Trease and Evans Pharmacognosy, International Edition

Part 1: Introduction Plants in medicine: the origins of pharmacognosy
The scope and practice of pharmacognosy Plant nomenclature and ta xonomy

Part 2: The plant and animal kingdoms as sources of drugs< BR>Biological and geographical sources of drugs A taxonomic approach to the study of medicinal plants and animal-derived drugs Pharmacolog ical activities of natural products Synergy and other interactions in phytomedicines Traditional plant medicines as a source of new drugs< BR>Discovering new lead compounds in pharmaceutical research and develop ment

Part 3: Principles related to the commercial production, qua lity and standardization of natural products Commerce in crude drugs< BR>Production of crude drugs Plant growth regulators Plant cell an d tissue culture; biological conversions; clonal propagation Phytoche mical variation within a species Deterioration of stored drugs Qua lity control

Part 4: Phytochemistry General methods associated with the phytochemical investigation of herbal products Basic metabo lic pathways and the origin of secondary metabolites

Part 5: Phar lic pathways and the origin of secondary metabolites

Part 5: Phar