Traditional Herbal Medicines for Modern Times
About the Book Series
The Traditional Herbal Medicines for Modern Times series reports on current developments and discusses key topics relevant to interdisciplinary health sciences research by ethnobiologists, taxonomists, conservationists, agronomists, chemists, clinicians, and toxicologists. The series is relevant to all these scientists and helps them guide business, government agencies, and commerce in the complexities of these matters.
Traditional Medicines for Modern Times: Antidiabetic Plants
1st Edition
Edited
By Amala Soumyanath
November 02, 2005
The increasing prevalence of diabetes mellitus world-wide is an issue of major socio-economic concern. Scientific interest in plant-derived medicine is steadily rising, yet there is often a wide disparity in the caliber of information available. A detailed compilation of scientific information from...
Sho-Saiko-To: Scientific Evaluation and Clinical Applications
1st Edition
Edited
By Yukio Ogihara, Masaki Aburada
July 24, 2003
Kampo medicine is a traditional medicine that originated from China over two thousand years ago. It was adopted by the Japanese and remained there for many years until modern times. Kampo medicine is now becoming increasingly recognized as an important therapeutic method alongside Western practice....
Rasayana: Ayurvedic Herbs for Longevity and Rejuvenation
1st Edition
By H.S. Puri
October 17, 2002
Until relatively recently, much of the information on India's research into their medicinal plants has remained within India, mainly published within Indian journals. However, today the field of Ayurveda is expanding, with the integration of herbs and minerals discovered in other countries and the ...