Drugs of Natural Origin

A Textbook of Pharmacognosy

• Author(s): Gunnar Samuelsson,
• Publisher: Swedish Pharmaceutical Press
• Pages: 320
• ISBN_10: 9186274422
  ISBN_13: 9789186274429
  
• Language: en

Description:... "About 40% of the drugs currently used are derived from natural sources. Most are pure substances which are isolated from various organisms and used directly or after chemical modification. This book describes the origin of such compounds, their chemistry and biochemistry as well as their employment in medicine. The material is arranged according to biosynthetic principles, a unique feature which places the substances in a natural context and facilitates the understanding and learning of the often complicated chemical structures."--Back cover