Medical Botany
Medical Botany
Plants Affecting Human Health
Lewis, Walter H.; Elvin-Lewis, Memory P. F.
John Wiley & Sons Inc
09/2003
832
Dura
Inglês
9780471628828
15 a 20 dias
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Preface.
Acknowledgements.
1. Introduction.
2. Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
PART I: INJURIOUS PLANTS.
3. Internal Poisons.
4. Immune System and Cell Modifiers.
5. Allergies.
PART II: REMEDIAL PLANTS.
6. Cancer.
7. Musculoskeletal System.
8. Peripheral Nervous System.
9. Heart and Circulation.
10. Metabolism.
11. Sensory Organs: Eye and Ear.
12. Oral Hygiene.
13. Gastrointestinal Tract.
14. Respiratory System.
15. Urogenital System.
16. Skin.
17. Deterrents: Antibiotics, Antiseptics, Pesticides, and Herbicides.
18. Panaceas, Adaptogens, and Tonics.
PART III: PSYCHOACTIVE PLANTS.
19. Central Nervous System and Psychiatry.
20. Stimulants.
21. Hallucinogens.
22. Depressants.
Appendix A: Outline Classification of Plants.
Appendix B: Bibliography of Traditional and Herbal Medicine and Ethnobotany.
Glossary.
Index.
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
1. Introduction.
2. Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
PART I: INJURIOUS PLANTS.
3. Internal Poisons.
4. Immune System and Cell Modifiers.
5. Allergies.
PART II: REMEDIAL PLANTS.
6. Cancer.
7. Musculoskeletal System.
8. Peripheral Nervous System.
9. Heart and Circulation.
10. Metabolism.
11. Sensory Organs: Eye and Ear.
12. Oral Hygiene.
13. Gastrointestinal Tract.
14. Respiratory System.
15. Urogenital System.
16. Skin.
17. Deterrents: Antibiotics, Antiseptics, Pesticides, and Herbicides.
18. Panaceas, Adaptogens, and Tonics.
PART III: PSYCHOACTIVE PLANTS.
19. Central Nervous System and Psychiatry.
20. Stimulants.
21. Hallucinogens.
22. Depressants.
Appendix A: Outline Classification of Plants.
Appendix B: Bibliography of Traditional and Herbal Medicine and Ethnobotany.
Glossary.
Index.