Towards a rational scientific basis for herbal medicine : a phytochemist's two-decade contribution /

Towards a rational scientific basis for herbal medicine : a phytochemist's two-decade contribution /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Addae-Mensah, I., 1942-
Imprint:	Accra, Ghana : Published for the University of Ghana, Legon by Ghana Universities Press, 1992.
Description:	62 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Medicinal plants -- Africa. Materia medica, Vegetable -- Africa. Herbs -- Therapeutic use. Botany, Medical -- Africa. Plants, Medicinal. Phytotherapy. Botany, Medical. Herbs -- Therapeutic use. Materia medica, Vegetable. Medicinal plants. Africa.
Format:	E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2415901

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ISBN:	996430237 9964302029 9964302037
Notes:	"An Inaugural Lecture delivered at the University of Ghana, Legon on 18th April, 1991." Includes bibliographical references (p. 49-57).

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgement
Introduction
Herbalists and primary health care
Efficacy of herbal medicines
Possible benefits of herbal medical research
Need for rational approach for herbal research
Some of our research results
Bridelia
Zanthoxylum
Cryptolepis
Artemisia
Piper
Tabernaemontana
Hexalobus
Lippia
Toxic herbal medicines
Conclusion
Notes and references
Glossary of medical and pharmalogical terms.