Medicinal Plants of Borneo - - Paperback Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - 2021 - Engelsk - Booktok.dk

Description

The rich biodiversity of Borneo provides many useful plants for medicinal purposes. Written by experts in the field, Medicinal Plants of Borneo provides a guide and introduction to the medicinal plants from Borneo used traditionally as well as plants whose medicinal uses have been recently discovered. These include anti-HIV plants – such as Calophyllum lanigerum (calanolide A) – and anti-cancer plants – such as Aglaia foveolata (silvestrol). The book also provides information on the relevant medicinal chemistry, such as isolated bioactive compounds and the mechanism of action, where available. FEATURES - - Discusses the rich experience in the use of medicinal plants and the wide diversity of Borneo’s botanical resources - - - Presents plants with medicinal properties from a scientific perspective - - - Provides readers with current information on the chemistry and pharmacology of natural products with pharmaceutical potential - - - Covers a range of chemical, botanical and pharmacological diversities - - - Forms an important part of the Natural Products Chemistry of Global Plants series due to an increasing global interest in natural products and botanical drugs - Simon Gibbons is Head of the School of Pharmacy, University of East Anglia, UK, and a Professor of Natural Product Chemistry. He was formerly a Professor of Medicinal Phytochemistry at the School of Pharmacy, University College London (UCL). Stephen P. Teo is a forest botanist with the Forest Department, Sarawak, Malaysia.