Indian Herbal Remedies

Rational Western Therapy, Ayurvedic, and Other Traditional Usage, Botany

• Author(s): C.P. Khare,
• Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
• Pages: 523
• ISBN_10: 3540010262
  ISBN_13: 9783540010265
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Health & Fitness / Herbal Medications , Health & Fitness / Naturopathy , Medical / Acupuncture , Medical / Alternative & Complementary Medicine , Medical / Pharmacology , Medical / Pharmacy , Body, Mind & Spirit / Ayurveda , Science / Life Sciences / Botany ,

Description:...

This superbly illustrated A-Z guide to modern and traditional Indian herbal remedies brings together information from numerous authoritative sources in the form of a highly structured and well-written reference work. Entries for each medicinal plant describe classical Ayurvedic and Unani uses, compare modern findings and applications, together with their pharmacology and therapeutic principles in an evidence-based approach. Information sources include: German Commission E, US Pharmacopoeia/National Formulary, and the WHO. The resulting work highlights the potential of Indian herbs for Western medicine by placing findings on a scientific platform. Over 200 full-colour photographs and 50 drawings illustrate the plants.

Includes ayurvedic herbal drugs

More than 150 general and more than 500 plant species are covered

Easy-to-use and highly structured entries

Detailed information on traditional use and modern evidence-based medical application