Traditional Herbal Medicine Research Methods (eBook)

Identification, Analysis, Bioassay, and Pharmaceutical and Clinical Studies

Willow J. H. Liu (Herausgeber)

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2010 | 1. Auflage
488 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-470-92082-4 (ISBN)

Infos

This book introduces the methodology for collection and
identification of herbal materials, extraction and isolation of
compounds from herbs, in vitro bioassay, in vivo
animal test, toxicology, and clinical trials of herbal research. To
fully understand and make the best use of herbal medicines requires
the close combination of chemistry, biochemistry, biology,
pharmacology, and clinical science. Although there are many books
about traditional medicines research, they mostly focus on either
chemical or pharmacological study results of certain plants. This
book, however, covers the systematic study and analysis of herbal
medicines in general - including chemical isolation and
identification, bioassay and mechanism study, pharmacological
experiment, and quality control of the raw plant material and end
products.

Autor

Willow J. H. Liu is the owner of 21st Century Herbs & Health, Inc. Dr. Liu has been working on traditional Chinese herbs and Western herbal medicines for twenty-five years. She has research experience on herbs using the methodologies of modern chemistry, biology, and pharmacology in China, Germany, and the United States. Dr. Liu has also worked in both product development and clinical application of herbal medicines. Her papers on isolation and identification, chemical analysis, bioassay screening, animal studies, and studies of the mechanisms of herbal medicines have been published in different international journals.

Inhalt

Contributors.

Forward.

Preface.

1. Brief Introduction about Traditional Herbal Medicines and Their Research.

2. Collection and Identification of the Raw Herbal Materials.

3. Extraction and Isolation of Compounds from Herbs.

4. Identification and Structure Elucidation of Compounds from Herbs.

5. Bioassays for Screening and Functional Elucidation of Herbal Medicines.

6. Functional Evaluation of Herbal Medicine by Animal Experiments.

7. Safety Pharmacology and Toxicity Study.

8. Clinical Study of Traditional Herbal Medicine.

9. Standardization and Quality Control of Herbal Products.

10. Understanding Traditional Chinese Medicine and Chinese Herbs.

Abbreviation.

Rezensionen

"This book is neither a set of herbal monographs nor a cursory
discussion of research mixed with rhetoric; instead it offers
concrete and insightful discussion of research methodology in
traditional herbal medicine. While it does not replace reference
books containing complete scientific monographs on specific herbal
medicines, it is complementary, providing the research framework
required to develop scientifically sound, quality products. For
this important role, it is highly recommended." (Doody's, 5 August
2011)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 29.3.2011
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Organische Chemie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Biowissenschaften • Botanik • Chemie • Chemistry • Life Sciences • Natural Products • Naturmedizin • Naturstoff • Naturstoffchemie • Pharmaceutical & Medicinal Chemistry • Pharmazeutische u. Medizinische Chemie • plant science
• ISBN-10: 0-470-92082-3 / 0470920823
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-92082-4 / 9780470920824