Medicinal Plants of Bangladesh and West Bengal
ebook ∣ Botany, Natural Products, & Ethnopharmacology · Natural Products Chemistry of Global Plants
By Christophe Wiart
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Medicinal Plants of Bangladesh and West Bengal is a complete compendium. It provides the scientific name, classification, local name(s), historical background, local medicinal uses, botanical description, chemical constituents, pharmacological activity and toxicology of more than 100 medicinal spices used in Bengal. Chemical structures of active constituents are provided as well as numerous references. This book is an indispensable tool for researchers, as well as graduates in various disciplines, including pharmacy, pharmacology, medicine, biotechnology, nutrition, cosmetology and drug development. It is also suitable for anyone who is looking for natural products as leads to be developed in therapeutics, functional nutrition or cosmetology.
Focuses on a group of herbs with economic importance – the spices. These herbs demonstrate the richness of chemical diversity and potential pharmacological applications
Features field photos with local healers, markets and mode of preparation as well as providing a complete monograph for each plant
Discusses the collection and observation of each medicinal spice and presents the ethnopharmacology recorded by the author in Bengal
Provides a wealth of scientific information on medicinal spices from an expert in the field
Fills an important niche due to the increasing global interests in natural foods and botanical drugs