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  schema location: http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
  title info:
    title: Nature's pharmacopeia
    sub title: a world of medicinal plants
  name:
    name part: Choffnes, Dan
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  name:
    name part: ProQuest (Firm)
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  genre: Ebooks.
  genre: Electronic books.
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: nyu
    date issued: 2016
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: remote
    extent: 1 online resource : illustrations (some color)
  abstract: "This beautifully illustrated, elegantly written textbook pairs the best research on the biochemical properties and physiological effects of medicinal plants with a fascinating history of their use throughout human civilization, revealing the influence of nature's pharmacopeia on art, war, conquest, and law. By chronicling the ways in which humans have cultivated plant species, extracted their active chemical ingredients, and investigated their effects on the body over time, Nature's Pharmacopeia also builds an unparalleled portrait of these special herbs as they transitioned from wild flora and botanical curiosities to commodities and potent drugs. The book opens with an overview of the use of medicinal plants in the traditional practices and indigenous belief systems of people in the Americas, Africa, Asia, and ancient Europe. It then connects medicinal plants to the growth of scientific medicine in the West. Subsequent chapters cover the regulation of drugs; the use of powerful plant chemicals-such as cocaine, nicotine, and caffeine-in various medical settings; and the application of biomedicine's intellectual frameworks to the manufacture of novel drugs from ancient treatments. Geared toward nonspecialists, this text fosters a deep appreciation of the complex chemistry and cultural resonance of herbal medicine, while suggesting how we may further tap the vast repositories of the world's herbal knowledge to realize more novel pharmaceuticals."--Provided by publisher.
  table of contents: Concepts of ethnomedicine -- The regulation of drugs -- The actions of medicinal plants -- The actions of medicinal plants on the nervous system -- Poppy -- Coca -- Peyote -- Wormwood -- Hemp -- Coffee -- Tea -- Cacao -- Tobacco -- Popular herbs -- The future of medicinal plants.
  note: Dan Choffnes.
  note: Electronic resource.
  note: Description based on opening page (viewed Sep 14, 2017).
  note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
  subject:
    topic: Medicinal plants
  subject:
    topic: Plants, Medicinal
  subject:
    topic: Ethnobotany
    topic: history
  subject:
    topic: Phytotherapy
  classification: RS164
  classification: QV 766
  classification: QV 766 C545n 2016eb
  identifier: 9780231540155
  identifier: 0231540159
  identifier: 9780231166607
  identifier: 0231166605
  identifier: 9780231166614
  identifier: 0231166613
  identifier: http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login
  record info:
    record content source: RECBK
    record creation date: 090713
    record change date: 20190418084835.0
    record identifier: in00004532952
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng