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Ethnobotany and the search for new drugs.

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A compilation of articles by prominent experts in their respective fields on compensation for and collaboration with indigenous people in regard to their knowledge and provision of rare plants which are used for some of the most potent drugs in Western medicine.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Symposium on Ethnobotany and the Search for New Drugs Fortaleza, Brazil, Ciba Foundation
Other Authors: Chadwick, Derek, Marsh, Joan
Format: Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester ; New York : J. Wiley, 1994.
Series:Ciba Foundation symposium ; 185.
Subjects:
Materia medica, Vegetable > Congresses.
Ethnobotany > Congresses.
Medicinal plants > Congresses.
Herbal Medicine
Plant Extracts > therapeutic use
Plants, Medicinal
Congress
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Ethnobotany, drug development and biodiversity conservation : exploring the linkages / M.J. Balick
  • The 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 Kayapó medical specialists / E. Elisabetsky, D.A. Posey
  • Natural product chemistry in north-eastern Brazil / A.A. Craveiro [and others]
  • 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 [and others]
  • 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.