A guide to medicinal plants : an illustrated, scientific and medicinal approach /

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Author / Creator:Koh, Hwee Ling.
Imprint:Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific Pub., ©2009.
Description:1 online resource (xix, 292 pages) : color illustrations
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11211904
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Other authors / contributors:Chua, Tung Kian.
Tan, Chay Hoon.
ISBN:9789812837103
9812837108
1282442570
9781282442573
9789812837097
9812837094
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-247) and index.
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Summary:This book presents up-to-date information on a total of 75 native and non-native medicinal plants growing in Singapore. Comprehensive and useful information from the published literature - including plant descriptions and origins, traditional medicinal uses, phytoconstituents, pharmacological activities, adverse reactions, toxicities, and reported drug-herb interactions - is presented in an easy-to-read manner for easy and quick reference. There is no minimum level of knowledge required to read this book, and botanical and medical glossaries are also provided for readers' convenience. The book.
Other form:Print version: Koh, Hwee Ling. Guide to medicinal plants. Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific Pub., ©2009 9789812837097