bokomslag Aromatic and Medicinal Plants of Drylands and Deserts
Filosofi & religion

Aromatic and Medicinal Plants of Drylands and Deserts

David Ramiro Aguilln-Gutirrez Cristian Torres-Len Jorge Alejandro Aguirre-Joya

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  • 289 sidor
  • 2023
The description and analysis of the Mexican and other countries desertic plants from the point of view of their use in traditional medicine and their potential use in integrative medicine is the overall theme of this book. Aromatic and Medicinal Plants of Drylands and Deserts: Ecology, Ethnobiology and Potential Uses describes the historic use of drylands plants, botanical and geological classification, also describes the endemic plants used in traditional medicine, going through the most relevant aspects of biomedicine and integrative medicine. The chemical and bioactive compounds from desertic medicinal and aromatic plants and the analytic techniques to determine chemical and bioactive compounds from the medicinal and aromatic plants are reviewed. Ethnobiology is detailed in the present book as well as the importance of the integrative medicine for the ancient and actual cultures. The book represents an effort to keep the ethnobiological knowledge of communities for the use of traditional desertic plants with the actual analytical techniques to unveil the chemical molecules responsible of the biological or biomedical applications. Features: Describes the endemic plants used in traditional medicine Includes the chemical and bioactive compounds from desertic medicinal plants Addresses the analytic techniques to determine chemical and bioactive compounds Represents an effort to keep the ethnobiological knowledge of communities To execute this book, there are collaborations by authors from different institutions in northern Mexico, which is where the arid and semi-arid ecosystems of the country are found. Although the subject of medicinal plants has been treated from different angles, this book offers a holistic and comprehensive vision of these important organisms of the Mexican desert, thus resulting in an updated work for specialized readers and for those who are beginning in this exciting theme.
  • Författare: David Ramiro Aguilln-Gutirrez, Cristian Torres-Len, Jorge Alejandro Aguirre-Joya
  • Illustratör: black and white 23 Halftones 14 Tables, black and white 2 Line drawings, color 11 Line drawings
  • Format: Inbunden
  • ISBN: 9781032169729
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 289
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2023-05-02
  • Förlag: CRC Press