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Ethnobotany and the search for new drugs
- Title
- Ethnobotany and the search for new drugs / [G.T. Prance, Derek J. Chadwick (organizer), and Joan Marsh].
- Publication
- Chichester ; New York : J. Wiley, 1994.
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- ix, 280 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
- Series Statement
- Ciba Foundation symposium ; 185
- Subjects
- Note
- "Symposium on Ethnobotany and the Search for New Drugs, held at the Hotel Praia Centro, Fortaleza, Brazil, 30 November-2 December 1993"--P. v.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Contents
- Ethnobotany, drug development and biodiversity conservation: exploring the linkages / M.J. Balick -- Ethnobotanical approach to drug discovery: strengths and limitations / P.A. Cox -- Ethnopharmacology and drug development / N.R. Farnsworth -- Basic, quantitative and experimental research phases of future ethnobotany with reference to the medicinal plants of South America / W.H. Lewis, M.P. Elvin-Lewis -- Ethnopharmacological search for antiviral compounds: treatment of gastrointestinal disorders by Kayapo medical specialists / E. Elisabetsky, D.A. Posey.
- Natural product chemistry in north-eastern Brazil / A.A. Craveiro ... [et al.] -- Amazonian ethnobotany and the search for new drugs / R.E. Schultes -- African medicinal plants in the search for new drugs based on ethnobotanical leads / M.M. Iwu -- Two decades of Mexican ethnobotany and research on plant-derived drugs / X. Lozoya -- Ethnobotany and research on medicinal plants in India / S.K. Jain -- Ethnopharmacological investigation of Chinese medicinal plants / P.G. Xiao -- Ethnobotany and drug discovery: the experience of the US National Cancer Institute / G.M. Cragg ... [et al.].
- From shaman to human clinical trials: the role of industry in ethnobotany, conservation and community reciprocity / S.R. King, M.S. Tempesta -- Ethnobotany and intellectual property rights / J.H. Barton -- Conservation and ethnobotanical exploration / G.J. Martin -- Anthropological issues in medical ethnobotany / B. Berlin, E.A. Berlin -- Conclusions / G.T. Prance.
- Call Number
- JFE 96-2862
- ISBN
- 0471950246
- LCCN
- 94028300
- OCLC
- 30734916
- Title
- Ethnobotany and the search for new drugs / [G.T. Prance, Derek J. Chadwick (organizer), and Joan Marsh].
- Imprint
- Chichester ; New York : J. Wiley, 1994.
- Series
- Ciba Foundation symposium ; 185
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Added Author
- Prance, Ghillean T., 1937-Chadwick, Derek.Marsh, Joan.Symposium on Ethnobotany and the Search for New Drugs (1993 : Fortaleza, Brazil)
- Research Call Number
- JFE 96-2862