmacology) aspects of this branch of science, as well as the editor's recognition in recent years of the growing importance of complementary medicines, including herbal, homeopathic and aromatherapy.
- no other book provides such a wealth of detail
- a reservoir of knowledge in a field where there is a resurgence of interest - plants as a source of drugs are of growing interest both in complementary medicine fields and in the pharmaceutical industry in their search for new 'lead compounds'
- Dr Evans has been associated with the book for over 20 years and is a recognised authority in all parts of the world where pharmacognosy is studied, his knowledge and grasp of the subject matter is unique
- meticulously referenced and kept up to date by the editor, new contributors brought in to cover new areas
- undergraduate pharmacy/pharmacology courses - reference book
- pharmacy students specialising in pharmacognosy or natural products - textbook
- students of napropathy (natural medicine), phytotherapy and herbal medicine - text/reference book
- All countries: research workers in phytochemistry plant products- mainly in the international pharmaceutical industry - where there is a growing interest in natural materials as sources of 'lead compounds' (i.e. natural products which can be synthesized to produce the desired material economically) - key reference book
Part 1 Introduction: Plants in Medicine: the Origin of Pharmacognosy. The scope and practiceof pharmacognosy. Plant nomenclature and taxonomy
Part 2: The plant and animal kingdoms as sources of drugs: Biological and geographical sources of drugs. A taxonomic classification of medicinal plant and animal drugs. NEW CHAPTER INVITED CONTRIBUTOR
Part 3 Current trends: Bio-assay guided separations in the search for new lead compounds. NEW CHAPTER INVITED CONTRIBUTOR Biologically active compounds from marine organisms. Plant cell and tissue culture. NEW CHAPTER INVITED CONTRIBUTOR Useful drugs arising from traditional remedies NEW CHAPTER
Part 4 Principles related to commercial production, quality and standarization of natural products: Commerce and production. Plant growth regulators. Genetic aspects. Deterioration. Quality control.
Part 5 Phytochemistry: The living plant cell. Methods of phytochemical investigation. NEW CHAPTER INVITED CONTRIBUTOR. Basic metabolic pathways and the origin of secondary metabolites.
Part 6 Pharmacopoeial and related drugs of biological origin: Hydrocarbons and d derivatives. Carbohydrates. Phenols and phenolic glycosides. Volatile oils and resins. Saponins, cardioactive drugs and other steroids. Miscellaneous isoprenoids. Cyanogenetic glycosides. alkaloids. Colouring and flavouring agents. Miscellaneous products.
Part 7 Plants in the treatment of specific diseases and deficiencies: Tumour inhibitors from plants. Plants with antiprotozoal activity. An overview of drugs having antihepatotoxic and oral hypoglycaemic activities. The treatment of infectious diseases Vitamins and hormones.
Part 8: Plants in complementary and traditional systems of medicine: Herbal medicine. NEW CHAPTER INVITED CONTRIBUTOR Homeopathic medicine and aromatherapy. Asian medicine and its practice. Chinese herbs in the West. Plants in African traditional medicine
Part 9. Nonmedical toxic plants and pesticides: Hallucinogenic, allergenic, tertogenic and other toxic plants. Pesticides of natural origin.
Part 10 Morphological and Microscopical Examination of drugs: Plant description, morphology and anatomy. Cell differentiation and ergastic cell contents. Techniques in mircoscopy
Index
Part 2: The plant and animal kingdoms as sources of drugs: Biological and geographical sources of drugs. A taxonomic classification of medicinal plant and animal drugs. NEW CHAPTER INVITED CONTRIBUTOR
Part 3 Current trends: Bio-assay guided separations in the search for new lead compounds. NEW CHAPTER INVITED CONTRIBUTOR Biologically active compounds from marine organisms. Plant cell and tissue culture. NEW CHAPTER INVITED CONTRIBUTOR Useful drugs arising from traditional remedies NEW CHAPTER
Part 4 Principles related to commercial production, quality and standarization of natural products: Commerce and production. Plant growth regulators. Genetic aspects. Deterioration. Quality control.
Part 5 Phytochemistry: The living plant cell. Methods of phytochemical investigation. NEW CHAPTER INVITED CONTRIBUTOR. Basic metabolic pathways and the origin of secondary metabolites.
Part 6 Pharmacopoeial and related drugs of biological origin: Hydrocarbons and d derivatives. Carbohydrates. Phenols and phenolic glycosides. Volatile oils and resins. Saponins, cardioactive drugs and other steroids. Miscellaneous isoprenoids. Cyanogenetic glycosides. alkaloids. Colouring and flavouring agents. Miscellaneous products.
Part 7 Plants in the treatment of specific diseases and deficiencies: Tumour inhibitors from plants. Plants with antiprotozoal activity. An overview of drugs having antihepatotoxic and oral hypoglycaemic activities. The treatment of infectious diseases Vitamins and hormones.
Part 8: Plants in complementary and traditional systems of medicine: Herbal medicine. NEW CHAPTER INVITED CONTRIBUTOR Homeopathic medicine and aromatherapy. Asian medicine and its practice. Chinese herbs in the West. Plants in African traditional medicine
Part 9. Nonmedical toxic plants and pesticides: Hallucinogenic, allergenic, tertogenic and other toxic plants. Pesticides of natural origin.
Part 10 Morphological and Microscopical Examination of drugs: Plant description, morphology and anatomy. Cell differentiation and ergastic cell contents. Techniques in mircoscopy
Index
- Edition: 15
- Published: December 13, 2001
- Imprint: Bailièrre Tindall
- Language: English
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William Charles Evans
Affiliations and expertise
Formerly Reader in Phytochemistry, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK