Understanding medicinal plants : their chemistry and therapeutic action

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Hanson, Bryan Abbott, 1959-

ISBN:

9780789015525

Ek Yazar:

Hanson, Bryan Abbott, 1959-

Yayım Bilgisi:

New York : Haworth Herbal Press, c2005.

Fiziksel Tanım:

xiii, 307 s. : res., şkl. ; 23 cm.

Contents:

Interpreting the symbolism of chemical structures, or, finding your way around a molecule -- The origins of bonding and molecular properties -- A structural lexicon of medicinally important chemical families found in plants -- Chemical behavior and its application to medicinal molecules -- Drug delivery and action -- Case studies of selected plant drugs.

Bağ ve moleküler özelliklerin kökenleri --bitkilerde bulunan önemli kimyasallarla ilgili tıbbi yapı sözlüğü - Şifalı bitkilerin kimyasal tıbbi uygulaması - kimyasal yapılarının ilaç olarak etkileri - seçilmiş bitki ilaç vaka çalışmaları.

Abstract:

"Understanding Medicinal Plants is a unique work designed to explain the chemical workings of healing herbs to people who are intimidated by chemistry. This illustrated, reader-friendly guide explores the molecules of medicinal plants and the pharmacology behind their actions on the human body."--Jacket.

"Şifalı Bitkileri anlama'' insanların gözünü kimyasal denklemlerle korkutmadan onlara şifalı bitkilerin kimyasal işleyişini açıklamak için tasarlanmış benzersiz bir çalışmadır. Bu resimli okuyucu dostu rehber, şifalı bitkilerin insan vücudu üzerindeki etkilerinin moleküler ve farmakolojik yansımasını araştırıyor." - Jacket.

Corporate Subject:

Tıp Fakültesi Kütüphanesi

Konu Terimleri:

Tıbbi malzemeler, Bitkiler -- Popüler yapıtlar.

Materia medica, Vegetable -- Popular works.

Şifalı bitkiler -- Popüler yapıtlar.

Medicinal plants -- Popular works.

Botanik kimya -- Popüler yapıtlar.

Botanical chemistry -- Popular works.

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Learn how medicinal plants work from the chemical level upward

Understanding Medicinal Plants: Their Chemistry and Therapeutic Action is designed to teach the chemical concepts necessary to understand the actions of medicinal plants to people who are intimidated by chemistry. This beautifully illustrated, accessibly written guide explores the molecules of medicinal plants and the pharmacology behind their actions on the human body. The book will be valuable to non-science majors, biology majors, interested scientists of different disciplines, and practitioners and students of herbalism and complementary medicine.

Understanding Medicinal Plants covers the essentials, including:
understanding the symbolism of chemical structure
bonding--and predicting useful properties
important plant compounds
isolation and purification of plant molecules
drug delivery and action in the human body
the chemistry of antioxidants
identification of plant molecules Interest in alternative medicine and herbal products has never been higher than it is now. Understanding Medicinal Plants aims for the middle ground between technical manuals for highly trained individuals and books for the general public that may oversimplify the material. This introductory work provides you with a wealth of suggested reading materials, tables, figures, and illustrations. Three case studies illustrate specific plant drugs and their molecular constituents. This resource also provides an extensive glossary for easy reference.

In Understanding Medicinal Plants, you will find a lexicon of medicinally important chemical families found in plants to help you identify and understand the role of constituents such as: alkaloids
flavonoids
coumarins
glycosides
amino acids
lignans
tannins
and many more Understanding Medicinal Plants enriches your knowledge of the science behind herbalism and increases your savvy as a consumer of herbal products. This sourcebook will help you better understand the debates about the regulation of medicinal plants and related health care policy debates. With this book, you will be able to interpret media hype about medicinal plants with greater confidence.

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The plant kingdom is a remarkable medicinal resource. Hanson (chemistry, DePauw Univ.) uses that fact to discuss not only medicinal plants and biological activity, but also organic and biological chemistry. Although his text is aimed at nonscientists, professionals, pharmacologists, biochemists, and organic chemists may also find much of interest here, and some nonscience students may even rethink their career goals if they use this in a class. Included are an introduction to chemical structures, with a little information on molecular properties and drug action; somewhat more on chemical behavior relevant to medicinal substances; and also something of a catalog of the major and minor groups of chemical compounds found in plants. Hanson explains analytical tools--and how and why they are used--in the context of chemical properties and behavior. The listings of compounds and plants and their therapeutic properties are quite brief, but this is not an herbal medicine reference work or pharmacopoeia. It is a quite readable introduction to these medicinal plant materials and their characteristics, particularly in the context of how they act as chemicals in biological systems. Using a broad-based approach, Hanson subtly and effectively exposes readers to science and how it works. ^BSumming Up: Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates through graduate students; practitioners; general readers. W. Loescher Michigan State University

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Chapter 1 Introduction	p. 1
Chapter 2 Interpreting the Symbolism of Chemical Structures, or, Finding Your Way Around a Molecule	p. 9
The Basic Rules of Bonding	p. 10
What Do the Lines Mean?	p. 11
Recognizing the Functional Groups	p. 13
Naming Molecules	p. 17
Sameness: Molecular Formulas and Isomers	p. 19
Chapter 3 The Origins of Bonding and Molecular Properties	p. 25
Elements, Atoms, and the Periodic Table	p. 25
Electron Configurations: The Real Organizing Principle	p. 32
Bonding to Create Molecules	p. 35
Predicting Properties from Molecular Structure	p. 47
Chapter 4 A Structural Lexicon of Medicinally Important Chemical Families Found in Plants	p. 69
Compounds of Primary Metabolism	p. 70
Secondary Metabolites	p. 83
Chapter 5 Chemical Behavior and Its Application to Medicinal Molecules	p. 119
Isolation of Medicinally Active Substances	p. 119
Analysis and Identification of Medicinal Molecules	p. 136
Antioxidants and Reactive Oxygen Species: Chemical Reactions Affecting Health	p. 146
Chapter 6 Drug Delivery and Action	p. 175
Delivering Drug Molecules	p. 175
Where Drugs Act: Targets	p. 187
The Molecular Level of Action	p. 189
Chapter 7 Case Studies of Selected Plant Drugs	p. 199
Ayahuasca and the Central Nervous System	p. 200
Ginkgo and Brain Health	p. 220
Cancer Treatments from Plants: Interrupting the Cell Cycle	p. 230
Conclusion	p. 246
Notes	p. 249
Glossary	p. 259
Bibliography	p. 279

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